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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 5, 2018
Business incubator pivots away from leasing co-work space

Rocket Lounge Innovation Center, Naples, Southwest Florida, Co-work space, Dieter Kondek , Fort Myers, lease, rent, office space. New Naples arrival Rocket Lounge Innovation Center — in the news lately for major expansion plans — has decided to leave the

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 12, 2018
Flap over FPL

MEP Coalition for Fair Competition asks state to investigate FPL and FPL Energy Services, claiming utility uses public assets to boost for-profit contracting business.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 19, 2018
Capstone emerges as mystery buyer of Sarasota theatre

Capstone Management emerges as the mystery buyer of the Players Centre for Performing Arts in Sarasota, which sold last week for $9.5 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • November 16, 2018
Economic Forecast: Keith Gelder, president,  Stock Luxury Apartment Living

Stock Development ready to take advantage of growth in apartment rental market

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 14, 2018
New tour company gives visitors, residents inside look at Sarasota

Discover Sarasota Tours offers city tours, circus tours and ghost tours.

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  • January 4, 2019
Hotel group trades traditional hotel shuttle for Uber

Scarlett Hotel Group started an Uber program for guests first in Omaha, then in Sarasota in late summer 2018.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 16, 2019
College's ‘donor-centric’ advancement team receives award

Ringling College of Art and Design was honored with a fundraising award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 16, 2019
Fifth on first

Fifth Avenue South has seen a surge in new tenants.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 20, 2019
Gateway Professional Centre sells for $45.2 million

TerraCap Management of Bonita Springs has sold the four-building Gateway Professional Centre office complex in Sarasota to Boston-based Taurus Investment Holdings of Boston for $45.2 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 22, 2019
Cushman & Wakefield bolsters valuation team with Beshears

The addition of the 10-member Beshears & Associates will bolster Cushman & Wakefield's valuation and advisory team.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 18, 2019
Times' building occupancy up to 90%

With L3 Technologies new lease, 490 First Ave. S in downtown St. Petersburg is now 90% occupied, roughly double the level of commitment three years ago.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 1, 2019
Labor short, materials tight in 2019

Hurricanes, fears of housing slowdowns may mean construction materials pinch for Florida builders. 

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 5, 2019
Highly anticipated development announces first retail tenants

Waterside Place is expected to open in 2020.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 14, 2019
Great Scott: Governor-turned-senator shows a lighter side

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Naples, recently spoke to a group of Sarasota area business leaders.

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  • April 19, 2019
New Yorkers continue to flee the state for Florida

The battle between New York and Florida has shifted, for now, from bagels vs. oranges, or snow against sun, to something more tangible: people. Florida is getting them, in droves, from New York (and several other northeast states.)

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  • April 23, 2019
Defendant in alleged $75M fraud bought a Maserati, houses

Federal regulators say more than $47 million of a $75 million scheme was improperly spent; the rest was lost in the market.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 13, 2018
Get smart: Building contractor pushes engineering envelope

Suffolk, a national building contractor, has added a virtual-reality-enabled "smart lab" to its Tampa office in a bid to streamline the design, engineering and construction process.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • September 7, 2018
Giant credit union's $28 million complex bleeds solar

Tampa, Florida-based Suncoast Credit Union is about to open a new $28 million solar-powered administration building.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 7, 2018
Sarasota luxury hotel plans starting to gel

New York investment banker turned developer L. Ron Gray's plans to create a five-star hotel on the site of a Sarasota County-owned parking lot are gelling with new partners, a defined timeline and a set number of rooms.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 18, 2022
South Sarasota County community announces lakefront restaurant

The restaurant will have seating for 320 guests.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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