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  • By Liz Ramos
  • January 31, 2023
SCF Manatee-Sarasota grows nursing program

State College of Florida will be able to accept 350 students into its programs as a result of $1.1 million raised through community partnerships and matched by the state legislature.

  • Education
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • January 30, 2023
Structural framework completed at new 300-unit Sarasota complex

The Gainesville developer expects to open leasing in the spring and to finish the entire project later this year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Amanda Postma
  • January 30, 2023
New restaurant concept to open soon in Sarasota

The new Mediterranean dining spot is set to begin service Feb. 8.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz
  • January 30, 2023
St. Pete mayor opts for Rays/Hines proposal to redevelop Tropicana Field site

Calling his decision "the safe bet," Ken Welch says that the Sunshine City and its MLB team are now "engaged" and doesn’t expect discussions with Tampa to continue.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Steven Benna
  • January 30, 2023
Top commercial real estate transactions for Jan. 17-23 in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A Pinellas County mobile home park, in a deal worth nearly $54 million, leads the week's transactions.

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  • By Louis Llovio
  • January 30, 2023
NY billionaire talks about his St. Pete tower on visit

John Catsimatidis Sr. filmed a commercial and gave an update on his 46-story tower under construction in downtown St. Petersburg.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • January 29, 2023
This week saw a gym, a restaurant, an investment firm and a Las Vegas buyer

A look at some of the week’s commercial real estate happenings across the region.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Brian Hartz
  • January 27, 2023
Cancer-fighting companies merge in trans-Atlantic alliance

Leaders of two clinical research organizations — one based in Tampa, the other in Warsaw, Poland — offer an inside look at the M&A process that formally joined their closely linked companies.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • January 26, 2023
Nonprofit commences search for executive director

The board announced Jennifer Abbott would step into the interim position during this time.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • January 26, 2023
Boston Red Sox name new GM for Florida operations

Shawn Smith has experience in pro baseball and basketball.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Amanda Postma
  • January 26, 2023
Supply chain issues may be the new normal for commercial real estate

Rather than riding out the supply chain delays, William Wilson expects the industry to adapt by going by worst-case scenario timelines.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • January 25, 2023
Growing cannabis retailer opens store in Tampa area

Sunnyside's new store, the company's seventh on the Gulf Coast, is in a former bank building in Lutz.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz
  • January 25, 2023
Builder promotes seven executives to new roles

Kast Construction Co. names new leaders for its Miami, Tampa and West Palm Beach offices.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • January 25, 2023
Orlando builder buys 25 acres in region, plans 242-unit community

The homebuilder Park Square Homes plans to begin site development in the next few months.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • January 25, 2023
Battles between neighborhoods, developers are growing bigger — and louder

Development plans often lead to long skirmishes between neighbors looking to preserve the status quo and developers looking to build.

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