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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 4, 2020
Law firm partner named vice chair of college's board of trustees

Ronald Christaldi is a business lawyer as well as president and CEO of the public affairs firm Shumaker Advisors Florida.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 13, 2019
Report names Florida No. 2 state for startups

The Sunshine State had the most new business applications nationally.

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  • October 17, 2018
Ferry service returns to area with lower fares

The Cross-Bay Ferry service linking St. Petersburg, Florida, and Tampa, Florida, will re-launch on Nov. 1 with a new schedule, lower fares and a new dock in downtown Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 26, 2019
Nonprofit names new development director

Most recently, Sara Krusenstjerna was director of philanthropic planning for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 28, 2019
Commercial developer hires new marketing and sales director

Naples native comes with 16 years of experience in Collier County’s residential construction industry.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 29, 2019
In wake of expansion, fast-growing online training firm names new CFO

Vector Solutions, a Tampa, Florida-based online training firm, has hired Scott Rosenberg as its new CFO.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 14, 2019
National homebuilder breaks ground on new community

Taylor Morrison will bring two new neighborhoods to The Heights in Bradenton.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 28, 2022
Median price of Sarasota-Manatee single-family homes reaches $500,000

That price is a nearly 30 percent increase over last year's numbers.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 17, 2017
Hotel broker weighs in on Sandcastle plan

Lido Beach deal winning praise.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 7, 2017
Plant a seed

De novo banks sprouting new growth and give hope for the industry.

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  • August 18, 2014
Burger 21 grows to 10 states

The Tampa-based burger restaurant franchise signs new deals to add locations in Ann Arbor, Mich.; Raleigh, N.C. and Ocala.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • May 6, 2014
Homebuilder revenues surge

WCI Communities boosted its average selling price per home by 7% in the first quarter as sales rose.

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  • December 6, 2013
Two Meatballs in the Kitchen owners buy Sam Snead's for new restaurant concept

The price equated to $112 per square foot.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 11, 2016
Developer snags real estate exec, opens new office

Jon Graber is back with the Sembler Co., where he was a leasing representative from 2006-2011.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 13, 2015
Luxury returns to Avila

The chance to own a new golf course home in one of Tampa's more prestigious communities is fast approaching after Avila Golf & Country Club unveiled plans to build its first homes in the community in eight years.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 8, 2025
Estero's Coconut Point mall is adding and moving tenants

The open-air mall is adding two new restaurants and two retailers to its mix.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 19, 2022
Grocery chain readies for opening day in Cape Coral, plans 100 hires

The Sprouts grocery store is scheduled to open in early October.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 1, 2013
Verizon: Can you hear me now?

Verizon is spending heavily on communications technology along Florida's Gulf Coast and across the state.

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  • September 6, 2013
Feds hand out $10.4 million for bike paths

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx visits Lee County to announce a bike-lane grant.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 24, 2012
Sarasota tries to lure visitors

Sarasota County hotels push special packages for convention getaways.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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