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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 14, 2014
New nonstops to Cleveland

Frontier Airlines will start nonstop service from Fort Myers and Tampa to Cleveland starting in June.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 18, 2014
Prominent property appraiser helps launch new unit

Jim Boyd has been in the industry for more than 40 years.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 24, 2013
JetBlue revs up promotions for two new flights

Passengers can travel from Tampa and Fort Myers to Hartford, Conn., for $99 with a promotional fare.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 7, 2016
Nonprofit spends $625K on land for expansion

Manatee YMCA officials say the new project could be built in three to five years.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 3, 2015
Airport chief flies into retirement

The City of Naples Airport Authority has launched a search for a new executive director.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 2, 2015
Two area attorneys snag judicial appointments

Florida Gov. Rick Scott replaces two vacancies in 12th Judicial Circuit Court.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 15, 2015
Business radio station cranks up debut

New station features local and national business radio hosts.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 17, 2015
Area hospital kicks off $14M expansion

Memorial Hospital of Tampa plans to add 18,500 square feet of surgical space, among other amenities.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 13, 2019
National homebuilder announces new affordable housing project

Developer purchased 57 acres to build the community in early 2020.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • October 22, 2010
Planning by Ballot Box

A diverse coalition opposing Amendment 4 have no shortage of predictable negative consequences with St. Pete Beach as their poster-child. Both sides agree that passage would mean a lot more lawsuits.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 12, 2003
The Cable Guy

Steve Dvoskin took a risky career leap when he came to Comcast. Now he's helping solidify the cable giant's spot in the pole position.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 23, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Lee/Collier)

Texas developer plans Fort Myers condosWal-Mart to Build Third Supercenter in CollierLennar to build condos in Fort MyersUS Home buys condo tract at Heritage BayCondo-hotel plannedfor Inn at Pelican BayTampa group plans Fort Myers Beach condosPulte buys 44 acresin Fort MyersPrime Homebuilders plan town homes for Lee, Collier

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 26, 2022
Mayor issues RFP for Tropicana Field site, requires acreage set aside for new Rays stadium

Not long after killing a proposal for a Tropicana Field redevelopment plan, Mayor Ken Welch asks for proposals that also include housing affordability and rights wrongs.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • June 7, 2019
Zoo roars into new era with name, logo change

ChappellRoberts, one of the most prominent advertising and public relations agencies in the Tampa Bay, Florida, region, has created a new name and logo for Tampa's zoo: ZooTampa at Lowry Park.

  • Strategies
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 26, 2009
Ground HEAT

With a new law and the green movement on its side, EarthLinked Technologies is ready to take off with geothermal heat pumps.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 25, 2010
Gulf Coast Week: June 25 - July 1

Regional business news at a glance.

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  • By Jay Brady |
  • July 21, 2011
Employers' New Edge

CareerEdge, a new job-training program in Manatee and Sarasota counties, shifts the model from employee to employer and from public to partnership.

  • Strategies
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 7, 2021
Sarah Vasconi Vowels, 36

Fast-rising Tampa, Florida, construction executive Sarah Vasconi Vowels embraces her role as a female leader in a male-dominated industry.

  • Class of 2021
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 9, 2016
Coexisting Dichotomy

Restaurants and grocery stores typically compete. But along the Gulf Coast, both are growing.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 1, 2015
Chain reaction

Wawa spares no detail when it comes to designing its convenience stores. This helps explain why it has developed a cult-like following of raving fans.

  • Industries
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