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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 13, 2025
Pinellas County waste facility employees likely to move with new vendor

The previous operator told the state there would be 70 layoffs, but the county says the new agreement calls for employee retention.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 17, 2025
New York food importer readying for Plant City move

Roland Foods, a 91-year-old company supplying restaurants and others, is preparing a 112,000-square-foot-facility for early next year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 27, 2025
South Sarasota apartment project site sells for $1 million per acre

A pair of out-of-state buyers paid $18.42 million for 18.42 acres of land just west of Palmer Ranch where a 325-unit community is under construction.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 17, 2025
Florida workers' comp rates to fall nearly 7% next year

The state's Office of Insurance Regulation has approved rate decreases nine consecutive years.

  • Florida
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • September 15, 2025
Manatee County shopping plaza sold for nearly $40M

Cortez Plaza, a Sprouts and LA Fitness-anchored shopping center in west Bradenton, has changed ownership.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 9, 2023
71 employees to lose their job as Walmart closes Pinellas County store

The layoffs will happen in March, about nine days after the company closes neighborhood market store

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 30, 2026
Collier affordable housing nonprofit launching portal to ease searches

The Housing Alliance is looking to double a $100,000 grant to create the program that will streamline options.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • May 6, 2024
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

$65 million in land deals in Manatee County highlight the week's transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • March 3, 2025
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

FPL's acquisition of land in Collier County for $23.43 million paces the week in transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 12, 2023
Region's tallest construction tower gets record-setting amount of concrete

A convoy of concrete recently motored into St. Pete.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 5, 2023
Medical cannabis industry focused on client growth in 2023

Right now, the biggest obstacle the local market is facing is cost structures.

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 3, 2010
Facebook from novelty to necessity

How would you like to advertise your product or service in a place where people spend a lot of time and, better yet, don't mind being pitched?

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 18, 2011
Hit the gas

Spending is back. A new Porsche dealership in Fort Myers reflects increasing consumer and investor confidence.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 29, 2012
It Takes a Village

An urban planner and an attorney stuck to their vision of an eclectic commercial real estate community. It's taken a while, but the strategy has begun to pay off.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 31, 2012
Batter up!

When collegiate sports announced a new standard for aluminum baseball bats, a major league pitcher and his sister stepped up to the plate.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 1, 2012
River of Progress

The reshaping of downtown Bradenton has been a long time coming, and 2012 could be a breakout year.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 17, 2021
Citizens Property Insurance CEO: litigation issue is at crisis level

Runaway legal costs from insurance litigation threatens Florida economy, says Barry Gilway.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 5, 2014
Zero in on Estero

The area anchored by Hertz's new global corporate headquarters could see significant new developments in coming years. The community is planning for it now.

  • Industries
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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • September 30, 2025
Virginia builder to make Tampa Bay debut with 500 new homes

Reston, Virginia-based Stanley Martin Homes already has five new neighborhoods in development, two in Hillsborough County and three in Pasco County.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 18, 2023
St. Petersburg native leads Swedish builder's parks projects

Chuck Jablon, who grew up in St. Petersburg, sees building parks for Skanska USA's Tampa office as a way to give back to the community and to leave his stamp on Tampa Bay.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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