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Industries

  • By Grier Ferguson
  • June 22, 2018
Area company heads up development of potential solution for opioid crisis

Sarasota's Robrady, working in tandem with physician assistant Afton Heitzenrater and others, is moving forward with a possible solution to the opioid crisis.

  • Health Care
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • June 22, 2018
Foundation sells large Venice tract for roughly $18 million

Neal Land Ventures buy former Bridges property in North Venice from Gulf Coast Community Foundation for roughly $18 million, 13 years after affordable housing plan launched

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • June 22, 2018
Gartner begins major Fort Myers expansion

Business consultant Gartner is expanding into three additional buildings in Fort Myers as job growth within the company continues

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • June 22, 2018
Market Spotlight: Lee County Office

Despite solid growth for the past four years, the Lee County office market is showing signs of fatigue, with an uptick in vacancy rates, flat rental rates and negative absorption in the first quarter of 2018.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Mark Gordon
  • June 22, 2018
Upstart insurance firm from California targets growth in Florida

Pleasanton, Calif.-based Assured Risk Cover — founded by catastrophe risk professionals and backed by a Silicon Valley venture capital firm — sells parametric insurance under the brand name StormPeace. Parametric insurance covers supplemental losses from

  • Insurance
  • By Ted Carter
  • June 15, 2018
Small banks: Don't forget about us

community banks, banks, money, lending, $500 million, growth, economy, market share, bankers

  • Finance
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • June 15, 2018
Bankers struggle to diversify boards

Bankers, salaries, compensation, survey, Bank Director, boards, diversify, diversification, equity, median salary

  • Finance
  • By Mark Gordon
  • June 15, 2018
Community bank surges in revenues, profits and people

Community banks, payroll, employees, growth, First Home Bank, Seminole, Florida, mortgage loans, home loans, strategy

  • Finance
  • By Beth Luberecki
  • June 15, 2018
Bank overcomes obstacles in tight labor market

Community banks, Sanibel Island, Captiva, employee, retention, training, bank mergers, consolidation, Sanibel Captiva Community Bank, David Hall,

  • Finance
  • By Grier Ferguson
  • June 15, 2018
Banking executives share insights into partnership, in and out of the office

Rich and Kim Hopper have been married for 16 years. Now they’re taking their partnership to work, too, with new roles at IberiaBank in Sarasota.

  • Finance
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • June 15, 2018
Pricey storage suites for expensive toys selling fast

Island Storage Suites provides men — and their wives — what they want.

  • News
  • By Brian Hartz
  • June 15, 2018
Banker, lawyer reach for the sky with new venture

Marty Traber of Skyway Capital Markets discusses his motivation for reviving the Tampa investment banking firm that he originally founded in 2002.

  • Finance
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • June 15, 2018
TerraCap Management shifts from primarily buying to selling office assets

TerraCap Management is selling assets purchased at a discount like Tampa International Business Center and reaping profits after improvements and re-leasing

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • June 15, 2018
Q&A: Bruce Erhardt

Bruce Erhardt of Cushman & Wakefield reflects on four decades of land deals and changes in and around Tampa Bay

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • June 15, 2018
Tampa Renaissance Hotel trades for $68 million

Clearview and Oaktree Capital team up to acquire Tampa Renaissance Hotel from Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc. for $68 million, in keeping with the Dallas company's strategy to focus on upsclae lodging

  • Commercial Real Estate
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