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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 4, 2022
Naples soap business opens another store — its biggest yet

Naples Soap Co. taps into Orlando market.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 22, 2018
Gartner begins major Fort Myers expansion

Business consultant Gartner is expanding into three additional buildings in Fort Myers as job growth within the company continues

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 31, 2018
Tech talent search gets under way in Tampa Bay

ETL Tampa Bay is a new group dedicated to grooming and promoting the leaders of the tech industry in Tampa, Florida.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 11, 2016
New York investment firms snap up St. Pete apartments

A pair of New York-based multifamily investment firms have spent a combined $149 million to acquire two St. Petersburg apartment complexes, Pinellas County property records show.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 26, 2024
Tampa drive-in theater site to make way for 354 affordable apartments

Work is set to officially kick off Tuesday on the affordable housing complex being built on the site of the former theater and flea market on Tampa's Hillsborough Avenue.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • November 26, 2025
Seafood and steak restaurant opens in Manatee County

Oar & Iron, an upscale casual restaurant with locations in Fort Myers and Naples, now has a presence in Parrish.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 14, 2026
Tampa church buys former radio station property

Radiant Church, which has operated out of South Tampa shopping center for more than a decade, will begin construction on new church building seating 1,400.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 30, 2014
County opens baseball academy

Lee County unveiled a new professional player-development facility in Fort Myers for the Minnesota Twins baseball team thanks to nearly $50 million in upgrades to the county's stadium.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 18, 2005
Ignite a Customer Explosion

Columnist Lou Lasday:Introduce the 'wow' factor into your 2005 business plan.

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 20, 2004
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Hillsborough Chief Judge Manuel Menendez recently told a group about his adventure in a stairwell in the new George E. Edgecomb Courthouse.'Nauru' banks in Florida source of trouble Darryl Rouson has taken to the airwaves

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  • March 23, 2007
Costliest Year Yet

From life insurance to workers' comp to property coverage, insurers take risks on their clients. They gamble they'll take in more than they pay out.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 4, 2009
Starling starts building METI headquarters

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  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 22, 2010
Economic Snapshot: Car Sales Rebound

Every area of the Gulf Coast exceeded the modest statewide 1.3% increase in sales of autos and related accessories in October.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 4, 2010
Urfer opens dealership, plans building on U.S. 301

Jack Urfer is opening a dealership for super-sized vehicles.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 26, 2013
Boat show floats more sales

Attendance at the Suncoast Boat show, in downtown Sarasota, was up 17% over 2012.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 17, 2013
Hyatt Regency Tampa sells for $63 million

The price equated to $120,921 per room.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 6, 2011
Railhead Recycling developing paper baler

The owners of Railhead Recycling purchased a 26,000-square-foot manufacturing building on three acres for $1.4 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 28, 2013
Gas company expands Mich. distribution

Tampa's MagneGas has secured a new distribution partnership in Michigan.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 24, 2012
Radio Road Plaza sells for $1.35 million

The price equated to $68 per square foot.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 15, 2021
Gated enclave of homes set sales record in 2020

Momentum continues to build at The Lake Club.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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