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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 22, 2012
Outdoor Oasis

A landscape architecture firm successfully battled regulations, and the elements, for its latest project.

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 10, 2011
Bauer rates Florida banks

Bauer Financial updated its quarterly rankings for Florida's banks today.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 6, 2021
Airport sets passenger record reenforcing sentiment that tourism is back — at least for now

St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport has the best month in its history though next few months could change the narrative

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 2, 2021
Hoffmann spends $9 million for Naples offices

Hoffmann Commercial Real Estate's purchase of 500 Fifth Avenue building affirms the Chicago company's strategy in Southwest Florida.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 10, 2021
Oak Street adds to regional Walgreens portfolio

Chicago investment firm Oak Street Real Estate Capital acquires handful of drugstores along Gulf Coast, its second foray into the retail net-lease sector in the region this year.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 22, 2021
Nonprofits embrace crypto to boost Giving Tuesday

Organizations like the Safe Children Coalition aim to diversify donation sources.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 11, 2020
Developer breaks ground on amenity center in master-planned community

Plans for the center include a resort-style pool with sun shelves, a lap lane and lounge space as well as a covered patio.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 7, 2019
Major grocer inks sweet deal with organic stevia sugar alternative maker

Naples-based Pyure Brands to offer stevia product in nearly 1,200 Publix stores.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 26, 2019
Multifamily market shows little signs of slowing down

Hillsborough, Pinellas, Hernando and Pasco counties set a sales record for multifamily properties in the first half of 2019.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 30, 2019
Lawsuit: Man bought homes with $70M he misappropriated from oil companies

Edward Brinkmann, a German national living in Naples, is accused of stealing funds via markup scheme as head of procurement.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 29, 2018
Tampa beats back all comers in key business relocation metric

The cost of living in the Tampa metro area in the first quarter of 2018 was nearly 10% lower than the national average, according to data from the Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corp. With a national average index of 100, Tampa’s COLI is 90.1, ac

  • News
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 1, 2022
Medical manufacturer continues layoffs in Lakeland as facility prepares to shut down

Stryker is laying off 88 more people in Lakeland; nearly 500 will lose their jobs in all.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • February 12, 2025
Joann closing 11 stores across region amid bankruptcy proceedings

Joann, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January, announced Feb. 12 that it planned to shutter certain stores based on their performance.

  • Florida
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 1, 2024
Report: Hurricane Ian statewide insured losses exceed $21B

People in Lee, Charlotte and Sarasota counties filed the most claims for losses after the hurricane, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation reports.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 22, 2023
Work begins at first Ritz-Carlton Residences project in Naples

Construction of the first Ritz-Carlton-branded Residences in Naples is underway.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Holtz Builders |
  • June 6, 2025
Restoring Community, Rebuilding Futures: Holtz Builders in Fort Myers Beach

Holtz Builders has always believed that construction is about more than bricks and beams—it’s about building stronger communities.

  • Holtz Builders
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 16, 2025
Tampa Bay manufacturers dispute report of sector's demise

The region's manufacturing sector is growing, local officials say, even as national worries persist.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • September 27, 2024
Benderson Development spends $140M on acquisitions in September

Three acquisitions this month in Florida are part of an “aggressive growth strategy," according to Benderson Development.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 28, 2024
Naples' Hoffmann buys Schnarr's Hardware's suburban St. Louis property

The family run conglomerate says Schnarr’s Hardware will continue to operate on the site.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • March 17, 2026
Sarasota, Manatee real estate market a mixed bag

Prices are up, but not everywhere.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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