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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 1, 2014
Alico completes sugar land sale

Agribusiness firm Alico sold 36,000 acres of sugarcane land for $98 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 5, 2015
Sarasota-Manatee area home prices rise 10%

The North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton market is up 2.3% month-over-month.

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  • By Jennifer Fowler-Hermes |
  • May 23, 2018
Employers Take Note: A New W-4

At this time, employers should, at a minimum, have all new hires and any employee that has a change in their tax status, complete the new 2018 W-4

  • Williams Parker
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 29, 2020
Hotel completes $6 million renovation

The 225-room Crowne Plaza Fort Myers at Bell Tower Shops has completed a $6 million renovation project.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 1, 2014
Equity firm turns up searchlight

Stonehenge Growth Equity Partners, a Tampa-based firm that recently raised $40 million to invest in Southeast technology and business services companies, seeks new entities to fund.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 3, 2015
Tampa companies add 900 call center jobs

Several Tampa Bay companies are expanding by hiring hundreds of employees.

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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • January 8, 2025
Rare drive-thru-only Chick-fil-A opens in Pasco, will hire 100

The fast-food chain joins 50 other restaurants serving the Tampa Bay market.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 9, 2025
Giant boat retailer opens pair of new marinas

The company, founded in Clearwater, opened the new facility as higher boat sales pushed revenue up during the second quarter.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 14, 2015
Jobs surge in hospitality sector

The Tampa area is scorching hot when it comes to job growth in the hotel industry.

  • News
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • May 12, 2026
Tampa, Hillsborough County break monthly tourism records

Visit Tampa Bay says March was the best performing month in the county’s history, with $134 million in taxable hotel revenue and $8 million in bed taxes.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 21, 2021
Insurer to add $90M in premiums via acquisition

Tampa, Florida-based HCI Group Inc. has agreed to buy United Insurance Holdings’ lines of business in three states, adding some $90 million in annual premiums to its portfolio.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 20, 2017
Tervis talk

You, too, can have a hands-on Tervis experience.

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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • July 24, 2024
St. Pete airport posts record-breaking June, adds flight

Allegiant now clocks 65 nonstop destinations out of PIE.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 1, 2024
Real estate brokerage Michael Saunders & Co. launches training academy

MSC Success Academy is a four-week program for new and experienced real estate agents.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 5, 2014
Collaboration Nation

An area design college unleashed its talented minds on the business community. Potential for a variety of interesting, and revenue-generating, projects is high.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 27, 2022
The David and Jerri Hoffmann story: From no hot water to 2,000 employees

Couple were keynote speakers at 2022 NextGen Speaker Series kickoff event.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 28, 2024
Fort Myers airport wins new nonstop route to New England

Breeze Airways is again expanding its nonstop service in the region.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 22, 2020
Company lays off 10,000 employees, takes $30M loss

The slowdown in travel continues to pummel Hertz.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 19, 2020
Laws of attractions: Tourism exec offers advice for uncertain times

Visit Tampa Bay, a destination marketing agency, says responsible reopening is key to boosting travelers' confidence in the area's amenities.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 24, 2017
Region posts record bed tax revenue

Hillsborough County now eligible for 'high impact' tourism designation

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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