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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • March 6, 2025
$2.9B Pinellas credit union names first new CEO in nearly two decades

The new leader has a history of executive credit union roles.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 14, 2023
Fort Myers landscaping firm expands out of Florida for first time

Fort Myers-based Juniper Landscaping has acquired Shooter and Lindsey Inc., a landscaping maintenance and installation provider serving the greater Houston market.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • April 15, 2024
SRQ breaks airport's passenger record in March

The Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport saw more than 553,500 passengers last month, the highest monthly total in the airport's history.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • February 27, 2024
Bill mandating county commissioner term limits advances in Florida

A Florida Senate bill aimed at limiting terms of county commissioners has made it past a key committee.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 6, 2017
What if?

The statewide boom in tourism, a jobs machine for the region, has to end sometime, right?

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 22, 2014
American Realty Capital Properties buys six Gulf Coast Red Lobster restaurants

American Realty Capital Properties Inc. purchased six Gulf Coast-area Red Lobsters restaurants as part of a larger acquisition of the seafood restaurant's sites nationwide.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 27, 2016
Man of the land

Bruce Erhardt gave up boat sales for land deals in the 1970s. He's never looked back.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 9, 2008
Gulf Coast Week

Toll road plans dying: The proposed 3-mile, $155 million east-west road linking New Tampa to Interstate 275, talked about for years as a way to lessen traffic in New Tampa and southern Pasco County, may be scrapped.St. Pete to open talks: St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker has asked the city to begin negotiations with two of three developers that submitted bids to remake Tropicana Field into a mixed-use development No-growth initiative passes: In a special election held May 6, Sarasota County voters overwhelmingly approved two ballot measures that some in the local business community considered pro-business initiatives.Rural project expansion: The potential developer of 26 square miles in rural southern Sarasota County is planning to put an additional $90 million into the project.Gyrocam lands huge deal: Gyrocam Systems has been awarded a $302 million contract from the U.S. Army Lee permits hit bottom: Lee County issued permits for 47 single-family homes in April, the same number the county did in March. However, April's number is down 82% from the 262 issued in April 2007.Tech group launched: A group of technology executives has created a coalition of companies in eight counties and plans a launch event May 22 in Fort Myers

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 29, 2008
Coffee Talk

+ Awards are nice,sales are nicerTop 10 lists aren't what always what they appear.+ Rooney buysKraft ConstructionWhen Kraft Construction Co. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Fred Pezeshkan hinted to the Review about a joint venture a few weeks ago, turns out the deal was a little more than that.+ CNL makesanother big buyCNL Commercial Real Estate, which bought Two Harbour Place, a 12-story office building on Harbour Island in downtown Tampa in January, said it was bullish on Tampa Bay.+ Money in motiongains speedHere's another sign of life in the residential real estate industry. It's what mortgage broker and real estate investor Jeff Tumbarello calls "money in motion."+ What brain drain?Seeking to turn the tideA trio of Sarasota-area business have dropped a plug into the so-called brain drain of college students and young professionals leaving the Sunshine State for supposedly sunnier opportunities elsewhere.+ Naples visitorcount rises in JuneThe number of visitors staying at hotels in the Naples area rose 3.5% to 110,700 in June compared with the same month last year, according to research by Research Data Services for the Naples, Marco Island, Everglades Convention and Visitors Bureau.+ Mountain man holdsmountainous optimismDoug Dieck is president of the Tampa office for development company Ryan Southeast, which designs and builds commercial buildings.+ ClarificationThe const

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 4, 2011
The Related Group plans Channelside project

Miami-based The Related Group purchased 5.8 acres in the Channelside District for $6.5 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 4, 2011
Canadian developer buys dinner theatre

An affiliate of Mississauga, Ontario-based Centre City Capital Ltd. purchased the 12,708-square-foot Golden Apple Dinner Theatre building for $1.75 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 14, 2013
Metropolitan Life Insurance buys Mosaic Westshore

The price equated to $204,761 per unit or $178 per square foot.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 19, 2021
Builder begins work on $326M hospital, seeks minority-owned subcontractors

On Monday, ground was broken for the new South Florida Baptist Hospital, in Plant City, Florida, which will replace the existing 68-year-old facility.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 18, 2019
No showroom car dealership revs up $47M project in region

A Carvana facility is coming to Polk County.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 4, 2017
County seeks to fill at least 100 open jobs

Manatee County is hosting a job fair Oct. 5.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 3, 2017
Sasaki tapped for Sarasota bayfront design work

Sasaki Associates Inc. has been picked to lead design and planning work for a 42-acre, municipally owned cultural tract just outside downtown Sarasota.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 2, 2013
JPMorgan Chase Bank branch replacing BP, Southtrail Auto Center

Boos Development Group Inc. purchased a 5,747-square-foot BP gas station with a three-bay auto repair shop at the corner of U.S. 41 for $1.65 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 26, 2016
Tampa student housing sells for $45 million

A New York-based investment firm has acquired the 4050 Lofts complex in Tampa for $45 million, the latest in a wave of institutional student housing deals nationwide.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 9, 2016
Officials approve Whole Foods project

Daniels Marketplace will include the first Whole Foods in Fort Myers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 12, 2017
At the gate

Data threats are exacerbated when a company has communication breakdowns. A new report aims to restore balance.

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