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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 22, 2014
Fort Myers living trusts buy Charlotte Harbor Apartments

The Donald J. Rechtzigel Irrevocable Trust and Donald J. and Jayne L. Rechtzigel Living Trust of Fort Myers purchased the 24-unit Charlotte Harbor Apartments for $1.5 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 21, 2014
Fort Myers airport traffic jumps

A late Easter helped boost April passenger traffic at Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 21, 2014
RN Cancer Guides joins incubator

The Wesley Chapel-based oncology nursing services company received funding from the Pasco Economic Development Council. to help it grow.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 21, 2014
Sarasota home sales hit 10-year record

Total number of closed transactions in the county is the best since April 2004.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 20, 2014
The Cove apartments sell for $53 million

Chicago-based The Laramar Group and Philadelphia-based Lubert-Adler Partners LP purchased the 689-unit South Tampa apartment through an online auction.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 20, 2014
Aircraft parts firm names new CFO

Honeycomb Company of America adds a former MarineMax exec to its leadership team.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 20, 2014
Hertz earnings delayed

Hertz missed the deadline to file its first-quarter earnings because of accounting issues and will report results nearly one month late.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 19, 2014
Producers shoot TV pilot

ITZ Studios will film a television pilot in Naples and Fort Myers in June with a crew of 50 people.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 19, 2014
United Insurance buying Jacksonville firm

The St. Petersburg-based residential property and casualty insurance company has offered to acquire Sunshine State Insurance Co.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 19, 2014
Expanding 'fowl' biz seeks $100K from Sarasota

Proposal, codenamed Project Fowl, is up for Sarasota County Commission vote.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 16, 2014
University starts building new residence hall

The University of Tampa will demolish the southern wing of the 28-year-old ResCom to make way for the new building.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 16, 2014
ALPS South restarts R&D

After winning a decade-long patent infringement case, the St. Pete company plans to kick-start its development of new products.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 16, 2014
Food purveyor boosts earnings

Fine foods distributor Innovative Food Holdings says sales and profits rose despite the bad weather in the first quarter.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 16, 2014
Tourism spending rises nearly 10% in Sarasota

Tourists spent nearly $322 million in the first three months of 2014.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 16, 2014
Naples a foodie paradise

Next time you're in Collier County, chew on this.

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