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Charlotte–Lee–Collier

    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • October 2, 2024
Post-Helene resource centers open for business owners, employees

One-Stop Business Resource Sites will open in Sarasota, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Charlotte and Lee counties this week.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • October 1, 2024
Fort Myers air conditioning company buys local competitor

Elevate Home Services continues to grow as it makes its third acquisition in less than a year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • October 1, 2024
SWFL publishing company buys historic California newspapers

Two of the newspapers have been in print since the 1860s and 1870s.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • September 30, 2024
$1B terminal expansion to start at Fort Myers airport

Southwest Florida International Airport is adding a brand-new concourse to meet a projected increase in passengers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Steven Benna
  • September 30, 2024
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A $50 million apartment complex sale in Tampa paces transactions.

  • Transactions
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • September 29, 2024
Former Sarasota Italian deli and market property up for sale

In the week's top commercial real estate news, Manatee's Benderson adds to its portfolio, a Pasco project gets millions in financing, and a Collier community hits a milestone.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • September 28, 2024
Naples' Hoffmann buys Schnarr's Hardware's suburban St. Louis property

The family run conglomerate says Schnarr’s Hardware will continue to operate on the site.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • September 26, 2024
Pasco, Lee hospitals named in $20M federal settlement

The U.S. Department of Justice had alleged that Acadia Healthcare, among other violations, admitted people not eligible for inpatient treatment and failed to release people no longer in need of care.

  • Florida
    By
  • Elizabeth King, Laura Lyon, Louis Llovio
  • September 26, 2024
Area electric utility companies track outages during Hurricane Helene

Follow the Business Observer for updates on power outages and restoration efforts following Hurricane Helene.

  • Florida
    By
  • Elizabeth King, Laura Lyon, Louis Llovio
  • September 25, 2024
Airport updates from Hurricane Helene at TPA, PIE, SRQ, RSW, PGD

Follow the Business Observer for updates on airport closures and flight cancellations as Helene approaches the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • September 25, 2024
Report: Financial losses put 13 rural Florida hospitals at risk of closure

On a national scale, more than 100 rural hospitals have shuttered in the past decade.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • September 25, 2024
Benderson buys Fort Myers Winn-Dixie anchored shopping center

The East Manatee County firm’s latest purchases are a 280,000-square-foot shopping center at U.S. Highway 41 and Daniels Parkway and a mixed use property in Winter Park.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • September 24, 2024
Fort Myers Beach mayor says change is inevitable but balance possible

Hurricane Ian was devastating, but Fort Myers Beach Mayor Dan Allers has also seen the town's resilience, remaining true to the island's spirit.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • September 23, 2024
Fort Myers airport sees uptick in passengers

Passenger traffic was up in August and is higher overall this year at Southwest Florida International Airport, officials say.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • September 23, 2024
SWFL mental health organization continues post-Ian comeback

Storm aftermath has been costly for SalusCare and Lee County, both in actual dollars and strained community services.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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