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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 27, 2011
Corporate Report: May 27

The latest news from United, Brown & Brown, and Coleman Cable.

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  • November 29, 2019
Area company buys Houston esports team

The business of esports is worth nearly $1 billion.

  • News
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • February 26, 2024
Bloomin' Brands to shutter 41 underperforming restaurants

Bloomin' Brands, the Tampa-based parent company of Outback and Carrabba's, will close 41 underperforming stores — even as the firm eyes adding another 40-45 stores in 2024.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 30, 2014
Investors buy Morgan House for new downtown restaurant

Joseph Florentine and Donald Tyree, the president and operations manager of Affordable Secure Insurance, purchased the 5,155-square-foot Morgan House Restaurant building for $825,000.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 5, 2021
Fast-food chain, behind $20M investment, plans restaurant of the future

With a $20 million investment, burger chain seeks to capitalize on some pandemic-based, quick-service restaurant trends.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 9, 2024
Reports: Chico’s CEO out as new owners take over

As the Fort Myers retailer prepares to reopen the Sanibel Island store that began it all, shareholders approve a $1 billion sale.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 8, 2024
More leadership changes at Hertz as new batch of executives named

The Lee County rental car company has named five new executives after replacing several C-suite leaders already this year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 9, 2025
Bradenton to buy Tropicana land after price drop

Following a year of due diligence and negotiations, the city of Bradenton is set to buy more than 30 acres from Tropicana.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 13, 2021
Airport's passenger traffic in February increases 26% over January

Despite the gains, passenger traffic in February was 69% of the 2020 level.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 5, 2013
Tampa lands Bollywood Oscars

Local leaders say the high-profile event will result in economic impact of millions of dollars.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 5, 2009
Bank This

Despite the financial turmoil, two longtime Naples bankers raised millions of dollars to start a new bank that will open its doors in January. Their last endeavor was hugely successful.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 23, 2009
Gyrocam's Sanborn revels in a victory

The news that giant global defense contractor Lockheed Martin reached a deal to buy Gyrocam Systems, one of Sarasota's rising corporate stars, is a major vindication for local entrepreneur Ken Sanborn.

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  • September 13, 2019
County pumps up pumpkin spice lattes in pitch for tap water

Hillsborough County has a quirky sense of humor — and knows how to use it to get people to click through what’s normally a typical email from a government office.

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  • November 28, 2014
DDR Corp., Blackstone affiliate buy The Forum, Northpoint

A joint venture of DDR Corp. and an affiliate of Blackstone Real Estate Partners VII purchased the 458,394-square-foot The Forum at Fort Myers and 119,709-square-foot Northpoint Shopping Center for a combined $39.9 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 22, 2022
New York firm buys 55-plus apartment community in Bonita Springs

Castle Lanterra Properties has bought the four-year-old Diamond Oaks Village.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 17, 2021
National real estate giant cutting jobs

Zillow to layoff employees in Tampa as it shuts down home buying and selling service.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 28, 2010
Oct. 28: HMA, TE

HMA Inc. earnings per share up 40%; TECO Energy net income decreases.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 5, 2010
Preview: Sink's business plan

The latest opinion piece from Editor Matt Walsh takes on Alex Sink's proposal for Florida business.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 10, 2020
Down Under cuisine on an upswing

Tampa, Florida-based Bloomin' Brands is adding more Aussie Grills in the domestic market. The fast-casual concept debuted last year in Saudi Arabia and then expanded to Hong Kong.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 6, 2020
Ready to rumble: New gym concept hopes to be a contender

Heavyweight boxing champ Floyd Mayweather's training regimen has been turned into a fitness franchise that recently arrived in St. Petersburg, Florida.

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