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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 6, 2012
Bennett eyes supervisor office

His term limits for Florida Senate reached, Bennett seeks new role.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • March 1, 2012
Manatee County attorney named

It chose veteran solo practitioner Mitchell Palmer as its lead attorney.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • March 12, 2012
Former mayor grabs new job

Cape Coral politico will practice land use, real estate and tax law at local firm.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • August 14, 2017
Gates Construction names new senior executive

Mark Boenker has more than 30 years of construction industry experience.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • January 10, 2018
Planned Parenthood names national exec new CEO

Stephanie Kight will be the CEO of Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • July 10, 2014
Frontier boosts Fort Myers service

St. Louis is the next city Frontier Airlines will serve from Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • February 28, 2014
Law firm adds new shareholder

Matt Whyte, a former assistant State Attorney, is now with Kirk-Pinkerton.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • December 17, 2013
Ticket sales out of the park

There's nothing like a winner to sell tickets.

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  • May 13, 2016
Class conflict

Bad news for companies: After four years of declines, spending on class-action lawsuits rose 3.4% in 2015, according to a survey by law firm Carlton Fields.

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  • June 10, 2016
Banking giant names new market leader

Mike McCoy will succeed Ed Luecke as market president.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • March 25, 2016
Tech firm adds board member

Raul Martynek was previously CEO of Net Access in New Jersey.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • April 4, 2016
Hospital completes first phase of $60M project

The three-phase project will add 45,000 square feet to the hospital.

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  • April 5, 2016
Granite manufacturer adds 50 jobs

The company recently announced Tampa as its headquarters.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • January 6, 2015
Oncologists expand headquarters

Construction firm Stultz is expanding the corporate headquarters for Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute in Fort Myers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • June 12, 2024
Report: Trouble lurks for big banks with big CRE loan overexposure

Billions of dollars in property financing will mature by 2026. For banks seeped in commercial real estate loans, this poses some outsized risks.

  • Florida
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 28, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana)

Help wanted: Reuben Ben-Aire, CEO and president of our Technology Innovation Awards winner MadahCom Inc., needs to find new employees. Quickly.Argus awards dinner: The Argus Foundation is preparing again to honor a pair of Sarasota's business greats.Luxury residential broker John R. Wood expands to Fort Myers: John R. Wood Realtors, a Naples-based luxury residential brokerage firm, has set its sights on Fort Myers and plans to open its first office there in a few weeks.What's in a name?: Far be it for us to be critical, but we have questions about the new name for Sarasota News & Books.Quay updated: Irish American Properties has unveiled more specifics and renderings for the proposed Sarasota Quay redevelopment.Older and richer men like the economy: Consumers in the Southeast are more optimistic about the future of the economy than elsewhere in the country, according to a recent survey by RBC Financial Group.Unhealthy state of medical insurance: Employer-provided medical insurance is doing a slow disappearing act in Florida, according to a new report from the Economic Policy Institute.

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  • June 23, 2024
Pawn shop, commercial lot for sale in red-hot North Port

In the week's top commercial real estate news, Fort Myers Beach pier is coming back bigger, Tampa luxury tower is finished, and Sarasota apartments sell.

  • Florida
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  • May 18, 2025
Plant City approves 3.4M-square-foot, 410-acre industrial project

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a land company buys a new Lakewood Ranch HQ, questions linger about Foot Locker's St. Pete HQ move, and a new Naples shopping center is full.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 16, 2025
New Naples condos start at $30 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, Tervis’ former getting a new tenant in Venice, workforce apartments open in Lakeland, and an industrial property sells in Fort Myers.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 1, 2023
Florida secretary of commerce to speak at upcoming Sarasota EDC breakfast

Statewide economist Jerry Parrish and the top officials at the Tampa Bay Partnership will also speak at the event.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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