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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 18, 2018
Law giant to create hundreds of jobs in area

Baker McKenzie, an international law firm that generated $2.9 billion in revenue last year, plans to locate a new global support facility in Tampa, Florida, that will create 300 jobs by the time it opens in 2020.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 21, 2019
HVAC, plumbing company expands offerings

Badger Bob’s Services, which specializes in HVAC, appliances and plumbing, has expanded its business to include licensed electrical repair and installation services. The new division includes a team of fully certified electricians on staff serving residen

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 23, 2019
Grocery store chain expands its reach in region

New store will be the national chain’s 39th spot and 21st in Florida.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • April 2, 2019
Wealth management firm expanding Florida presence

New England Investment & Retirement Group taps veteran executive Mark Dorn to lead growth of its Naples office.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 18, 2019
University to kick off construction of new residence hall, dining facility

The University of South Florida plans to break ground next week on a much-needed new residence hall and dining facility at its St. Petersburg, Florida, campus.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 19, 2022
Manatee County nonprofit names new president, CEO

Bernie Quinn's new role will become official later this month.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 2, 2017
Robb & Stucky starts work on new Fort Myers HQ

Upscale furniture and household decor retailer Robb & Stucky International is scheduled to begin construction of the first phase of its new corporate headquarters, distribution center and assemblage facility in Fort Myers in early June.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 13, 2013
New York City investor buys two Sarasota hotels

Affiliated companies led by Shoham Amin of New York City purchased two Sarasota Hilton Worldwide brand hotels for a total of $19.8 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 27, 2016
New industrial planned for Lee

As the Lee County industrial vacancy rate shrank to 6.5% in the first quarter of this year, brokers and users alike have lamented that new product hasn't come online.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 13, 2015
Tampa General, Florida Hospital partner on new Brandon Healthplex

Tampa General Hospital purchased 17.4 acres near the northwest corner of Interstate 75 and the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway for $5.8 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 3, 2024
Food service vendor loses contract at SRQ airport, cuts nearly 100 jobs

New concessions and shops, with several local brands among them, are coming soon to the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 23, 2007
Listen to This

A small software company has perfected software that can analyze thousands of phone conversations.The CIA is listening, too.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 3, 2011
Student's redistricting plan now formal proposal

When Columbia law student Nicholas Ortiz formulated a congressional redistricting plan for Florida recently, he only hoped to get a good grade from Professor Nate Persily.

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  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • June 19, 2023
Lakewood Ranch home owned by Mick Jagger's girlfriend for sale

Mick Jagger sightings are now less likely in Lakewood Ranch as the rock star's girlfriend, Melanie Hamrick, has put her Lake Club home up for sale for $3.5 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Pam Schuneman |
  • May 5, 2017
Taxing vacation get-aways

Being part of the Airbnb world brings special tax rules into play.

  • Opinion
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 4, 2015
Ultimate convenience

Walgreens will go head-to-head with convenience stores when its Rite Aid deal goes through, furthering a trend.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 25, 2008
A Tough Word

From a large plate of difficult questions for Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke comes this: Which financial institutions can he save and which ones does he have to let fail?

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 7, 2015
Rock it

A determined scientist aims to find success in a new role. He won't let a company history littered with scandal deter him.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 2, 2008
Paving the State

TriCircle Pavers' business is down, but that doesn't mean it's out. Its owners are plottingto pave the rest of the state.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 23, 2008
Fall Forward

For-profit companies aren't the only entities that look to autumn as the economic forecasting season. Nonprofits on the Gulf coast are peering into the next year, too.

  • Entrepreneurs
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