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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 17, 2020
Health care facility unveils $126M expansion

St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa, Florida, has officially opened its $126 million expansion that includes a six-story tower, a new main entry and 90 private patient rooms.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 22, 2020
Distillery expands operation with restaurant, bar

Horse Soldier, a St. Petersburg, Florida-based bourbon brand and distillery founded by former members of the U.S. Army Special Forces, has opened a bar and restaurant called Urban Stillhouse by Horse Soldier.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 22, 2020
Developer receives approval for new 1,300-home community

Plans also allow for apartments, a house of worship, assisted living or medical offices.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 4, 2020
Power company chooses county in region for new solar power plants

The new Manatee County plant will be in Duette, on some 520 acres.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 1, 2019
Developer brings fine dining restaurant to new mixed-use district

Aficionados of French cuisine will soon be able to enjoy a new restaurant in Tampa, Florida, featuring a menu designed by Chris Ponte, a chef trained at the famed Le Cordon Bleu school in Paris.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 2, 2019
Niche insurance competitors join forces

LTC Global brings competitor American Insurance Marketing Services in-house, names new president.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 2, 2022
SWFL community bank in expansion mode lures new exec

Jason Brewer has nearly 25 years experience in banking.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 8, 2018
Lucky's Market to open new store in Naples

Lucky's Market will open a new store in the Naples Promenade shopping center in Naples that had been occupied by Wild Oats, another organic grocery chain acquired by Whole Foods.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 25, 2019
Sarasota's Glenridge planning major expansion

The Glenridge on Palmer Ranch has purchased parcels totaling 59 acres, where it plans a $30 million expansion with new residences

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 5, 2019
Tourist attraction, on brink of expansion, appoints new CFO

The Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Clearwater, Florida, has hired Richard “Dick” Regan as CFO. His appointment comes soon after the hiring of Darryl Connors in the newly created role of chief business officer.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 25, 2019
Multimillion-dollar country club project gains momentum

Work at the Vineyards Country Club is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 18, 2019
Builder chosen for new $2.6 million Realtor association office

The Realtor Association of Sarasota and Manatee is building a new location in Bradenton.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 20, 2017
Vision Properties adding to Renaissance Center

Buoyed by its success earlier this year fully leasing a speculative office building in its corporate park in the Westshore district of Tampa, New Jersey-based Vision Properties has unveiled plans for two additional office developments in the 71-acre Renaissance Center.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 15, 2017
Region beats NY, D.C., wins 165-job expansion project

The Penny Hoarder cut the ribbon on its new headquarters in St. Petersburg.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 10, 2016
FBI makes eight arrests in $633M pharmacy scheme

Defendants allegedly used compounding pharmacies in New Port Richey and Miami.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • January 23, 2025
South Tampa staple English pub sets reopening date in new spot

The Oxford Commons establishment Mad Dogs and Englishmen is back to bangers and mash.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • October 9, 2023
Naples wealth firm appoints new South Florida leader

Manning and Napier of New York seek to grow in the Naples and St. Pete regions.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 14, 2024
Tampa Bay Rays find a new temporary home

The team will play in Tampa next season as its current home, Tropicana Field, undergoes major post-Milton repairs.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • February 19, 2016
A little love

Insula Cos. has a healthy portfolio of apartment acquisitions and renovations. But now it faces new challenges, mainly higher prices and more competition.

  • Strategies
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  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • September 25, 2025
Manatee begins moving departments into Lakewood Ranch complex

Officials are looking forward to getting into the new office in Lakewood Ranch that Manatee County recently purchased for $23.5 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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