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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 10, 2020
Airport's passenger traffic increases to 69% of 2019 levels

Year-to-date figures show airport passenger traffic is down 35% compared to 2019.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 23, 2019
Fire and security company receives ‘sizable’ capital infusion

Integrated Fire and Security Solutions will deploy investment from Newlook Capital to expand its market share in the Southeast.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By James R. |
  • October 25, 2013
Create a brand-driven culture

Six ways to get your employees to 'live the brand.'

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 8, 2025
Grit, goals and going for it: The 2025 Top Entrepreneurs

Blending grit with a go-for-it attitude has proved to be the right mix for the Business Observer's 2025 Top Entrepreneurs.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 12, 2023
Publix spends $63 million on two local shopping centers

In the week's top commercial real estate news, Florida Power & Light buys more land in Manatee, a prominent Fort Myers firm is expanding, and 3,000 cows are on the market.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 6, 2025
Israeli drone manufacturer opens US hub in Tampa

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Naples apartment complex opens with a little help, a build-to-rent developer buys land in Pasco, and a Swedish company will build a Manatee school.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 31, 2025
Developer to build car condos in Bonita Springs

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a northeast bagel shop is coming, an office seller takes a loss, and a gym is moving.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 7, 2011
Choice Environmental Services buys Lehigh warehouse building

Fort Lauderdale-based Choice Environmental Services Inc. purchased an 11,448-square-foot warehouse for $1.26 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2020
Boat dealer acquires yacht insurance agency

Clearwater, Florida-based MarineMax Inc. has acquired Private Insurance Services, a specialty yacht insurance agency based in Fort Lauderdale.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 20, 2020
Area real estate firm facilitates $11.5M sale of Orlando shopping center

The Tampa, Florida, office of Ciminelli Real Estate Services facilitated the $11.5 million sale of Republic Square in Orlando, a retail center that's set for redevelopment as a multifamily housing complex.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 20, 2020
Business transforms into online music school

Due to coronavirus, all Music Compound services are now available online.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 11, 2020
IT firm taps board member for CEO role

Tom York has been named CEO of Vology, a Clearwater, Florida-based IT services provider.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 9, 2022
Massachusetts-based company acquires prominent IT business in region

This will be the second in Florida this year as Thrive continues to expand its footprint.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 5, 2016
Airline hints at Cuba flights from Fort Myers and Tampa

Silver Airways plans to fly nonstop from Fort Myers and Tampa to Nassau, Bahamas, starting in May. Cuba is on the radar.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • March 1, 2025
Pinellas Transit announces new shuttle service to Clearwater Beach

The route, geared toward tourists, begins at the PIE airport.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 10, 2023
JetBlue plans new seasonal route from Massachusetts to SWFL

Central Massachusetts flights, centered on the Boston Red Sox, begin early next year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 11, 2010
Source Interlink buys Grind

The Bonita Springs-based media firm adds a network of action sports content.

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  • November 24, 2010
Kraft adds Manhattan to name

Naples-based Kraft Construction Co. is now Manhattan Kraft Construction Inc.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 21, 2010
Visit Florida names finalists

The group's Flagler Awards recognize the state's best in tourism marketing.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 6, 2011
Rogers Towers hires competitor

The Jacksonville firm hired a Henderson Franklin veteran for its new office.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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