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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 13, 2019
Prominent real estate development firm names new CEO

St. Petersburg, Fla.-based The Sembler Co., which has developed more than 350 real estate projects totaling 27 million square feet throughout the Southeast and Puerto Rico, has named Greg Sembler CEO, effective Jan. 1.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • October 11, 2019
Restaurant chain unveils new concept with games, face tracking and robots

Caliburger 2.0 scheduled to open in University Village Shops in Fort Myers sometime this month.

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  • November 8, 2019
Bank backs development project with $664M loan

Arkansas bank has increased its construction loan portfolio nationwide.

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  • November 13, 2019
Region’s largest public company to be acquired for $5.4B

Tech Data Corp. has agreed to be acquired, for $5.4 billion, by an affiliate of funds managed by private equity firm Apollo Global Management Inc.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • November 15, 2019
Company donates portion of sales to coral reef project

Venice-based Enzymedica is helping Sarasota-based Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium with its coral efforts.

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  • November 18, 2019
Country club debuts $5.2 million renovation project

The new restaurant at Shadow Wood Country Club is named Golfside Grill.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 17, 2019
Tech firm shuffles C-suite, other leadership roles with promotions

Business software company ConnectWise has promoted Jason Magee, who joined the Tampa, Florida-based firm in 2011 and had been serving as executive vice president and chief operating officer, to president.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 1, 2019
Fawcett Memorial buys land for Estero hospital

Fawcett Memorial Hospital has purchased nearly 100 acres in Estero for $52.5 million for a new hospital in Lee County, after the state granted parent company HCA Healthcare permission to build one last year.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 8, 2019
Heights Union building breaks ground at 45% leased

With a lease for 50,000 square feet, co-work giant WeWork has pushed commitments in the Heights Union office building to 45% just as the project has broken ground.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 15, 2019
Medical device maker gets warm welcome to neighborhood

TouchPoint Medical, a subsidiary of Concordville, Pa.-based TouchPoint Inc. that makes equipment carts and mounts for high-tech medical devices, broke ground Feb. 6 on what will be a $30 million, 142,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in The Preserve,

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  • March 8, 2019
High school students find recipe for success

Teen-operated benefit corporation feasts on triple-digit growth in 2018.

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  • April 12, 2019
International focus, delivery flexibility fuel big gains for DHL Express in region

DHL Express, a division of German-based shipping company DHL, continues to thrive in the Tampa Bay, Florida, region, citing 20.5% growth in shipping volume over the past year.

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  • April 19, 2019
Benefit corporation strikes saucy deal with major grocery chain

Teen-operated Taste of Immokalee awarded space in some 200 Publix stores' 'Buy Local' shelves.

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  • April 26, 2019
Firm breaks ground by generating profit with purpose

Legacy Vacation Resorts, a Lake Buena Vista hospitality company co-owned by St. Petersburg, Florida, entrepreneur Jared Meyers, has achieved Certified B Corporation status, making it the first multi-state hotel and vacation ownership company in the countr

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  • June 8, 2018
Plant construction marks milestone for community

A new wastewater treatment plant signals forward momentum for the West Villages master-planned community in south Sarasota County.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 8, 2018
Commercial landlords could face big tax hike

Commercial landlords, renters and businesses could face combined $700 million property tax hike unless voters agree to extend non-homesteaded tax cap permamently

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • 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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  • July 12, 2018
New principal named to take over area architecture office

Carlson Studio Architecture founder and President Michael Carlson will focus on growing the firm's Seattle office.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 9, 2018
Recreational property sale, at nearly $30 million, sets mark

A recent real estate sale on Longboat Key —at $12.66 million per acre — may have broken the record for island property values, real estate experts say.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 23, 2018
Engineering group announces leadership promotion, new hires

Karins Engineering Group promoted John Bonacci to vice president of engineering.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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