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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 14, 2014
Kennedy Investments buys Lincoln Gardens

The price equated to $27 per square foot.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 11, 2026
DHL cutting 203 Lakeland jobs as it closes distribution center

The global shipping company is shutting down its 519,000-square-foot facility on Allen K. Breed Highway between April and December.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 10, 2011
Unemployment down slightly

The state's unemployment rate fell 0.1 percentage points in January 2011.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 25, 2017
BTI unveils plans for 16-story condo

BTI Partners has unveiled plans to develop a 16-story condominium tower within its 52-acre Westshore Marina District project in South Tampa.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 31, 2014
Vandyk Group of Cos. plans Golden Gate condos

Canadian developer Vandyk Group of Cos. has chosen Sarasota as its entry point into the U.S. market. Vandyk USA has announced plans to develop a mid-rise condominium building on Golden Gate Point.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 22, 2019
American Landmark isn't afraid of a multifamily cycle

Tampa-based American Landmark Apartments believes that despite considerable development and inflated prices, now is a very good time to buy multifamily properties in the Tampa area, thanks to extended job and population growth.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 8, 2013
Find the veins

Joseph Magnant is a vascular surgeon who uses technology to find new patients. He plans to sell his idea to other physicians.

  • Industries
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • September 25, 2025
60K-square-foot adventure park opening in Lakewood Ranch

Urban Air Adventure Park is opening Sept. 26 near University Town Center in Sarasota County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • October 6, 2025
Logistics firm to shutter St. Pete facility, impacting roughly 100 employees

ID Logistics US Inc. will close its St. Petersburg location next January in hopes of consolidating all operations to another facility in Ruskin.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 5, 2015
New chiefs take over at Creative Contractors

Joshua Bomstein succeeds his father, Alan, as president, setting up his eventual move into the chief executive spot.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 4, 2017
Company to create video display for Super Bowl

AD Systems will install a 126-foot LED display at Raymond James Stadium.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 18, 2015
'Wonderful pieces of machinery'

The exotic and super-luxury car rental business on the Gulf Coast has a new player, this one in the Tampa market.

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  • February 27, 2015
Publix employees want more overtime

Publix Super Markets, which has spent 17 years as one of Fortune's best companies to work for, isn't getting a lot of praise from employees in Tennessee.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 20, 2013
Profit Play

More than half of all Gulf Coast-based community banks posted an increase in quarterly net income. Yet profitability still lags at several institutions.

  • Finance
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 16, 2019
Airport sets all-time passenger record for July

Traffic for July 2019 at Sarasota Bradenton International Airport was up 42% over July 2018.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By James R. |
  • April 25, 2014
Form a council to keep your brand on track

How a time-strapped CEO can manage, maintain and maximize his company's brands with authority.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • August 1, 2022
Unique waterfront home that once belonged to ABBA hits the market

The Swedish pop stars traveled to Tierra Verde to help design the house but it's unclear how much, if at all, they inhabited it.

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  • March 16, 2011
Scorecard rally cry? Thank heaven for Jax

The Tampa Bay area improved one notch in its regional economic scorecard, but if not for Jacksonville it would be at the bottom of the bracket.

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  • July 1, 2011
Startups meet in Tampa next weekend

Members of the Gulf Coast's burgeoning startup community will come together next weekend at a combination networking and idea-sharing event in Tampa.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 20, 2012
Tampa EDC seeks an upgrade

The Tampa EDC has requested proposals and allocated $85,000 for a new marketing materials.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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