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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 4, 2016
Insula remains bullish on multifamily

Despite some lender pullback from the apartment sector and fears that past rent and occupancy growth can't be sustained in some markets, Insula Cos. remains optimistic about the future of the multifamily sector along the Gulf Coast.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 25, 2016
Restaurant chain grows close to home

The newest First Watch will be the seventh in the Sarasota-Manatee market.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 21, 2017
Restaurant chain targets 110 new locations

The Bradenton-based company plans 110 franchise openings by 2022.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 12, 2017
County to get at least 4,000 more homes

County population has increased over 10.7% between 2010 and 2016.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 29, 2017
Gardens sets revenue record with exhibit

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens' orchid show led to a 27% increase in revenue.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 11, 2017
IT firm taps board member as new CEO

Brian Marlier will lead Focal Point Data Risk, succeeding Yong-Gon Chon.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 22, 2018
Publix, hospital team up for unique partnership

Publix shoppers can consult with board-certified BayCare physicians thanks to a new partnership.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 28, 2014
New York area companies buy The Brittany Apartments

The price equated to $47,969 per unit.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 21, 2013
Naples home prices keep surging

The median price of an existing single-family home in Naples rose 29% in September.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 21, 2013
Lee housing inventory remains tight

The supply of existing single-family homes in Lee County remains below six months.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 9, 2013
Chico's fashionable dividend

Fort Myers-based women's retailer Chico's FAS most recent quarterly results weren't exactly rosy, but the company tossed a bone to investors while promising better days ahead.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 25, 2016
Sarasota, state offer $200K to woo companies

Two firms have committed to create a combined 48 jobs in Sarasota County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 3, 2016
Hertz: Two-for-one HQ

When Lee County scored an economic development coup three years ago with the global corporate headquarters of Hertz from New Jersey, few could have forecast the region would land two corporate headquarters from the deal.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 3, 2016
Vacation of a lifetime?

Talk about a working vacation: More than half the respondents in a new PNC Bank survey say they would choose either Warren Buffett or Mark Zuckerberg as the top business people to partner up with on a vacation.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 24, 2016
Metro park trades in Fort Myers

Metro Distribution Center, a 19-building industrial project in Fort Myers, has been purchased in one of the largest commercial real estate sales of the year in Lee County.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 3, 2014
Bringing home the goods

Sarasota-based product design and development firm Robrady recently earned some global recognition for work on a portable fuel cell it did in conjunction with a New York engineering firm.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 29, 2015
Harrod Properties company buys Hillsborough Galleria

An affiliate of Tampa-based Harrod Properties Inc. purchased the 170,242-square-foot Hillsborough Galleria for $6.75 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 20, 2015
SRQ airport lands new airline

A Canadian-based airline will fly from Toronto to Sarasota twice a week.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 11, 2015
The US Open comes to Naples

For the first time ever, the US Open will be played in Naples.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 20, 2015
Foreign investment group buys Palmetto's Oakwood Village

A foreign investor group led by Manuel Rebecchi of Sarasota purchased the 120-unit Oakwood Village apartments for $3 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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