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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 27, 2013
Outback sears name to football bowl game

The steakhouse chain has sponsored the Outback Bowl for 19 years.

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  • April 21, 2017
Restaurant chain targets 110 new locations

The Bradenton-based company plans 110 franchise openings by 2022.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • June 3, 2016
Hertz: Two-for-one HQ

When Lee County scored an economic development coup three years ago with the global corporate headquarters of Hertz from New Jersey, few could have forecast the region would land two corporate headquarters from the deal.

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  • March 24, 2015
Arnold Palmer-designed course scores new owner

The Legacy Golf Club in Lakewood Ranch opened in 1997.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 20, 2026
Fort Myers portfolio sells for $30 million

A New Jersey investor bought the industrial properties near Plantation Road.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • August 20, 2010
Government Digest: Aug. 20 - Aug. 26

Governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

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  • December 22, 2020
Developer unveils plans for new 700-acre, gated neighborhood

Star Farms at Lakewood Ranch will have 1,500 single family homes, paired villas and townhomes.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 29, 2021
Some apartment landlords in line to get federal relief

Apartment properties built or bought before January 2018 will be subject to new depreciation schedules that will save money in taxes

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 16, 2024
With $1 billion in the pipeline, Fort Myers real estate firm is moving

LSI Cos. will move into a new headquarters building in September to adjust for growth in business and personnel.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • March 28, 2013
Zoo names new CEO

Naples Zoo appoints a CEO with a track record for fundraising.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • March 3, 2025
Goodwill Manasota opens new donation center in Lakewood Ranch

The Goodwill donation center is in a “prime position,” according to the nonprofit’s senior director of real estate.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • March 13, 2023
Pre-sales set to open at second phase of Tampa tiny-home community

Escape Homes’ multimillion-dollar expansion is three times the size of the original Escape Tampa Bay Village.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • November 23, 2021
County sets new bed tax record

Lee County is on pace for another solid year in 2022.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 23, 2023
Key leader behind booming Southwest Florida village dies at 88

Don Eslick earned the nickname Mr. Estero.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • June 2, 2021
Region posts stellar monthly tourism numbers, besting 2020 and 2019

Collier County officials believe the region ‘has turned the corner.’

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • January 20, 2014
Incentives keep firms bouncing

The often-warped logic of economic incentives to lure businesses to town is front and center yet again.

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  • April 20, 2011
Gulf Coast gains population

Hillsborough and Lee counties are among the largest gainers in population.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • August 4, 2017
Fuel for growth

First Watch sets its sight on 1,000.

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  • July 13, 2020
Area sanitizing manufacturer partners with distributor

Hudson News Distributors is a 100-year-old company with a fleet of 400 box trucks.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 4, 2013
College try pays off

University of Tampa enrollment continues to grow, despite recession-led pressures on colleges nationwide to maintain and expand student counts.

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