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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 11, 2024
New Feeding Tampa Bay facility complete after $60M capital raise

The builder behind the 210,000-square-foot project says its work has finished and that the new headquarters and distribution center will open in May.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 29, 2025
Canadian insurance firm expands to US, buys Lee County firm

Ottawa-based Gifford Carr Insurance Group acquired Omni One. a four-year old business in Cape Coral.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 4, 2025
Jabil to pay $750M for energy management company

The St. Petersburg company says it has agreed to pay $750 million for the Northern Virginia and Irish company that specializes expert in power systems and energy optimization.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 2, 2025
$16 million freestanding ER opens in Parrish

HCA Florida North River Ranch Emergency is an extension of HCA Florida South Shore Hospital.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 3, 2025
Contemporary Japanese restaurant sets opening date at UTC

The new restaurant at University Town Center is owned by James Beard-nominated restaurateurs Jim and Johnny Tung.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 26, 2017
Chic Chico's

Chico's aims to bolster margins without weakening its brand. With massive shifts in how people buy clothes, it's a substantial quest.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 7, 2014
Fast cars pull into festival

The auctions at the Naples Winter Wine Festival always feature over-the-top lots, and this year will be no exception.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 3, 2016
Tampa leads the way

A Realtor.com study lists Tampa as the city that gained the most residents based on a calculation of the ratio of inbound to outbound moves.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 23, 2025
983-square-foot Captiva building sold for $1.5 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Fort Myers apartment complex sells, a Pasco hotel owner gets a $14 million loan, and a Naples contractor is hired to usher through a major Sarasota condo project.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 16, 2025
National developer buys 17 acres in Sarasota for 336 apartments

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Brandon apartment complex sells for $76.25 million, a Fort Myers apartment community is almost complete, and a Naples retail property is back on the market.

  • Florida
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 24, 2020
Apex Awards honor region's brokers

Realtors Land Institute awards recognize top land-focused brokers nationwide, including six from the Gulf Coast and Central Florida

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 27, 2023
$19.8 million price drop for 5,500-acre Collier property

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a manufacturing facility is being built in Tampa, a Fort Myers supplier sells its property and moves, and a Bradenton office building sells.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 1, 2024
Naples developer secures $234 million loan for luxury condos

In the week's top commercial real estate news, the Baltimore Orioles look to expand in Sarasota, and an Immokalee affordable housing development gets its first residents.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 5, 2025
Venice car dealer buys land once slated for pickleball club

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Naples apartment sells to a New York investor, a Fort Myers RV park is sold, and a Tampa brokerage is on a roll.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 12, 2025
Work is underway at Pasco County development with 2,100 residences

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a pair of lots are sold in Venice, a mall property is sold in Fort Myers, and a shopping center in Tampa is included in a major finance package.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 26, 2022
Prominent law firm names new division chair

Michael Taaffe will lead the financial services business sector.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • October 14, 2022
Christi Scherer Bock, 37

TDS Construction Inc., CEO

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 31, 2023
Raising Cane's opens Clearwater restaurant as it expands into Florida

The popular Louisiana chicken finger chain is opening the doors at its first Tampa Bay area restaurant, the first of five.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 23, 2021
Demand for tech-sector employment rises while salaries lag

Florida tech jobs pay well inside the state. Nationally, not so much.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 25, 2020
Teachable moment: Cybersecurity pioneer victimized by identity theft scheme

A scammer applied for a loan and unemployment benefits under the name of Stu Sjouwerman, the founder and CEO of Clearwater, Florida, cybersecurity firm KnowBe4.

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