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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2015
Regional economics has a new name

Gary Jackson has been the face of Florida Gulf Coast University at business events in Fort Myers and Naples for years.

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  • May 15, 2015
Fitlife bites on Plant City

Fitlife Foods is expanding into a new 100,000-square-foot facility in Plant City, and it's expected to bring more than 100 jobs with it.

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  • May 22, 2015
Zimmerman takes on Chico's

Chico's FAS spent $153 million on advertising last year.

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  • June 26, 2015
Sarasota-Manatee home sales market sizzles

Sales rise again in May in both Sarasota and Manatee counties.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 8, 2016
Brain preservation

The issue of “brain drain,” when college grads leave town, armed with an education to go work and make a life somewhere else, has confounded Sarasota-Bradenton economic development officials for years.

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  • August 28, 2015
Builders blow back on fiery proposal

The Lee County town of Estero, Florida's newest municipality, has wasted no time letting everyone know it's one of the most difficult places to do business.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 8, 2015
Utility reaches deal for $10B sale

Canadian company Emera offers to buy Tampa's TECO Energy for $27.55 per share.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 22, 2015
Boat business targets Hispanic market

Maurice Amaya is the multicultural sales and marketing manager at Freedom Boat Club.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 10, 2014
St. Pete sports association signs $525M deal

The Women's Tennis Association agrees to one of the largest media partnerships in women's sports.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 11, 2014
Cognizant adding 400 jobs in Tampa

The New Jersey firm plans to double its staff in the region over the next four years.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 2, 2015
Unicorp National Developments creating new Cooper's Hawk Winery and Restaurant

Orlando-based developer Unicorp National Developments Inc. purchased the 18,000-square-foot Breeze Plaza in North Naples for $2.2 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 2, 2015
Tampa Tank plans 108 new jobs

Steel company will use $2 million in government incentives as part of $18 million expansion

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • April 10, 2015
New banks: The nine-year drought

How long has it been since a new bank on the Gulf Coast has opened?

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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • January 14, 2025
Cannabis machinery manufacturer establishes regional HQ in Tampa

Washington-based STM Canna is leasing space in the Bank of America Plaza.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • April 30, 2025
Clearwater's KnowBe4 names new president, CEO as founder steps aside

Stu Sjouwerman, the cybersecurity firm's founder and CEO, will become the company's into executive chairman.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 22, 2024
Electronic security company appoints new president, CEO

Envera Systems, which has offices in Sarasota and Coconut Creek, announces a new leader as it aims for national expansion.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 23, 2024
Drybar owners bring new massage concept to Florida

Squeeze will deliver an app-driven massage experience in Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • November 29, 2024
Avelo extending the runway of its central Florida flight schedule

Customers can now book summer travel through Labor Day 2025.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 4, 2024
HVAC wholesaler in Fort Myers moving

Philadelphia-based United Refrigeration has leased 17,000 square feet of warehouse and office space about two miles from its current location.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • March 3, 2025
Large Tampa office complex lands major tenant, nears full occupancy

The new tenant is expanding into three buildings on campus.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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