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  • December 28, 2018
Top commercial real estate deals for 2018 in Tampa Bay

A high-end resort topped the list of commercial real estate sales in the Tampa Bay area in 2018, but significant office sales and apartment projects also cracked the top five transactions list.

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  • December 21, 2018
Collier, Sarasota residents among most generous in state

Those counties, Collier and Sarasota, placed in the top 10 most generous counties in the state, with Collier coming in at No. 1 and Sarasota at No. 6, according to a new study from financial technology company SmartAsset.

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  • December 21, 2018
Eye on the prize: Contact lens breakthrough wins accolades

A Pinellas Park, Florida, company, Transitions Optical, has been recognized by Time magazine as coming up with one of the best inventions of 2018.

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  • December 21, 2018
Preserving perfect vision

Lee County declines Babcock Ranch land acquisition for Conservation 20/20 plan, citing 54,600 acres of open space there is enough.

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  • December 21, 2018
Millions for Immokalee

Immokalee Foundation receives $2.5 million from Charity Classic Pro-Am golf tournament

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  • December 21, 2018
Two national Walgreens commercials produced in Sarasota, Bradenton

The commercials are holiday-oriented and include a mix of animation and live video.

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • December 21, 2018
Adaptive Reuse

In an example of adaptive reuse, Transwestern Development Co. intends to revamp the former Golf Club at Bridgewater in Lakeland into a 1 million-square-foot industrial park aimed at e-commerce tenants.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 21, 2018
Three’s (good) company

Golisano Children’s Hospital earns third straight Top Children’s Hospital honor from The Leapfrog Group.

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  • December 20, 2018
Business booster group appoints leader

Effective Jan. 1, Lynda Remund will be the new president and CEO of the Tampa Downtown Partnership in Tampa, Florida, succeeding Christine Burdick, who stepped down in December 2017.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 20, 2018
Master-planned community home sales rise 20%

November home sales at West Villages Florida exceeded the previous month’s sales by about 20%.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 20, 2018
Venerable law firm elects new shareholder

Richard Akin joins stockholders in 94-year-old Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 19, 2018
Manufacturing executive appointed to nonprofit board

All Star Children’s Foundation is building a 5-acre campus in Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 19, 2018
Developer breaks ground on $14M clubhouse at new community

Del Webb, a brand affiliated with Atlanta-based homebuilder PulteGroup Inc., has begun construction of a 19,000-square-foot clubhouse at its 55-plus Bexley community in Land O’Lakes, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • December 19, 2018
Cancer testing firm names chief scientific officer

NeoGenomics promotes Lawrence Weiss to lead scientific innovation initiatives.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • December 18, 2018
Cosmetic surgery product supplier names new CFO

Bovie Medical Corp., a Clearwater, Florida-based maker of medical supplies and devices for cosmetic surgery practices, has hired Tara Semb as chief financial officer.

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