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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 25, 2019
Homebuilder moves forward on $4 million headquarters project

Lee Wetherington Homes broke ground on a new headquarters on Fruitville Road.

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  • April 5, 2019
Cutting-edge cop shop opens for business

St. Petersburg, Florida's finest lifted the curtain on their new home, two years in the making, March 22, and local architecture firm Harvard Jolly Architecture added another law enforcement feather to its cap.

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  • November 28, 2014
Recipe for success

A longtime real estate investor had to wait out the recession to make good on his latest vision. Now W. Howard Rooks hopes his patience will pay off in the form of a new restaurant.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 10, 2015
Making a mark

Landmark Hospital of Southwest Florida will open a long-term acute care hospital in Naples next month, easing the bed shortage in the area's general hospitals.

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  • June 25, 2007
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Investment company buys Sarasota Commerce CenterPublix Super Markets closes on Charlotte distribution siteManatee County buys Perico land for preservationTriton Cos. plans Hyattfractional on Siesta KeyLowe's home improvement store headed to Palmer RanchCore buildsin West PalmTimberstone Group buys, redevelops Avenue ShopsGarden Street Iron & Metal buys adjacent land, plans expansion, new grinderNorthStar buys funeral homeDeveloper plans Wesley Chapel centerFifth Third Bank buys land for Pasco branchLargo investors buy Clearwater office building

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  • October 21, 2022
Lee County bed tax collection extended to November

The Florida Department of Revenue extended the deadline after Hurricane Ian came through the area.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 5, 2010
Nearly 75% of spilled oil gone

The vast majority of the oil that had leaked into the Gulf has been removed.

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  • May 3, 2010
Health Mgmt. rolls out of business ICU

The Naples-based hospital operator that is the fourth-largest company on the Gulf Coast continues to show financial strength since Gary Newsome took over.

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  • May 19, 2010
Industry tries to build out of the recession

A nationwide survey of building materials companies shows a surprising amount of optimism.

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  • March 27, 2013
Tampa eateries named dining hot spots

Florida had the second-highest number of top-rated restaurants in the nation.

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  • July 1, 2011
Unemployment bill eases employers' burden

Florida businesses can expect future savings on rising unemployment compensation taxes resulting from a comprehensive unemployment compensation reform measure.

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  • August 30, 2011
Water board taps new exec

Blake Guillory has been appointed to head up Swiftmud.

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  • November 2, 2012
Insurance firm rings out big day

Clearwater insurance executive Paresh Patel, along with a dozen colleagues and relatives, hit the big time in the Big Apple last month.

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  • July 2, 2012
Lincare to bring $3.8 billion

The Linde Group has entered an agreement to acquire the home health company.

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  • July 5, 2016
Middle East market sizzles for Outback

Bloomin' Brands looks to grow in international markets.

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  • January 30, 2015
Boat firm swims in the big-time

The ongoing comeback at Clearwater-based boat retailer MarineMax got a national plug recently: Executives, led by longtime Chairman, CEO and President William McGill, rang the NYSE opening bell Jan 21.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 12, 2017
New again

A New York property investor bet right in buying and renovating Baypoint Commerce Center in St. Petersburg.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • July 22, 2021
Credit unions seeks to fill 100 new positions in region

New hires could earn up to $750 in sign-on bonuses.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • June 25, 2024
Miami bank expanding services to Gulf Coast market

Miami-based City National Bank of Florida is expanding to the Gulf Coast with the appointment of new leadership in Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • April 15, 2024
SRQ breaks airport's passenger record in March

The Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport saw more than 553,500 passengers last month, the highest monthly total in the airport's history.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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