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Florida

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  • Anastasia Dawson
  • July 16, 2026
Florida GDP now bigger than Australia, Mexico

A new report from the Florida Chamber Foundation says the state could become one of the top 10 economies in the world by 2030.

  • Florida
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 11, 2026
FPL exec, banker and private company board guru: June on 'From the Corner Office'

Another guest was the founder of a listening and communications coaching company.

  • Florida
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • July 6, 2026
PNC Bank names new regional president for West Florida market

C.J. Mintrone was appointed regional president for the bank’s reconfigured West Florida market, which spans from Tampa Bay to Naples.

  • Florida
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • July 2, 2026
Report: Florida CEOs post record high optimism levels

The Florida Council of 100’s quarterly CEO Index shows record high levels of optimism in sales, capital investment and hiring expectations.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • June 28, 2026
Tampa Bay investor pays $43 million for Fort Myers apartment

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a pair of office buildings sell in Naples, affordable housing developers offered help in Sarasota, and a Brandon mall gets a taste of Texas.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • June 26, 2026
Texas developer proposes multibillion-dollar data center to be built in rural DeSoto

A planned 1,315-acre data center campus is being designed to be sustainable with a power plant on site and for the use of reclaimed water to offset the effects on the community.

  • Florida
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • June 25, 2026
5 cities in region make America's Boomtowns list

The report ranks cities based on growth in annual GDP, housing units and labor force.

  • Florida
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • June 24, 2026
7 flights added at 4 airports in region

Avelo Airlines and Breeze Airways have expanded their routes, with new flights at Fort Myers, Lakeland, Sarasota-Bradenton and Tampa airports.

  • Florida
  • By Jeff Brandes
  • June 21, 2026
DeSantis vs. DeSantis — and the battle between intentions and incentives

One DeSantis encouraged starter homes. The other may have just made them fiscally impossible to approve. And remember: good public policy is not measured by intentions. It is measured by incentives.

  • Opinion
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • June 21, 2026
Tampa medical building tied to philanthropist, investor Patel sold

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a grocery store property sold in Venice, a former beach hotel sold in Clearwater, and a prominent CRE broker makes a move in Fort Myers.

  • Florida
    By
  • Steven Benna
  • June 17, 2026
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A $65 million Collier County office building deal paces the week of transactions.

  • Transactions
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • June 17, 2026
Study: 2 Gulf Coast cities among top for fatal crashes in tourist destinations

A Florida-based law firm ranked top tourist destinations based on the rate of fatal crashes per 100,000 people over five years.

  • Florida
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • June 17, 2026
Report: Collier, Hillsborough lead region in food stamp participation decline

A new report shows more than 277,000 Floridans are no longer on food stamps since federal legislation was enacted last summer.

  • Florida
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • June 15, 2026
Boating supply retailer to close 4 stores in region after Chapter 11 filing

Four Gulf Coast stores are among eight Florida locations the boat supply retailer is closing.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • June 14, 2026
Sarasota business park land sold to investor planning apartments

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a 100,000-square-foot industrial site leased in Tampa, 1,000 homes will be built in Lakewood Ranch, and a grocer-anchored center sells in Seffner.

  • Florida
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