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Charlotte–Lee–Collier

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  • Louis Llovio
  • January 19, 2023
Lee County is getting The Cheesecake Factory

The popular chain is opening a 9,000-square-foot eatery in Estero later this year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • January 19, 2023
Housing prices go up as mortgage rates go down

Two reports show that dynamics are improving for homeowners looking to sell.

  • News
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • January 17, 2023
Study finds glimmer of hope in Florida’s battered housing market

As negative news continues to pour in, a study shows that home construction in Florida is among the best in the country.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 17, 2023
Furniture design company expands to fourth showroom

Clive Daniel Home's Fort Myers location will come a year after the Sarasota showroom opened.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • January 15, 2023
The week brought hotel sale, bookstore news, Publix-anchored shopping center sale

A look at some of the week’s real estate happenings across the region, from drug stores to baseball.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 14, 2023
Established Fort Myers PR, marketing firm lands new owners

Conric PR + Marketing, one of the leading digital marketing agencies in Fort Myers, has new owners.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 13, 2023
Real estate, health care industries top money-makers in the state

The research showed that real estate produced $247.25 trillion in GDP in Florida during the second quarter last year.

  • News
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • January 13, 2023
Despite rosy long-term outlook, women’s retailer’s stock gets punished

Wall Street investors who sold off Chico’s FAS shares might have missed some notable progress the company made in year one of an ambitious three-year plan, including reaching $2.5 billion in sales.

  • Strategies
  • By Louis Llovio
  • January 11, 2023
Large logistics center under construction in Punta Gorda lands first tenant

A Texas lumber distributor will take 75,000 square feet of space for its first Florida location.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • January 11, 2023
Fort Myers CPA firm names new managing shareholder

Steven Davis has been with the firm for 22 years.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 10, 2023
$729 million SWFL community bank names new CEO

The leadership change represents the first time in the bank’s 20-year history that it will operate under a new CEO.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • January 9, 2023
While one potential negative sign looms, Florida remains a population boom state

The number of people moving into Florida, a net positive, has slowed, according to a report — but so too has the number of people leaving.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 5, 2023
Tampa health care giant takes over ownership of behavioral health center

The deal went into effect Jan. 1.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 4, 2023
Former DeSantis senior official to open Fort Myers office for global lobbying firm

Dane Eagle was also a state representative for a district in Cape Coral for eight years.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 4, 2023
Landscape firm, targeting $150M in revenue, mows down Palm Beach acquisition

Juniper Landscaping now has 18 branches in Florida.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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