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  • October 9, 2018
Area business leaders celebrate nonprofit success

The Cape Coral Community Foundation held the Excellence in Nonprofit Performance Yearly Awards (ENPYs) Oct. 9. The awards showcase excellence in nonprofit performance by recognizing top executive directors, key staff, board members, volunteers and others.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 9, 2018
Orlando-based sushi chain expands to area

Bento Asian Kitchen + Sushi, an Orlando-based chain of quick-casual pan-Asian restaurants, has opened its first location in the Tampa Bay area, in St. Petersburg, Florida.

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  • October 9, 2018
Florida District of Kiwanis elects new governor

Stephen LeBlanc of Naples will head one of the nation’s largest Kiwanis districts.

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  • October 8, 2018
Group for lawyers gets new president

he Sarasota County Bar Association named area real estate attorney Nancy Cason president. Cason is a partner at Syprett, Meshad, Resnick, Lieb, Dumbaugh, Jones, Krotec & Westheimer, P.A., according to a statement. She will oversee an organization with

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  • October 8, 2018
Area sets record for tourism revenue, posting 11% increase

Hillsborough County, Florida, collected nearly $34 million in revenue from the tourist development tax, also known as the bed tax, during the budget year that ended Sept. 30.

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • October 8, 2018
Lucky's Market to open new store in Naples

Lucky's Market will open a new store in the Naples Promenade shopping center in Naples that had been occupied by Wild Oats, another organic grocery chain acquired by Whole Foods.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 6, 2018
Global art guru moves into area with new offering

Marlissa Gardner founded Emillions five years ago.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 5, 2018
Property sells for $5.3M, new owner plans $60M hotel development

The proposed development includes an eight-story, 251-room Sheraton Hotel and a second 126-room freestanding hotel.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 5, 2018
Bank flies into new market with artistic flair

As Pilot Bank readies to debut its first location in St. Petersburg, Florida, local artists are busy crafting a mural on one of the branch’s exterior walls that pays tribute to the city’s contribution to the development of commercial flight.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 5, 2018
Bank executive learns life lesson from industry icon

One standout lesson comes from legendary banker Hugh McColl, former CEO of Bank of America. Lowman recalled that lesson during a keynote speech she recently gave at a Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance luncheon,

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 5, 2018
Tampa passes cruise ship milestone

Port Tampa Bay posted several other major accomplishments during the past 12 months. For one, it set an all-time high for passenger traffic in one weekend — March 31-April 1 — when 29,167 cruisers were in and out of the port during the Easter weekend, acc

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  • October 5, 2018
New platform aims to simplify home-buying process

A new platform launching in the Tampa area aims to simplify the home-buying process.

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  • October 5, 2018
Polk properties prove to be investment worthy

Recent industrial deals involving distribution centers occupied by Best Buy Co. and Sherwin-Williams Co. demonstrate that the Polk County market remains a viable one for investors

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • October 5, 2018
How Richard Lawrence became an accidental investor

Lawrence Capital founder Richard Lawrence is drawing on a diverse background in creating a firm that advises clients on commercial real estate investments.

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  • October 5, 2018
Trinity lands Lee County School District task

Trinity Commercial Group of Estero is chosen from among a dozen firms by the Lee County School District to market for sale nine properties totaling 245 acres

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