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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 3, 2021
Zombie foreclosures, abandoned homes haunt region

One county in the region sticks out nationally in new report.

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  • October 20, 2021
Recently launched bank plans central Florida expansion

St. Petersburg, Florida-based Climate First Bank will open a Winter Park branch in January.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • November 19, 2021
Englewood bank promotes five industry veterans

The former banking officers were promoted to vice president and assistant vice president positions.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • 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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  • November 6, 2020
Busch Gardens parent company reports $79M loss in third quarter

SeaWorld Entertainment Inc., the Orlando, Florida-based parent company of Busch Gardens Tampa, reported a net loss of $79.2 million in the third quarter of 2020.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • December 3, 2020
Health care system CEO named chair of state hospital alliance

Verinder will serve a two-year term as chair of the Safety Net Alliance board.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 24, 2020
New Florida law eliminates lease witness requirement

Commercial and residential real estate industry welcome digital shift eliminating witness requirement for leases during COVID-19 pandemic

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 18, 2020
Nuveen buys Lakeland building from Brennan

TIAA affiliate’s $41.2 million purchase marks the latest disposition of spec-developed asset in the Interstate 4 Corridor by Illinois developer

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 16, 2019
Area tech company scores $75 million investment

CallMiner will use the funds to ‘accelerate the company’s go-to-market strategy.’

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 17, 2019
New art museum opens to public

After an adaptive reuse project, the museum takes over two former Sarasota High School buildings.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 13, 2020
Area real estate brokerage woos new president

Real estate executive Nancy Nagy has been named president of Premier Sotheby’s International Realty, responsible for leading all sales operations at the brokerage.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 31, 2019
PWC expands, takes entire MetWest III building

Accounting and consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers will occupy the entire 10-story MetWest III office tower when it is completed in Tampa's Westshore Business District later this year.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 26, 2019
Group of businesswomen look to make mark on history

Ratification of the ERA is one of the primary causes of the Athena Society, a Tampa Bay, Florida, organization formed in 1976 to promote equality and opportunity for all women.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 3, 2022
Yes, plants and trees are economic development, argues horticulturalist

Investing in green spaces improves lives and property values

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  • October 5, 2018
Tampa passes cruise ship milestone

Port Tampa Bay posted several other major accomplishments during the past 12 months. For one, it set an all-time high for passenger traffic in one weekend — March 31-April 1 — when 29,167 cruisers were in and out of the port during the Easter weekend, acc

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  • November 16, 2018
Economic Forecast: Barbara Steinberg, founder, Excelerate Technology

Barbara Steinberg expects to make inroads in government agencies for Excelerate Technology financial records analysis software

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 7, 2018
Hear them roar

Tiger 21 high-wealth membership organization begins Naples chapter

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 15, 2019
Benderson Development makes second St. Armands acquisition

Benderson Development Group has purchased a St. Armands Circle building for the second time in four months. This time the company spent $6.95 million to buy the building housing the Crab & Fin seafood restaurant, Tilden Ross Jewelers and Better Homes & Ga

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 14, 2019
Finance pioneer CEO plans retirement after 15 years

Revenues at ACI Worldwide surged under Phil Heasley.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 18, 2019
Major brokerage transfers ownership of rental division

Gulf Coast Property Management, a Lakewood Ranch based firm with some 1,000 rental properties in its portfolio, has assumed ownership of the rental leasing and management division of Michael Saunders & Co.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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