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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 9, 2019
Troubled Sears offering to sell Gulf Coast stores

Sears intends to sell or auction eight Gulf Coast Sears and Kmart stores in the first quarter of next year.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 30, 2019
REI "legitimizes" Midtown Tampa site

Specialty outdoor retailer REI Co-Op plans to open just its third Florida store in the 22-acre Midtown Tampa project in 2021.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 25, 2019
Serve them well: Restaurateur out to leave all guests with 'lasting impression'

Managing partner of upscale steakhouse awarded for her dedication to customer satisfaction and financial performance.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 25, 2019
Benderson makes second St. Armands' acquisition

For the second time in four months, Benderson Development Co. has purchased a building on St. Armands Circle in Sarasota, this time one housing the Crab && Fin seafood restaurant.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 14, 2019
Retailer plans to shutter 250 stores

Fort Myers-based Chico’s FAS plans to close locations from its network in the next three years.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 25, 2019
Silicon Valley exec moves to area to offer advice

Ilya Movshovich, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and consultant, is temporarily moving to Tampa, Florida, to offer guidance to startups who are part of the Florida-Israel Business Accelerator.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 20, 2019
Amid strong growth, New York financial firm to move headquarters to area

New York-based Dynasty Financial Partners has targeted downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, for its new headquarters location, citing the Tampa Bay region’s robust growth and rising number of financial services professionals.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 1, 2019
Pretzel company searches for franchisees as it expands further into Florida

Philly Pretzel Factory has 173 locations.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 7, 2019
University foundation leader announces retirement

University of South Florida Foundation leader Joel Momberg plans to retire at the end of October after more than a decade of coordinating USF’s fundraising activities and overseeing operations of the USF alumni association in Tampa, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 18, 2019
Restaurant chain names three new executives

Matthew Eisenacher is First Watch's new senior vice president of brand strategy and innovation.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 8, 2018
Sembler top executive 'cautiously optimistic' about future

Sembler Co. and other shopping center landlords are optimistic about the future despite fears regarding the growth of online shopping

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 3, 2018
Hospital announces leadership change at CEO level

Bob Moore will focus on the Venice Regional replacement hospital project while Karen Fordham will assume the role of hospital CEO.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 12, 2018
Developer unveils makeover of high-traffic retail area

The Sembler Company, a St. Petersburg, Florida-based shopping center developer, held a grand re-opening for Disston Plaza, a Publix-anchored shopping center at the corner of 49th St. N. and 38th Ave. N.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 24, 2022
Naples real estate giant grows with acquisition

Pine Island Realty has about a dozen agents.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 2, 2022
Local seaport receives two additional cranes in response to growth

Together, the cranes can lift more than 200 metric tons.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 3, 2017
Car dealer steers a victory

Tampa-area auto dealer John Williams and some fellow auto executives spent a portion of the past few months checking out all kinds of luxury — for research.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 3, 2017
MARKET SPOTLIGHT | Sarasota/Manatee Industrial Market

Although not typically considered a viable distribution hub -- especially as compared to the Interstate 4 corridor, between Tampa and Orlando — Sarasota and Manatee counties contain many of the same attributes that make Central Florida desirable for logistics firms.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 23, 2017
Sluggish Summers

'The key to dealing with all seasonality is good information and planning.'

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • February 9, 2018
How to prevent injuries in the workplace

Inspections play a major part in keeping employees safe.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 5, 2014
'Sellers remorse' unleashes challenge

Tampa area commercial real estate broker Kenny Anderson, like many of his peers, says one of the best parts about the business he's in is clients rarely, if ever, get emotional.

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