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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 6, 2021
Digital securing firm opening office in region, adding 500 jobs

Virginia-based ID.me to open an office in Tampa and begin hiring for 500 jobs by the end of the year

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 12, 2011
GL Homes partners with MREC

The two will develop the 850-home Riverstone Community in Naples.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 25, 2013
Fast-growing Sarasota auto biz motors top 10 list

Dealers United now has 5,700 members in its buying group.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 29, 2018
Tampa Bay Bucs executive buys iconic area hotel

Tampa Bay Bucs executive buys famed Vinoy Renaissance resort in St. Petersburg, the latest in a string of high-profile lodging deals.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 2, 2017
New Pier to have $79M impact

St. Petersburg's new Pier project and its amenities are expected to generate $79.5 million in new dining, retail and hotel sales after the city attraction opens late in 2018, according to a new study.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 9, 2025
Miami Beach pickleball chain to open new club in Fort Myers

PickleRage has leased a 42,000-square-foot space on McGregor Boulevard.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 4, 2025
Naples apartment complex sells to New York investor

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • November 6, 2015
People first

A successful marketing campaign does't require a rich budget. A $17 million landscape firm found that out with an innovative approach.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 27, 2012
Unlicensed contractors nabbed

A Manatee sting apprehends 14 men for contracting without a license.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • February 19, 2025
Tampa venture capital firm invests in govtech startup

It's the firm’s first leap into the government sector

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 22, 2018
Hospital sets record for number of heart surgeries in year

With Dr. Jeffrey Sell at the helm, cardiac surgery volumes have increased 15 to 20% each year at Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 17, 2024
Manatee pays $4.4 million for sheriff’s department building

The county has closed on the purchase of the Manatee County Sheriff's Office District 3 building which the department has leased for nearly a decade.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 9, 2021
Barron Collier Cos. unveils new website

Barron Collier Cos.' rebranding aims to tie together the Naples company’s rich legacy with dynamic plans for future expansion

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 21, 2017
Recovery map

Sarasota County's EDC sets up one-stop webpage for help after Irma.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 23, 2023
Pasco County mall sells for $70.5 million

The Shops at Wiregrass in Wesley Chapel was bought by a Dallas investor with plans to make improvements.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 19, 2021
Global pharmaceutical giant chooses region for hub, plans hundreds of jobs

Pfizer's Heights Union office deal, one of the largest in Tampa in years, represents the latest biotech and pharmaceutical company to commit to the region.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 9, 2022
Climate-tech discussion to feature PODS executive

Tampa Bay Innovation Center’s latest Tech Talk Innovation Series will also virtually preview the business accelerator’s new headquarters, funded in part by Cathie Wood’s ARK Investment Management.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 3, 2011
Corporate Report: Dec. 24 - Dec. 30

The latest news from Tervis Tumbler, Inuvo, and more.

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  • June 3, 2016
Hertz: Two-for-one HQ

When Lee County scored an economic development coup three years ago with the global corporate headquarters of Hertz from New Jersey, few could have forecast the region would land two corporate headquarters from the deal.

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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • September 14, 2023
North Port updates website for first time since 2010

Last year, the city's site had 2.5 million unique page views.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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