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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 24, 2017
Wealthy value Florida

Florida attracts its fair share of billionaires

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 28, 2014
Phillips Edison, ARC REIT buys two Gulf Coast centers, 13 others

The price equated to $137 per square foot.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 3, 2016
Billionaire buys Naples tract

A partnership tied to billionaire Palm Beach investor Jeff Greene has acquired a more than 2,500-acre tract in North Naples for $38.5 million, the largest land sale of the past year in that swath of Southwest Florida involving an ongoing agricultural and mining operation.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 21, 2024
Fort Myers medical group expands in Maryland

American Oncology Network now has more than 35 medical practices.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 8, 2024
First Watch reaches $75M deal to buy back 21 franchise locations

First Watch, a leading national daytime dining concept, has reached a $75 million agreement to acquire 21 of its franchise locations in North Carolina.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 25, 2023
Michigan credit union acquires $160M SWFL bank division

DFCU paid nearly $12 million for MidWestOne Bank’s Naples and Fort Myers division.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 13, 2008
International Flavor

A Mexican businesswoman happily discovers that American challenges, such as a stifling economy, beat the worries she faced back home.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 4, 2011
Surf's Up

The staid plumbing business is about to get a dose of sun and fun. But the entrepreneur behind the concept is in it for more than waves.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 23, 2006
Home-care Rising

Aging boomers are becoming more and more focused on home and long-term care.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 11, 2003
21 Change in Leadership

Florida Bar President Miles McGrane declares his focus: children's legal needs. He hopes to raise $250,000 for the children's foundation.

  • Law
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 1, 2011
Go with Gusto

The group charged with the longtime-coming revival of downtown Bradenton doesn't have an easy task. Its new leader, however, isn't afraid to think big.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 22, 2021
New board president elected to lead music program

Timothy Gruters took over the position July 1.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 7, 2021
Tiny-home community takes a giant leap forward

Escape Tampa Bay Village, a tiny-home community in Tampa, Florida, launches a new model as it expands its footprint.

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  • May 17, 2021
Search for CEO concludes for local Jewish Federation chapter

Shepard Englander will step into the role with 16 years of CEO experience

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 30, 2019
New town adds ninth homebuilder to portfolio

Divco Custom Homes will offer luxury design/build homes in Babcock Ranch.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 11, 2018
Popular restaurant unveils new look

Tableseide Restaurant Group also shared a new logo for Libby’s Neighborhood Brasserie.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 18, 2019
New town to develop first golf course community

Babcock Ranch reaches 250 home sales and announces development of Babcock National

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • April 10, 2022
Boutique hotel hires new executive chef, food and beverage director

Hotel Haya, a boutique hotel in Tampa’s historic Ybor City, has hired Nathan Hardin and Jeff Carlson as executive chef and food and beverage director, respectively.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 25, 2017
Goldman Sachs invests in cybersecurity firm

$30M Series B investment round will aid KnowBe4's international growth

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 4, 2015
Sarasota nonprofit gets big business infusion

The board of the Van Wezel Foundation has six new members.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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