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Charlotte–Lee–Collier

    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • February 28, 2023
Publix expands its 'drink beer and wine while you shop' concept

Florida’s dominant grocer — where they ask customers "Did you find everything you need?" — adds an element to make shopping less of a chore.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • February 27, 2023
Naples brokerage, one of the largest in region, names new office leaders

Appointments follow the retirement of John R. Wood Christie’s International Real Estate's central office managing broker.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Steven Benna
  • February 27, 2023
Top commercial real estate transactions for Feb. 14-20 in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A pair of Pinellas County apartment deals surpass $150 million in this week's transactions.

  • Transactions
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • February 27, 2023
Bank spends nearly $60 million on facility for employees in Tampa

More build-to-rent coming, a couple of hotels sell and a $40 million office sale top the week's commercial real estate news.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • February 25, 2023
Naples man sentenced to federal prison for $2.6M COVID fraud, weapons violation

A business owner lied and provided false documentation to secure loans for five businesses.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • February 24, 2023
High-tech insurance firm enters Florida with aggressive growth plans

FloodFlash says technology and policy structure vastly improves how fast claims are paid, allowing for quicker returns to business.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 23, 2023
Fast-growth truck driving school plows forward with six more locations

The programs could add up to 3,000 new truck drivers annually.

  • News
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • February 22, 2023
Tort reform in Florida turns to auto insurance and loopholes

Two legislators have proposed changes to windshield laws that they say encourage lawsuits and send auto insurance rates higher.

  • Insurance
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 22, 2023
National homebuilder buys 87 lots in luxury Naples community

Construction on Pulte Homes's Caymas project will begin later this spring.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 21, 2023
Regionwide trust firm names new head of operations

Laura Frost previously worked for Hughes Snell & Co. in Fort Myers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • February 20, 2023
Bankrupt retailer to shutter 11 stores across the Gulf Coast

Sales at the closing Tuesday Morning stores, which includes 24 in Florida, will go on for about eight weeks before the locations go back to landlords.

  • News
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • February 20, 2023
Fires shut down construction at Sunseeker Resort

A hotel sells for $79 million, Sarasota named a top relocation destination and another drug store sale top the week's commercial real estate news.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • February 18, 2023
Airport balances urgency with demand in massive expansion project

Passenger growth keeps on coming at airports across Florida. One of the biggest, in Fort Myers, relies on a strategy of prudence and patience.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • February 17, 2023
New kind of town is being built and wired on ranchland in SWFL

Babcock Ranch, the so-called city of the future, will swell to 50,000 residents in coming years.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • February 16, 2023
Naples estate hits the market for nearly $19 million

A custom-built waterfront property in the city's Aqualane Shores neighborhood is almost 6,000 square feet.

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