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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 10, 2015
Homeowners Choice president retires

Scott Wallace joined Tampa insurance company three years ago after leading Citizens Property Insurance.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 27, 2015
Fort Lauderdale developer buys land for Estero Oaks apartments

Fort Lauderdale-based Royal Palm Cos. purchased 18.14 acres in the Estero Oaks mixed-use community for $3.4 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 20, 2015
company Avistone buys Meridian Gateway Center buildings

Laguna Niguel, Calif.-based real estate investment firm Avistone purchased the four-building Meridian Gateway Center for $11.53 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 2, 2015
Bankruptcy over for Naples Bay Resort

Lender, former partners form new company to take over 20-acre mixed-use resort.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 24, 2015
Polk County: Chicago industrial developer starting Lakeland spec project

Ridge Development purchased a total of 46.5 acres of land, including an existing truck stop, for $2.68 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 17, 2024
Event space owner opens Sarasota location, second in region

Celebrations Venue in Sarasota is owned by an entrepreneur with a Brandon location as well.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 19, 2024
CEO of Venice manufacturer joins board of billion-dollar concrete firm

PGT Innovations President and CEO Jeff Jackson has been appointed to the board of Astec Industries.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • January 15, 2025
$850M St. Pete Bank shifts leadership with promotion within

The new appointment has been with the firm since its founding.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 3, 2025
Ritz-Carlton-branded Naples condo project on track for 2026 opening

With five towers topped off and $475 million in sales, residents could begin moving into the 6-acre luxury project early next year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • March 25, 2025
Tampa-based AI mortgage platform surpasses $5B in loans

More than 11,000 loans have processed since Toorak Capital Partners launched the platform.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Laura Lyon |
  • April 22, 2025
Walgreens ordered to pay $300M for filling illegal opioid prescriptions

The national pharmacy chain was been fined as illegal opioid prescriptions and false claims added up.

  • Florida
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • April 15, 2025
Report: Florida rated among top 5 in the country for business investment

The ranking was established by multiple factors in the state's favor.

  • Florida
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • May 5, 2025
Lakeland man sentenced for COVID fraud, ordered to pay $370K

The money was funneled through an auto parts business.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • April 3, 2024
St. Pete College opens workforce hub named for former FL House speaker

St. Petersburg College is now welcoming visitors to the Chris Sprowls Workforce Innovation Hub at the Tarpon Springs campus.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 15, 2024
Tampa Starbucks employees vote to unionize

The store on North Dale Mabry is the eighth in Florida to become a union shop.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • December 14, 2023
Fort Myers man pleads guilty to $1.3M COVID-19 loan fraud

A Southwest Florida man used more than $1 million for credit cards and real estate.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 16, 2024
SWFL oncology network appoints new board member

American Oncology Network, a Fort Myers-based publicly traded network of community-based oncology practices, has named longtime health care executive Bill Valle to its board.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • February 3, 2025
Key West hotel brand opens Naples property, an $80M project

The 6.3-acre site was purchased in 2021 by a Key West investment group.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • March 11, 2025
Pair of Tampa Bay companies shuffle downtown headquarters

One firm is moving to a neighborhood it developed

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 19, 2025
Tampa REIT secures $600 million line of credit

The four-year financing allows Sila Realty Trust to pursue 'growth objectives.'

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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