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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 16, 2020
Homebuilder achieves 1,000 home sales in 2019

Neal Communities plans to open three new affordable home communities in Parrish, Lakewood Ranch and Venice in 2021.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 31, 2020
Area community bank to turn old SunTrust branch into new HQ

Sanibel Captiva Community Bank has more than $460 million in assets.

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  • February 7, 2020
New district in town aims to promote business growth

The Limelight District in Sarasota includes Lime Avenue from Fruitville Road to 12th Street.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 2, 2020
Feldman-led partnership buys Sarasota City Center

Tampa-based investor plans multimillion renovation to 13-story building.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 27, 2020
Restaurant chain tells area landlords it won’t pay April rent

The Cheesecake Factory has four locations on the west coast of Florida.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 30, 2020
Company buys largest motorhome dealership in Indiana

The announced acquisition of Total Value RV is part of Lazydays’ geographic expansion strategy.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • March 18, 2022
Want to own a home? Be prepared to save for 10 years

Surging real estate prices in the Tampa Bay region have stretched down-payment saving timelines into new territory.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 9, 2022
Peloton layoffs hit close to home as nearly 60 employees cut in Lakeland

A major restructuring at Peloton Interactive affects Lakeland office with closing and layoffs.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 12, 2018
'Tis the season to safeguard your data

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and Florida Capital Bank’s information security officer, Ed Bides, has tips for businesses that want to get better at safeguarding their data.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 30, 2018
STAR search: Development opportunity seeks new direction

The future of Pinellas County, Florida's Young & Rainey Science Technology & Research Center has been thrown into doubt again after the county’s economic development agency rejected three bids for the 96-acre light industrial and technology park in Largo,

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  • August 30, 2019
Lawsuit: Man bought homes with $70M he misappropriated from oil companies

Edward Brinkmann, a German national living in Naples, is accused of stealing funds via markup scheme as head of procurement.

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  • September 27, 2019
Fieldr of dreams: Young entrepreneurs start networking site to connect students with businesses

The recent college graduates who founded company hope the site will bridge the gap between students and companies.

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  • November 13, 2019
Region’s largest public company to be acquired for $5.4B

Tech Data Corp. has agreed to be acquired, for $5.4 billion, by an affiliate of funds managed by private equity firm Apollo Global Management Inc.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 1, 2019
Atlanta-based company acquires pair of Interstate 4 corridor apartment projects

Centennial Holding Co. of Atlanta has added to its Florida portfolio by acquiring a pair of multifamily rental projects in Lakeland and Plant City.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • March 3, 2019
Area cybersecurity firm, after investment, valued at $800M

KnowBe4 is off to a stellar start in 2019.

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  • April 5, 2019
Pulse check: Business confidence high despite long-term concerns

SunTrust Bank's annual Business Pulse survey produced dissonant results as company leaders feel good about their own prospects while expressing worry about a possible recession. Tim Schar, the bank's Tampa, Florida, market president, provides context.

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  • July 20, 2018
Documentary filmmaker’s work distributed to streaming services

Frank DiCesare’s 16-minute documentary is about resident blacksmith Rob Flurry at the Spindletop Gladys City Boomtown museum in Beaumont, Texas.

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  • July 30, 2018
Growing auto marketing company acquires video production firm

Sarasota-based auto marketing company Dealers United plans to integrate Seattle-based video production company What's Next Media's work into digital and social media campaigns.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 24, 2018
Price is no object

Naples neighborhood tops ranking of great 11,000 in the U.S.. Median home price is a low factor.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 30, 2018
Farm buys land for multimillion-dollar HQ project

Wish Farms has acquired a 36-acre parcel along Interstate 4, near Plant City, Florida, that will house the berry grower’s new headquarters facility.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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