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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 29, 2019
Theater organization makes leadership changes

New board chairman named as regional professional theater pursues capital campaign for new facility.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 8, 2019
Company plans headquarters, at least 100 new jobs

CAE USA, one of the leading training and simulation companies in the defense market, plans to build a nearly 300,000 square foot headquarters in Tampa,

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 29, 2018
Organization works to connect interns with area — and keep them there

New Talent Gulf Coast is hosting five events this summer for area interns.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 23, 2016
A new day at the dock

Officials at the Bird Key Yacht Club, which has a long and notable history in the Sarasota area, faced some significant issues in 2013.

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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • December 5, 2023
USF unveils renderings of new stadium

The University of South Florida released renderings off its new football stadium.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • March 6, 2026
AdventHealth nearing completion of Pasco medical office building

The new 35,000-square-foot facility is expected to open to the public this fall.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • April 13, 2026
AdventHealth breaks ground on New Port Richey emergency room

The 13,000-square-foot facility is expected to open in 2027.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 17, 2010
Versatile to open new facility

The Tampa-based packaging firm will open a new 85,000-square-foot plant.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 14, 2012
Earning It

Earnings at banks headquartered on the Gulf Coast improved dramatically this year. Borrowers should benefit.

  • Finance
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • June 28, 2023
Homebuilder’s in-house strategy provides edge against competitors

What started as an offshoot of Naples-based Diamond Custom Homes has turned into an entity that’s forged its own identity.

  • Strategies
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • November 25, 2020
Area performing arts organization takes over former restaurant space

Amid the chaos of the pandemic, Rise Above Performing Arts moved into a former Naples Flatbread location at an indoor shopping mall.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 2, 2025
Naples club undergoes $16M renovation

Full renovations scheduled to begin next month at The Club at Olde Cypress.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 19, 2007
Water Watcher

Inventor and entrepreneur Ron Sargent explains how his newest invention is coming to life. His advice helps creative people make financial sense of their ideas.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 25, 2008
Slump Spoilers

Looking for reasons to be optimistic in the constructionand contracting industries that don't mix reality with real wishful thinking? See Butch Mullet. He's got a bunch.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 7, 2018
FDOT slowly moving ahead on Westshore purchases

FDOT plans to develop an intermodal hub in Tampa's Westshore business district and make right-of-way improvements to Interstate 275 has slowed, but officials say the programs are continuing.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 30, 2024
Benderson buys Naples TJ Maxx, Walmart-anchored shopping center

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Lakeland credit union buys a Venice property, a Chicago developer opens one apartment complex and sells another in Tampa, and a health care company signs a $4 million lease in Port Charlotte.

  • Florida
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • May 12, 2022
2022 Top Entrepreneur: Jim Miller, JMX Brands CEO, Sarasota

On the other side of a crisis, Jim Miller is learning how important pacing is when it comes to growth. “I like to drive fast. But if you don’t have the resources to support the growth, then all of a sudden you’re speeding along the cliff.'

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • August 20, 2025
$15M Naples project to provide office space, apartments for actors

Wynn's Downtown is taking shape after a creative land swap and a yearslong public-private partnership.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 11, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Key Club unveils $500 million projectStarr joins Siesta Plaza, plans redevelopmentKent Technologies Lighting and Signaling closes on storage siteLee County buys Fiddlestick propertyNortheastern investment group buys land for Pollo TropicaSanta Ana investors buy Colonial Bank buildingHeritage Golf Group buys TPC Tampa BayLindell Properties kicks off Wilderness CommonsChuck's Natural Food owner buys Brandon center

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 11, 2023
Surgeon’s passion is to jump out of planes — with a parachute, of course

Dr. Jennifer Bocker has performed somewhere between 2,000 and 3,000 jumps.

  • Executive Diversions
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