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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 13, 2024
Prominent homebuilder donates $1M to New College for baseball field

The construction timeline will be announced next year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anya Pardy |
  • November 14, 2025
Recent Changes to Warranty Requirements for New Homes Impact Contractor Agreements

The new law which began as Florida House Bill 623 was approved during last year’s state legislative session, and became effective as law on July 1, 2025, as Section 553.837, Florida Statutes.

  • Williams Parker
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 17, 2019
Landscape firm chases market share — and $40M in sales

Behind a unique pair of senior-level managers, ArtisTree has lots of room to grow.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • August 15, 2023
Clearwater anti-poverty nonprofit appoints two new board members

Eckerd Connects seeks to expand its ambitious mission against poverty.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 17, 2023
Bank of Tampa expands Manatee County presence with Lakewood Ranch office

Bryan Boudreaux, who has been with the bank since 2018, will oversee the new branch in Sarasota County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 14, 2022
Shumaker turns attention to technology with new sector

The technology business sector will be led by two firm partners, one of which is based in the Sarasota office.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 17, 2022
Logistics company opens Tampa office, will create about 200 jobs

Austin-based Arrive Logistics has moved into space near the Westshore district as it continues to expand nationally.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2012
Sun expects to add 361 jobs

Sun Hydraulics begins building its third factory in the Sarasota-Manatee area.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 24, 2020
Homebuilder starts selling homes within new community

Eight new model homes at Esplanade at Azario Lakewood Ranch are open daily for touring.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • March 10, 2022
Study: Inbound moves to Florida vastly outpaced outbound in 2021

Inbound moves to Florida vastly outpaced outbound in 2021, according to a new study by Atlas Van Lines.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 7, 2018
New face and new name for Fifth Avenue Advisors

Fifth Avenue Advisors changes name to Fifth Avenue Family Office, hires Marianna Zuk as general counsel

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 22, 2019
Engineering firm opens new office, makes key hire

Waldrop Engineering expands physical footprint in Fort Myers, adds principal planner to Bonita Springs headquarters.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 8, 2017
Airline trumpets new nonstop service to region

Spirit Airlines is expanding seasonal service to the Gulf Coast.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 5, 2014
Former Naples Daily News HQ sells, buyers planning 1075 Central project

Naples developer Jon Rubinton and an undisclosed partner purchased the 8.88-acre former Naples Daily News headquarters property for $8.5 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 7, 2014
TIA orders new 1.4-mile people mover

The aviation authority ordered the new system from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America Inc. as part of the airport's $1 billion master plan.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 30, 2024
Tampa Bay Rays win final approval for new $1.2 billion stadium

Pinellas commissioners approved use of tourism money to fund the county's portion of a new stadium for the Rays.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 2, 2024
Top Tampa commercial real estate firm moves offices

JLL has moved into a larger space in downtown Tampa and will bring eight lines of business under one roof.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 12, 2024
Airports add flights to upstate NY, Texas border town

Allegiant Travel Co. is adding a trio new nonstop routes to SRQ and PIE.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 20, 2016
Hot and cold

A company with $1.5 billion in sales tackles what the new top executive considers a pressing problem: The business, he says, has become 'fat and overcomplicated.'

  • Strategies
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 23, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana)

Still not coasting: There isn't a community bank in the Tampa Bay area that is moving faster than Coast Bank of Florida.CEO: Chico's will grow faster: The president and chief executive officer of Fort Myers-based Chico FAS Inc. says his company will double sales in the next three years.Bust or boom: Will Sarasota County's upward trek in real estate prices continue or is the bubble about to pop?Tuscano: large golf course community: Coffee Talk reported last week that Jacksonville developer Stokes & Co. LLC, used the corporate identity of Tuscano LLC, to purchase 2,398.5 acres in North Port's Thomas Ranch, but officials weren't talking.Lee County's top 10 zoning zones: Tony Palermo agrees he's no David Letterman, but that doesn't mean the senior planner with Lee County's department of community development can't come up with his own top-10 list. Palermo compiled a list of the top areas in Lee County for zoning cases so far this year through Aug. 31, which include but are not limited to rezoning and variance requests.

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