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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 9, 2020
Fast-growing community opens new golf course

Babcock National is a 18-hole Gordon Lewis-designed course.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 3, 2020
McGarvey Development kicks off new industrial project

McGarvey Development Co.'s new 42-acre business park in Fort Myers comes in response to area's growth

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 15, 2020
With NFL great as a fan, couple expands cheesecake biz to new cafe

Bassano Cheesecake, a family-owned cheesecake company, will open its first cafe on Friday at 507 Main St. in Safety Harbor, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 26, 2019
Dallas partners buy Fort Myers industrial land

A Dallas-based partnership has acquired a 100-acre tract zoned for industrial development for what will likely be a major new business park in Fort Myers

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 14, 2019
Several area banks surge ahead in assets

Banks in the region added $6.1 billion in assets in the first quarter.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 1, 2019
New hotel hires 30-year industry veteran as general manager

Luminary Hotel taps Bob Megazzini to oversee hiring, opening and operations of downtown Fort Myers hotel and adjacent facilities.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 19, 2019
From shovel to Slurpees, builder gulps more work for client

7-Eleven found Creighton Development in 2010 for a rush job. The go-to builder for the convenience store giant recently completed eight projects.

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  • March 28, 2022
Chicken salad restaurant concept to open in Bradenton

The location will open in early April.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • March 4, 2022
Naples soap business opens another store — its biggest yet

Naples Soap Co. taps into Orlando market.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 5, 2018
Property sells for $5.3M, new owner plans $60M hotel development

The proposed development includes an eight-story, 251-room Sheraton Hotel and a second 126-room freestanding hotel.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 23, 2018
Staff up: Employment agency innovators return with a new venture

James Hawley and Dan Rodriguez, who founded Tampa, Florida-based Veredus and turned it into a $100 million business, have launched a new venture in the same industry called NextPath.

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  • August 30, 2019
Federal, county governments step up support for economic diversification

$9 million will go toward building a new business incubator in St. Petersburg.

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  • September 10, 2019
Global law firm opens new office in area, plans 300 hires

Global law firm Baker McKenzie on Monday unveiled its new office in Tampa, Florida, at the SunTrust Centre in the city’s downtown business district.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 20, 2019
National professional services firm consolidates its position in local market

The strategic merger will create a new accounting powerhouse in Tampa Bay.

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  • March 1, 2019
A place to bunker down

New Amavida Senior Living’s hidden gem is a Cat 5 shelter with natural gas-powered generators and redundant back-up.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 26, 2019
Big shift in thinking about red tide cause

The cause of the devastating red tide that took a bite out of Gulf Coast tourism revenues last year are more complicated than first thought, according to new findings by University of South Florida researchers in Tampa, Florida.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 22, 2018
Gartner begins major Fort Myers expansion

Business consultant Gartner is expanding into three additional buildings in Fort Myers as job growth within the company continues

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 10, 2018
Sale of theater property falls through

The Players Centre in Sarasota has a second buyer in place for its property at 838 N. Tamiami Trail.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 27, 2018
Bean streak: Publix joins forces with local coffee brand

Shoppers at 130 Publix stores across the U.S. southeast will soon be able to enjoy the offerings of Kahwa Coffee, a rapidly growing St. Petersburg-based coffee company.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 31, 2018
Tech talent search gets under way in Tampa Bay

ETL Tampa Bay is a new group dedicated to grooming and promoting the leaders of the tech industry in Tampa, Florida.

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