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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 15, 2015
Enviro-Serv buying Tampa Pestmaster franchise

The company believes the pest-control company will give it greater access to government contracts.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 8, 2015
Tampa audio visual leader adds to executive team

Jeff Davis joins AVI-SPL from Kratos Public Safety & Security Solutions, becoming the new COO.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 16, 2024
SRQ to add nonstop flight to New Hampshire

Allegiant Air will add a new destination to SRQ's roster of destination states.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • November 1, 2024
Clearwater software company acquired by DC consulting firm

The firm plans to integrate the software into its current platform.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 4, 2024
8 new flights added at Fort Myers airport

Breeze Airways has added eight destinations from Southwest Florida International Airport.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 7, 2023
Sarasota grocer to open its 6th store

Detwiler’s Farm Market has signed a lease for 50,000 square feet of space in Benderson-owned Bradenton shopping center.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • March 11, 2011
Government Digest: Mar. 11

Governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 27, 2021
Midwestern firms make Naples deals

Combined $31 million in investments buys flex buildings, business center office in Naples for $31.05 million

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 23, 2020
Work begins on Sarasota apartments, retail

Belpointe REIT intends to replace moribund Main Plaza complex in downtown Sarasota with mix of shops, eateries and multifamily rental units

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 2, 2020
Atlanta firm buys Harrod Properties' project

MDH Partners invests more than $60 million to acquire the six-building Gatewood Corporate Center flex space from Harrod Properties Inc. in Lakewood Ranch.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 8, 2019
Penny Hoarder leader says students need better money management skills

Kyle Taylor, the mastermind behind St. Petersburg, Florida-based The Penny Hoarder financial advice website, is backing a bill that, if passed, would require Florida high school students to complete a financial literacy course.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 17, 2018
Priam Capital buys eight buildings in Tampa for $52 million

Priam Capital expands its geographic reach with the purchase of an eight-building office portfolio in Tampa's Sabal Park from IP Capital Partners in a deal brokered by Cushman & Wakefield

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 24, 2018
Pair of Fort Myers, Estero apartments fetch $100 million in sales

A pair of Lee County apartment complexes trade for $100 million, a further sign that investor demand for multifamily rental projects in Fort Myers and Estero remain in demand

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 6, 2014
Observer buys The West Orange Times

The Observer Media Group has added another member to its family of community newspapers this week.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 5, 2013
Proposed tax reform provision could be harmful to businesses and economy

With chaos reigning in Washington over the debt ceiling, Obamacare and the healthcare.gov website, it's easy for other issues that may have a major impact on businesses (and thus the average citizen) to fall off the national radar screen.

  • Opinion
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 7, 2024
Local entrepreneur buys Sarasota Magazine

Sarasota-based DreamLarge has acquired Sarasota Magazine, a lifestyle publication with six print issues a year and a website.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 13, 2024
Coca-Cola to close Pinellas County plant, lay off 200 people

The soft drink company is the third manufacturer since Feb. 5 to announce it is closing a local plant and cutting jobs.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 16, 2007
Corporate Report

First Advantage Corp. buys U.K.-based R E Austin Ltd.General Dynamics awarded army ammo contractMIVA cutting workforce 20% working to reverse marginsLehigh Technologies adds $18 million in financingPilgrim Software wins ''Company of the Year'Brown & Brown begins executive changesBrooke Franchise Corp. ranks in Entrepreneur's surveyTectonics releases new VoIP phone linesNASDAQ warns Source Interlink of listing violation

  • Industries
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 28, 2016
Pay day

Pending regulations for a multibillion-dollar industry could torpedo a Tampa business with $210 million in annual sales. But Amscot isn't going away quietly.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 2, 2004
Fast Start

Building the asset base of a new community bank while sustaining profitability is easier said than done.

  • Entrepreneurs
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