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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 31, 2023
Grocery chain expanding rapidly in Florida goes on hiring spurt

Sprouts Farmers Market is expanding statewide.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 13, 2022
Popular Fort Myers resort plots $7M renovation

The resort was built in 1950.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • May 28, 2010
Chico's eyes buys with hoard of cash

You've got to wonder what Chico's FAS is doing sitting on nearly $500 million in cash and securities on its balance sheet. After all, the company has no debt.

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  • April 2, 2013
Tech Data delays annual report filing

The firm says it's cooperating with the SEC's request for more information.

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  • September 22, 2011
Golf executive hurls a big swing

Golfsmith CEO Marty Hanaka sees big-drive opportunity for his company, an Austin, Texas-based nationwide specialty golf gear chain.

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  • May 31, 2011
Neal Communities offers mortgages

It wasn't too long ago that the Sarasota-Bradenton market was inundated with mortgage firms, the obvious response to the residential real estate boom.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 2, 2012
Once fast-growing homebuilder now struggling

A once highflying homebuilding firm, Sarasota-based Paradise Homes, has been grounded in financial difficulties over the last month, troubles that culminated in a bankruptcy filing.

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  • July 6, 2012
Avesta Homes LLC buys distressed Woodlawn Park

Woodland Park sold for $2.77 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 31, 2012
Health Care REIT, affiliate buys three assisted-living facilities

Heron House and Heron East assisted-living facilities sold for a total of $26.16 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 9, 2022
Airport names new official for fixed-base operations

Byron Gray has more than two decades experience in general aviation.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 5, 2020
New hotel set to welcome back guests

The Karol Hotel, a Clearwater property that first opened in February, right before the coronavirus pandemic took hold, will reopen on Nov. 11.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • July 29, 2020
Human services nonprofit elects two new board members

David Shapiro is managing partner of the Shapiro | Delgado personal injury law firm.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 27, 2020
Newly formed manufacturing consultancy names CEO

Stephan Biller has been appointed CEO of Advanced Manufacturing International Inc., founded earlier this month as a subsidiary of Manufacturing Technology Deployment Group Inc.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 2, 2020
Advertising firm goes wild with new contract

ZooTampa at Lowry Park has selected Paradise Advertising & Marketing Inc., based in St. Petersburg, Florida, as its agency of record.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 27, 2020
Area bank, in $6 billion merger, to create Southeast financial giant

CenterState Bank and South State Bank, headquartered in Columbia, S.C., have agreed to an all-stock merger that, if approved, will create the eighth-largest bank headquartered in the Southeast.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • March 18, 2020
Coronavirus leads to suspension of resort construction

Allegiant’s Sunseeker Resorts subsidiary is currently building Sunseeker Resort Charlotte Harbor.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 1, 2020
Manufacturer names new director of engineering and design

Michael Hartline is a naval architect with over 30 years of experience.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • July 12, 2019
Developer, after losing president to competitor, expands role of COO

Al Dougherty named COO of Babcock Ranch; will continue in role of COO-Communities for Kitson & Partners.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 9, 2019
Visitors pump up area economy to the tune of $6.6 billion

Tourism Economics, a multinational company that analyzes tourists’ spending in metro areas around the world, has crunched the 2018 numbers for Tampa and Hillsborough County, Florida, and found that visitors pumped $6.6 billion into the

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 22, 2022
Atlanta investor to build nearly 1.3 million square feet of industrial space locally

Stonemont Financial Group to build six facilities between Tampa and Pasco County

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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