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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 20, 2018
Lesson in priorities

Gov. Jeb Bush and Syn Kitson of Kitson Development Group celebrate opening of Babcock Neighborhood School

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 21, 2018
Sears taps Avison Young to sell area stores, Ocala distribution center

Sears has tapped commercial real estate brokerage Avison Young to sell a trio of stores in Tampa, Port Richey and Daytona, together with a 1.97 million-square-foot distribution center in Ocala.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 16, 2018
Innovative service brings 'grandkids on demand' to area

A new tech startup sees great potential in bridging generational gaps.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 27, 2022
Sarasota apartment complex sells to Chicago investors for more than $120 million

Two years after buying complex, a New York firm more than doubles its money.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 19, 2022
National coffee brand chooses Tampa Bay for first Florida locations

Minnesota-based Caribou Coffee signs an agreement with local franchisee Wake Up 727.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 18, 2022
USF receives $14M to create fintech ‘hub of excellence’

The donations came from St. Petersburg philanthropists Kate Tiedemann and Ellen Cotton.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 6, 2022
Sarasota and Naples apartments: pay more rent, get less space

Study analyzes how much space a renter can get for the average monthly rent for a Florida apartment.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 28, 2016
Peel a new opportunity

Third-generation Florida orange growers Dean and Janet Mixon seek to squeeze new revenue sources from an unusual source: organic bamboo.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 27, 2017
Walter Investment Management makes board changes

Tampa investment firm adds three new members to its board of directors.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 19, 2017
Millennials are pushing regional CRE growth, report says

At least a portion of the commercial real estate growth in Tampa and St. Petersburg, especially, is the result of millennials aged 18 to 35 who have been moving to the area, according to a new report by commercial real estate brokerage Coldwell Banker Commercial.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 2, 2017
Real expansion, with virtual reality

Suffolk Construction expands with addition of Tampa office

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  • August 4, 2017
Sunny solvency

Florida scores No. 1 in financial solvency.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 8, 2017
Economy looks good - mostly

76% say the economy should continue to improve next year.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 2, 2018
What's in a name?

For St. Petersburg preservationists, everything.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 2, 2018
Hotel gets even with millennials

Even hotels target younger travelers with fitness and food.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 3, 2022
Summer to bring new Caribbean flights to Tampa International Airport

The nonstop Frontier Airlines routes will link Tampa to cities in Dominican Republic and Jamaica, as well as Puerto Rico.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 13, 2014
Lincoln Shores apartments sells for $53M

Willner Realty & Development acquired the St. Petersburg lakefront property for $74,754 a unit.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 21, 2014
Williams Automotive Group buys Tampa Honda Land

Wesley Chapel's Williams Automotive Group purchased the property and business operations of Tampa Honda Land on Florida Avenue from an affiliate of Jacksonville-based Scott-McRae Group.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 25, 2014
Some see success, others see secession

A semantic struggle over the words succeed and secede is in play in the state capital over what some might call a silly, if not superfluous, flap.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 2, 2014
Lee County magazine distribution firm to cease operations

Source Interlink has around 240 employees in Bonita Springs and 6,000 nationwide.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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