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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 28, 2012
Sarasota Military Academy preparing for new building project

The Sarasota Military Academy is preparing to kick off a major expansion.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2012
Sun expects to add 361 jobs

Sun Hydraulics begins building its third factory in the Sarasota-Manatee area.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 24, 2020
Homebuilder starts selling homes within new community

Eight new model homes at Esplanade at Azario Lakewood Ranch are open daily for touring.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • March 10, 2022
Study: Inbound moves to Florida vastly outpaced outbound in 2021

Inbound moves to Florida vastly outpaced outbound in 2021, according to a new study by Atlas Van Lines.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 7, 2018
New face and new name for Fifth Avenue Advisors

Fifth Avenue Advisors changes name to Fifth Avenue Family Office, hires Marianna Zuk as general counsel

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  • January 22, 2019
Engineering firm opens new office, makes key hire

Waldrop Engineering expands physical footprint in Fort Myers, adds principal planner to Bonita Springs headquarters.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 8, 2017
Airline trumpets new nonstop service to region

Spirit Airlines is expanding seasonal service to the Gulf Coast.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 5, 2014
Former Naples Daily News HQ sells, buyers planning 1075 Central project

Naples developer Jon Rubinton and an undisclosed partner purchased the 8.88-acre former Naples Daily News headquarters property for $8.5 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 7, 2014
TIA orders new 1.4-mile people mover

The aviation authority ordered the new system from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America Inc. as part of the airport's $1 billion master plan.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 30, 2024
Tampa Bay Rays win final approval for new $1.2 billion stadium

Pinellas commissioners approved use of tourism money to fund the county's portion of a new stadium for the Rays.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 2, 2024
Top Tampa commercial real estate firm moves offices

JLL has moved into a larger space in downtown Tampa and will bring eight lines of business under one roof.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 12, 2024
Airports add flights to upstate NY, Texas border town

Allegiant Travel Co. is adding a trio new nonstop routes to SRQ and PIE.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 23, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana)

Still not coasting: There isn't a community bank in the Tampa Bay area that is moving faster than Coast Bank of Florida.CEO: Chico's will grow faster: The president and chief executive officer of Fort Myers-based Chico FAS Inc. says his company will double sales in the next three years.Bust or boom: Will Sarasota County's upward trek in real estate prices continue or is the bubble about to pop?Tuscano: large golf course community: Coffee Talk reported last week that Jacksonville developer Stokes & Co. LLC, used the corporate identity of Tuscano LLC, to purchase 2,398.5 acres in North Port's Thomas Ranch, but officials weren't talking.Lee County's top 10 zoning zones: Tony Palermo agrees he's no David Letterman, but that doesn't mean the senior planner with Lee County's department of community development can't come up with his own top-10 list. Palermo compiled a list of the top areas in Lee County for zoning cases so far this year through Aug. 31, which include but are not limited to rezoning and variance requests.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 26, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana)

It's a new world: Twelfth Circuit Court Administrator Walt Smith is among those who object to a long-awaited report's conclusion that court records should be available on the Internet, as long as precautions to protect privacy are taken.Roy's gets neighborly with Fleming's: Break out the pineapple, Outback Steakhouse has signed a contract for Roy's to lease about 7,000 square feet in the Fleming's building at 2001 Siesta Drive, Sarasota.Another community bank: Is there really room for another bank in Fort Myers? What impact fees?: Just days after homebuilders learned school impact fees would likely double, you'd think the Lee County Schools superintendent wouldn't want to face a hostile crowd.Another warning: Pinellas Park bank analyst Richard X. Bove pooh-poohs affordability indices, which show skyrocketing home prices far outpacing tiny increases in personal income.

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  • December 3, 2010
Corporate Report: Dec. 3 - Dec. 9

The latest news from Wertz York, Global-Med, Walter Investment Management, and more.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • February 26, 2021
Homebuilder's flexible model pays big dividends

Daniel Wayne Homes, with a model to bring the past into the present, has seen a surge in interest and sales. It pays, too, to remain flexible to market shifts.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 20, 2024
Norman Love Confections names new CEO; founder to stay with firm

While founder Norman Love aims to slow down, the company he founded nearly 25 years ago has big-growth goals in mind. "This company has been chomping at the bit to grow," says Love.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 17, 2011
Community loaned $84M in '10

Bradenton's Community Bank made $84 million in new loans in 2010.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2010
Nestle expands Park Tower lease

A Tampa-based Nestle subsidiary signed a seven-year lease worth $5.5 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 7, 2010
Bernstein new METI CEO

As planned, Michael Bernstein is the new CEO at Sarasota-based METI.

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