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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 26, 2014
HD Supply expanding to Tampa

The Atlanta-based industrial distributor agreed to lease more than 200,000 square feet in Madison Business Center.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 11, 2014
Geeks are getting fashionable

In a speech to more than 160 technology executives in Fort Myers recently gathered for the Southwest Florida Regional Technology Partnership awards, technology consultant Sandra Donatelli says fashion is the key to new consumer technology.

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  • November 8, 2013
Risky business alert

hen an insurance company conducts a survey about how well firms mitigate risk, a self-serving element clearly abounds.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 26, 2016
Significant project moves forward

The city of Fort Myers, amid an already robust recovery in downtown projects, took a big step forward Aug. 22: The city council approved lease terms with a Tampa development firm behind a new proposed hotel next to the Harborside Event Center.

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  • September 26, 2016
Bank promotes executive to CEO

Scott Jacobsen has been an executive vice president and COO at Tampa-based NorthStar Bank since 2009.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 29, 2016
Tampa company declares Wiener War with Burger King

Checkers & Rally's Restaurants has been selling hot dogs for more than 30 years.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 12, 2014
Sarasota's Starling Group buys Cattleridge Financial Center

The Starling Group purchased the 46,577-square-foot Cattleridge Financial Center for $6.2 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 2, 2015
Headquarters mission to take priority

The drive for a corporate headquarters to relocate to Tampa will likely be a big newsmaker in 2015.

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  • January 23, 2015
Firm led by Canadian businessman buys Global Court industrial building

A company led by William Boris Petron, owner of Ontario-based Magnus Logistics Solutions Inc., purchased a 31,034-square-foot office and warehouse building for 1.7 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 13, 2015
Investor group buys land in Fort Myers River District

An investor group led by Ayal Keren of Fort Myers purchased a 7.87-acre parcel northeast of a Publix for $3.5 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • April 24, 2015
Estero Mayor: We like developers

Estero, which recently became Florida's newest municipality, has earned a reputation for well-organized opposition to new development.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 21, 2025
Riverview retail center to be built on nearly 16 acres

A South Florida developer paid $4.2 million for the property and will build a center whose roster of tenants include fast food restaurants and a self-storage facility.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • November 28, 2024
Tourist spending up, visitation down in Sarasota for September

Visit Sarasota County's September tourism data shows gains in several areas while visitation overall compared with 2023 was down.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 25, 2025
Jabil Inc. gets $3.2 billion line of credit after expansion announced

The St. Petersburg technology company disclosed the revolving credit facility in an SEC filing.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 24, 2021
Hertz gets a post-pandemic, post-bankruptcy fresh start

With the breathing room of emerging from bankruptcy, global rental car icon Hertz faces its next big test: reinventing its model.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 19, 2023
Software entrepreneur finds his footing after personal medical scare

Chris Abbott turned a dreadful few weeks into a new opportunity to get back to what he calls his "entrepreneurial roots."

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 11, 2010
Trading Places

Collier County's large community banks have been decimated by the collapse of construction and development. But it seems there are plenty of eager banks ready to take their place, including the newest entrant: EverBank.

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  • By John Haughey |
  • August 9, 2019
Improbable global business lands new opportunities

Lakeland entrepreneur took Bob Knight has come a long way since 1984.

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  • By Steven Benna |
  • April 15, 2016
Executive Q&A: Barry Shevlin, CEO, Vology

"Cash is like oxygen," says the longtime business owner, one of many lessons he's learned.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 28, 2007
Coffee Talk

Ooh la Latina!: Erika Pena, the Fort Myers jewelry designer, was listed among the 10 most stylish Latinas on the popular Stylist section of AOL.com recently.Tomorrow is just a day away: The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce is climbing aboard the tough times caravan.Electric utilities consolidating?: Nothing official yet, but talk is heating up again about possible mergers in the electric utility industry. With the number of people they employ, this could be a bomb.Gulf Coast Realtor 'joins' the Navy: The Gulf Coast business community has no shortage of executives willing to serve on community and charity-related boards, from school councils to civic groups to national foundations.Getting good exposure on the tube: Tampa-based tech company Actsoft Inc. got some national exposure recently and didn't pay a dime for it: on the TV series "CSI: Miami."Legal battles continue for OSI: Three months ago, OSI Restaurant Partners shareholders approved a management buyout of the Tampa parent company of Outback Steakhouse, but legal work remains.Existing home sales and prices continue to dropGuaranteeing a good time (to buy)

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