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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • September 21, 2018
Meet Regions' new kid on the block

Michael Jones brings plenty of institutional knowledge to his new leadership post with Regions Bank in Tampa, Florida.

  • Finance
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  • By Ted Carter |
  • January 6, 2017
Say high

Medical marijuana in Florida sailed through the ballot box in November. Now comes the tricky part.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 1, 2017
Doubling down

Publix Super Markets has bought dozens of its stores in recent years, while looking for 'the next big thing.'

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 21, 2017
Towering Figure

100 North Tampa turns 25 years old this month, but it still looks like one of Tampa's freshest office offerings.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 26, 2018
Preparing to Launch

Feldman Equities says the concept for its 52-story tower in Tampa will be like 'a sailboat moving down the river.'

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 30, 2014
Corporate Report

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 29, 2016
Commercial real estate Q&A: Dan O'Berski

Dan O'Berski formed Trinity Commercial Group in 2011, after more than a decade in the commercial real estate brokerage industry with companies such as CBRE Inc. and Naples Realty Services Inc.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • January 15, 2025
Entrepreneur aims to restore rotted structures with new franchise

The model behind Preservan, an Oklahoma-based company debuting in Tampa Bay, is to repair, not replace, wooden parts of structures.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 7, 2025
Lee County's Two Meatballs in the Kitchen to expand into Naples

The popular eatery will move into its new 5,400-square-foot space in about six months.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 24, 2024
South Florida investor pays $5.8 million for Tampa industrial site

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Pasco hardware store is sold, a Sarasota project gets a builder, and a Naples developer takes out a loan.

  • Florida
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 6, 2025
New freestanding emergency room to open in Venice

HCA Florida Venice Doctors Emergency will soon be accepting patients.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • January 15, 2024
Tampa real estate branding entrepreneur sells firm but isn't retiring

Longtime real estate branding and marketing entrepreneur Nancy Walker recently sold her business to two employees.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 19, 2021
Builders couple single family and townhomes with the affordability and benefits of an apartment

Nimble developers and homebuilders continue to meet the rush in demand for new product — targeting renters, not buyers.

  • Construction-Development
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 11, 2026
Texas developer pays $6.5M for Hillsborough land, plans industrial park

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Bradenton workforce housing project gets a loan, a historic St. Pete Beach hotel sells, and a Cape Coral retail center changes hands.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 16, 2009
Hope HealthCare CEO up for Stevie

Samira Beckwith might run a nonprofit, but she's one of the savviest business people on the Gulf Coast.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 29, 2010
LWR Communities sees sharp improvement

LWR Communities reports there are only 206 homes listed for sale in Lakewood Ranch down from 805 home on the market in February of 2007.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 25, 2010
Sarasota Memorial looks at Brownfield site

Officials with Sarasota Memorial Health Care System are exchanging information with the city of Sarasota over the future of a 13-acre parcel on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way between U.S. 301 and Mango Avenue.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 25, 2010
9041 College Parkway buys Burger King

The limited liability entity 9041 College Parkway LLC purchased a 4,365-square-foot Burger King restaurant building at the southwest corner of College Parkway and South Pointe Boulevard for $900,000.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 5, 2009
Coastland expanding to Bonita Springs

James and Kimberley Walker of Coastland Auto Body in Naples purchased a 12,844-square-foot industrial building on Production Circle east of U.S. 41 for $1.2 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 5, 2009
Bank of Naples finishes headquarters

Bank of Naples has completed construction of its headquarters and main banking office at 4099 N. Tamiami Trail. The project began last summer to upgrade the 36,000-square-foot, four-story building.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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