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Tampa Bay–Lakeland

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • November 2, 2018
Sprouts expanding throughout the Gulf Coast

Sprouts Farmers Market plans to add a pair of new stores in Naples and Clearwater to expand its Gulf Coast portfolio

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 1, 2018
Bay area officials welcome return of ferry service

The Cross-Bay Ferry service that links Tampa, Florida, and St. Petersburg, Florida, returned for another six-month season of service with a “maiden voyage” event on Wednesday, Oct. 31.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 31, 2018
Resort to spend $13M on extensive renovations

TradeWinds Island Resorts, which operates the Island Grand and Guy Harvey Outpost in St. Pete Beach, Florida, plans to embark on a $13 million renovation project that will see nearly 500 guestrooms completely remodeled over the coming year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 30, 2018
Giant manufacturer, coming off slight dip in sales, names new CEO

Welbilt Inc., a New Port Richey, Florida-based foodservice equipment manufacturer, has hired William Johnson as its new president and CEO, effective Nov. 9.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 29, 2018
Cheers! New craft distillery debuts in area

Dark Door Spirits, Tampa, Florida's newest craft distillery, has debuted its inaugural products, Spirit of Probition gin and Spirit of IPA whiskey.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 26, 2018
Joint $139M manufacturing venture produces 350 jobs

Siemens and Chromalloy Gas Turbine Corp., a subsidiary of Palm Beach Gardens-based Sequa Corp., have opened an ambitious joint venture, a manufacturing facility known as Advanced Airfoil Components, in Hillsborough County, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 25, 2018
National wholesale chain expands with new store in area

BJ’s Wholesale Club plans to open a new store in Clearwater, Florida, in spring 2019, located at 26996 U.S. Highway 19 N.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 24, 2018
Specialty grocery chain to open new stores, create hundreds of jobs

Sprouts Farmers Market plans to open seven new stores in the first quarter of 2019, including locations in Clearwater, Florida, and Naples, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 23, 2018
Former business campus becomes luxury apartment community

Dunedin, Florida, in northern Pinellas County, has welcomed the opening of its first new luxury apartment community in more than 15 years.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • October 19, 2018
Banyan Street, Oaktree complete Tampa City Center deal

Banyan Street Capital and Oaktree Management team up to acquire the 38-story Tampa City Center office tower in downtown Tampa, for $110 million, subject to a ground lease by seller Alliance Partners HSP.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 19, 2018
Hospital embarks on historic $256M expansion

Florida Hospital Tampa, part of Adventist Health System, has broken ground on a six-story, 300,000-square-foot patient and surgical tower at the corner of Fletcher Ave. and Bruce B. Downs Blvd., in Tampa, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • October 19, 2018
Signature achievement: Condo owners celebrate building's rebirth

When more than 200 residents of Signature Place, a 36-story condo tower in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, gathered in May to celebrate the completion of major capital improvements to the building, many of them also felt vindicated for their years of pa

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • October 19, 2018
Rivers brings experience to new role at JLL

New JLL Florida Market Leader Tim Rivers brings vast experience to his new job, where he hopes to better integrate the firm's services

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • October 19, 2018
Pinellas County receives three bids for STAR Center

Pinellas County has received three bids to acquire the STAR Center in Largo

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 18, 2018
Law giant to create hundreds of jobs in area

Baker McKenzie, an international law firm that generated $2.9 billion in revenue last year, plans to locate a new global support facility in Tampa, Florida, that will create 300 jobs by the time it opens in 2020.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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