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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 10, 2012
St. Petersburg Housing Authority buys Sunset Oaks Apartments

The St. Petersburg Housing Authority purchased the 38-unit Sunset Oaks Apartments for $1.5 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 28, 2021
Master-planned community advances first high school

Babcock Ranch High School could be ready in 2022.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • January 7, 2022
Lakewood Ranch gastroenterology network names CFO

Michelle Hough has been with the organization since 2016.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 22, 2019
Airport lands new nonstop route

Sun Country Airlines is the latest carrier to expand service at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, with nonstop seasonal service to Minneapolis-St. Paul.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 23, 2018
High-tech, $28M senior living community opens in region

The Brandon facility is expected to create 80 jobs.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 13, 2013
McGuire Development Co. acquires Collier Health Park

Collier Health Park features a 49,500-square-foot multitenant medical building, 17,000-square-foot surgery center and 10,000-square-foot plaza with retail space.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 1, 2015
Realtor associations propose a marriage

The Realtor associations of Fort Myers and Cape Coral agreed to unite pending approval of their 6,000 members.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 30, 2015
Bank expands commercial real estate presence

TD Bank adds two new senior managers, along with additional staff, to take on additional real estate financing needs in Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 18, 2024
Sarasota County damage estimate over $440M from Hurricane Milton

More than 100 structures were destroyed in unincorporated Sarasota County in Hurricane Milton, county officials say, based on initial assessments.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 6, 2025
Industrial property outside Tampa sold to Texas investor

Transwestern Investment Group, the Texas real estate investment firm, has bought the 302,940-square-foot Mango I-4 Logistics in Seffner for an undisclosed amount.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • December 15, 2025
Credit union names market president for three counties in region

Achieva Credit Union has appointed Ryan Cooke as market president for Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 9, 2026
Swedish construction firm to rebuild Tampa school in $77M project

Work to combine Stewart Middle Magnet and Just Elementary schools is set to begin this month.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • August 4, 2023
Entrepreneur overcame serious mistakes to build a promising career

Vince Serrano didn't become an entrepreneur and top-of-the-chart recording artist overnight. It took some mistakes and a passion to overcome hardship.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • October 16, 2008
Dear Diary

The 2008 journal entry for one ofthe largest insurance firms on the Gulf Coast is all about survival. Revival could be on the horizon by 2010.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 19, 2013
Hooked on Comedy

Comedian Pauly Shore helped establish Off the Hook Comedy Club on Marco Island as a must-play destination for the nation's top comics. Now, owner Brien Spina has even bigger plans.

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  • November 12, 2004
Fear of Heights

How high is too high? The fight for the air up there.

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  • September 17, 2010
Gulf Coast loses 9,760 jobs

Employment along the Gulf Coast has fallen significantly since August 2009.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • May 24, 2010
Tech Data posts record earnings

The company brought in the highest first quarter net income in its history.

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  • October 3, 2013
Developer teams with REIT

Discovery Senior Living sees opportunities to expand with National Health Investors.

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  • January 8, 2013
Hoteliers continue discounts

Hotel occupancies in Lee County continue to rise, but hoteliers are still aggressive with the rates that drive heads in beds.

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