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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 24, 2018
Accounting firms join forces in merger

It's the second major acquisition in two years for St. Petersburg's Spoor Bunch Franz.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 16, 2018
Nonprofit leader advocates for funds in DC

Habitat for Humanity Sarasota Executive Director Renee Snyder encouraged Congress to support affordable housing.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 1, 2014
Cape Coral a work in progress

Cape Coral, the city across the river from Fort Myers, was one of the hardest-hit areas in the economic downturn and foreclosure crisis.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 5, 2014
MagneGas completes Kazakh project

MagneGas built a gasification system on wheels for a company in Kazakhstan.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 6, 2014
Trust firm elevates exec to new role

H. Lee Thacker Jr. has been with Caldwell Trust Co. since 1996.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 14, 2014
More love on the road

A new Love's Travel Stop on Interstate 75 in North Fort Myers has 96 truck parking spaces, five showers and a truck tire-care center.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 15, 2014
Florida shines for Top Execs

The not-so-well-kept secret is officially out: Chief executives like to live on the Gulf Coast.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 22, 2014
High tech jobs see the sun

Not many would call Florida a technology jobs hotbed, short of a few fast-growth high-tech businesses that dot the state.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 27, 2014
Chico's profit falls

Women's retailer Chico's FAS says profits fell 31% in the second quarter.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 29, 2014
Kolter Group closes on St. Pete parcel for future mixed-use project

West Palm Beach's The Kolter Group has purchased a 41,000-square-foot office building across from the Hampton Inn & Suites St. Petersburg/Downtown for $17.25 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 29, 2014
Naples reconsiders airlines

It's been seven years since Naples Municipal Airport saw its last passengers board a regularly scheduled commercial airliner.

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  • September 2, 2014
Sarasota money manager NYC-bound for unique event

Raul Elizalde was selected to participate in National Financial Advisor Week.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 16, 2014
Suncoast Credit Union expands to Sarasota

Tampa-based institution has nearly 600,000 members.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 22, 2014
Fort Myers single-family sales rise 24%

The median price of an existing single-family home in the Fort Myers area rose to $177,000 in December.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 24, 2014
Hotel plays switch game on flags

A prominent hotel in Tampa's Westshore Business District is changing flags, from Wyndham to Holiday Inn, with a temporary stopover under the Quorum Hotel brand.

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  • January 31, 2014
Sembler, Forge fund and East Coast Acquisitions buy North Carolina's Tarrymore Square

Forge Real Estate Partners III and East Coast Acquisitions purchased the Tarrymore Square shopping center at 3901 Capital Blvd., Raleigh, N.C., near Triangle Center Mall.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • January 31, 2014
Naples loses corporate HQ

The first tangible evidence from the loss of Health Management Associates' headquarters in Naples was posted on a state government website.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 3, 2014
First Watch acquires The Good Egg

First Watch acquired the brand, concept and all 20 restaurants.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 4, 2014
Developer makes $2 million gift

Developer David Lucas pledges $2 million for faculty development at Florida Gulf Coast University.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 7, 2014
PDQ parent buys land for future Brandon chicken restaurant

The price equated to $866,142 per acre.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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