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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • January 21, 2023
PR agency announces promotion, new hire

Kate De Michieli is now the director of public relations at One Eight Oh PR.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz
  • January 20, 2023
Rhea Law officially installed as USF’s eighth president

The new leader shared her goals for The University of South Florida during Thursday’s inauguration ceremony.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • 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.

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  • By Brian Hartz
  • January 19, 2023
Ex-attorney successfully ventures into winemaking

A happenstance discovery of historical documents led attorney Desiree Noisette to quit her job and go full on into a new career: winemaking. The high-risk move is paying off.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • January 18, 2023
Moffitt Cancer Center set to begin construction on 775-acre campus

When complete, the new global innovation center in Pasco County will include 140 new buildings and employ 14,000.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Brian Hartz
  • January 18, 2023
Tampa venture capital firm adds three partners

Florida Funders has promoted Saxon Baum, Michael Kadow and Ryan Whittemore.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • January 18, 2023
St. Petersburg native leads Swedish builder's parks projects

Chuck Jablon, who grew up in St. Petersburg, sees building parks for Skanska USA's Tampa office as a way to give back to the community and to leave his stamp on Tampa Bay.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • 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.

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  • 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
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  • By Brian Hartz
  • January 17, 2023
Bank of Tampa expands Manatee County presence with Lakewood Ranch office

Bryan Boudreaux, who has been with the bank since 2018, will oversee the new branch in Sarasota County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Steven Benna
  • January 16, 2023
Top commercial real estate transactions for Jan. 10-16 in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A Lee County grocery store sale, for $26 million, paces this week's transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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.

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  • By Louis Llovio
  • January 12, 2023
Developers get nearly $95M in financing for Tampa apartments

An apartment complex to be built in Tampa Heights neighborhood must include affordable housing units, per an agreement with the city.

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