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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 3, 2016
Chico's proxy battle

It's only been 180 days since Shelley Broader was named president and CEO of women's retailer Chico's FAS, but the job of turning around the struggling company just got a lot harder.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 31, 2014
Bradenton's Mermaid Manor mobile home park sells for $2.1 million

A company led by Wisconsin attorney Michael Hickmann and a separate company led by Cindy McFerrin, a Realtor with Future Home Realty, purchased the 80-lot Mermaid Manor mobile home park for $2.1 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 5, 2015
Centennial Holding Co. buys second Tampa apartment

Atlanta-based Centennial Holding Co. LLC purchased the 297-unit The Gardens At Cross Creek apartments for $38.4 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 20, 2015
Teco execs jolt market with potential sale

The Tampa-based Teco Energy says its exploring 'strategic alternatives,' including one that could sell the major Florida utility.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 11, 2015
Big-time asset goal within reach

The billion-dollar asset mark in banking is increasingly being recognized as an industry threshold: Get over it, and a bank can survive, thrive and even buy some other banks.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 21, 2015
Homebuilder not for sale

WCI Communities is attracting all kinds of positive attention from investors for its most recent quarterly earnings report, so it's no surprise there's talk of the company becoming an acquisition target.

  • News
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 21, 2015
Commercial Real Estate

Rivergate owner plans renovations; Dimmitt sales to boost city tax rolls

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 11, 2015
Commercial Real Estate

Continental buys land for Sarasota rentals; Tampa construction soaring

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 18, 2015
Pippenger donates $10M to USF

Retired Raymond James executive was inspired by $25 million gift that renamed the school's Muma College of Business.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 21, 2024
$250 million Great Wolf Lodge to open early in Naples

Great Wolf Lodge South Florida has pushed its opening day up and started hiring for some of the 600 positions it expects to fill.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • August 24, 2024
First Watch adds 2 finance experts to board

The First Watch Restaurant Group expands its board of directors with two additions.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 6, 2025
Clearwater health care organization buys offices for $145 million

BayCare bought 36 acres of office property in Tampa that includes buildings and parking garages.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 10, 2025
English finance firm closing Tampa office, laying off 307

Wise U.S. says the job cuts are permanent and will start in April.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 8, 2025
Big Lots to reopen a dozen stores in Florida

A discount retailer says 219 Big Lots stores it bought this year will start reopening April 10.

  • Florida
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • April 29, 2025
Embarc Collective launches partnership program, starting with Reliaquest

The Tampa-based startup hub's newly launched partnership program part of a plan to scale the organization to regional success.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 10, 2024
$73M water, wastewater nonprofit in Lee County names new leader

New Bonita Springs Utilities Executive Director Andy Koebel has been with Bonita Springs Utilities for over a decade.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 25, 2024
Pair of Charlotte County hospitals sold for $265 million

The deal between AdventHealth and Community Health Systems includes operations of another facility in Lee County.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • January 28, 2025
Nearly $500M hospital breaks ground in Fort Myers

Lee Health Fort Myers will replace Lee Memorial Hospital in the coming years.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • February 26, 2025
World Market opens 18,000-square-foot store in Sarasota

The retailer sells home furnishings, food, wine and other items at its new store in Gulf Gate.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • March 5, 2025
144-bed behavioral health hospital opening in North Port

The hospital specializes in helping those with mental health and substance use issues.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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