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Charlotte–Lee–Collier

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  • January 24, 2024
Latin-themed restaurant owners pick Naples for next hot spot

A new restaurant, Unidos: A Latin Kitchen + Bar, has opened in downtown Naples.

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  • January 24, 2024
Sprouts makes headway in Florida’s Publix-dominated market

Arizona natural food grocer Sprouts Farmers Market is carving out a niche for itself in the state — even in the shadow of Publix, the 10,000-pound elephant.

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  • January 23, 2024
Applications open for Business Observer's Top Contractors issue

The deadline to submit is Friday, Feb. 9, 2024.

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  • January 22, 2024
Junior Achievement to induct SWFL business leaders into Hall of Fame

Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida announced three area business leaders as laureates to be inducted into the JA Business Hall of Fame.

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  • January 21, 2024
Texas investor buys Venice medical building for $34.3 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, Tampa gets new retailers, Bradenton gets a new hotel, and Naples gets a new upscale eatery.

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  • January 18, 2024
Marriott picks Fort Myers to debut low-cost extended-stay brand

$23 billion global hospitality brand zeroes in on Southwest Florida for growth, demographics and more.

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  • January 17, 2024
3 keys to overcoming transition terrors for smooth business succession

"You can’t figure out emotion on a spreadsheet." But businesses can, with a focused accountable action plan, hand off the company from one generation to the next.

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  • January 17, 2024
A look at why Hertz plans to cut a third of its EV fleet

Lee County-based Hertz, while not totally exiting from renting electric vehicles, plans to sell off a large portion of its electronic vehicle fleet and use proceeds to buy gas-powered cars.

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  • Steven Benna
  • January 15, 2024
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A $66 million multifamily transaction in south Hillsborough paces transactions in the region for Dec. 25-31, 2023.

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  • January 14, 2024
Tampa hotel completes $21 million expansion

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Sarasota tower is rejected, a Miami law firms opens in Tampa, and Port Charlotte is getting a new restaurant and bar.

  • Florida
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  • January 12, 2024
90-employee Lee County engineering and planning firm acquired

Banks Engineering, a 90-employee civil engineering, planning and land surveying firm based in Fort Myers, has been acquired.

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  • January 11, 2024
Hertz plans to sell off 20,000 electric vehicles to cut costs

The global car rental giant will use the proceeds to buy gas-powered cars.

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  • January 11, 2024
Food service company names Walmart e-commerce exec CFO

Innovative Food Holdings, a Bonita Springs publicly traded company that caters to professional and home chefs, named Gary Schubert CFO.

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  • January 11, 2024
Report: California to lose four congressional seats, Florida to gain three

The population surge of the past three years will be a win for Florida's congressional presence in Washington, D.C.

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  • January 11, 2024
Construction CEO's hobby smoking meats becomes company asset

Cooking, grilling and smoking meats is more than dinner for Russell Budd. It has also become a part of the company culture.

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