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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 21, 2019
Texas firm sells area business park for $9 million

Bryan Flores of SVN|KOVA Naples facilitated  the sale of the Alico Business Center in 45 days.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 18, 2019
Retailer, college form valuable partnership

Fort Myers-based retailer Chico’s FAS, through a partnership with Florida Gulf Coast University, recently worked on a bevy of projects with some 50 students, from blogs to software to recruiting

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 27, 2018
Hacker breaches area restaurant chain

Tampa-based fast-casual restaurant chain PDQ was hit by a cyber-attack that occurred over an 11-month period and involved the theft of customers' credit card info.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 31, 2018
Tech talent search gets under way in Tampa Bay

ETL Tampa Bay is a new group dedicated to grooming and promoting the leaders of the tech industry in Tampa, Florida.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 6, 2022
Sarasota and Naples apartments: pay more rent, get less space

Study analyzes how much space a renter can get for the average monthly rent for a Florida apartment.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 24, 2017
Sunny Days

An analysis of where people nationwide are moving to reveals a significant, albeit obvious, nugget: People love living in sunshine.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 2, 2018
Food business expands with gourmet purchase

Innovative Food Holdings looks to utilize igourmet's underutilized space.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 3, 2022
Hotelier plans exclusive hotel on site of Hyatt Regency in Sarasota

Kolter Hospitality wants to build Thompson-branded luxury property in Sarasota — only 18 in the world now.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 4, 2013
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President, Reservation Central

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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • April 30, 2025
Global hotel chain Hilton announces plans for luxury residences in St. Petersburg

Hilton announced plans to build a 50-story, 163 unit luxury residential property under the moniker Waldorf Astoria Residences St. Petersburg.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 1, 2024
Boca Raton investors pay $6.75 million for Pinellas portfolio

A Boca Raton real estate investment firm has bought a nearly 45,000-square-foot industrial portfolio in Pinellas County.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 6, 2024
Hoffmann Family of Cos. buys California wine country luxury fleet business

The Naples-based conglomerate has acquired at least three other business since March.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 20, 2024
Polk County bank expands into Texas, Colorado with $2B purchase

The deal between SouthState Corp. and Texas-based Independent Bank Group still needs shareholder approval.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 29, 2024
Tampa real estate trust Sila wins bid for NYSE listing

The company will begin trading on the stock exchange in June under the symbol SILA.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • January 27, 2025
Global footwear retailer chooses Fort Myers for debut brick-and-mortar store

The shoe store is located at the open-air Bell Tower shopping destination.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 3, 2025
Beverly Hills, Miami investors buy Port Charlotte properties

The outside investors picked up the recently completed commercial spaces for nearly $9 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 3, 2025
Charlotte County hospital sells for $260 million, renamed

The purchase includes the land for ShorePoint Health Punta Gorda, a local hospital that closed year after Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 1, 2023
New York investors buy well-known Squeeky’s Car Wash in St. Pete

Andover Properties, one of the largest private owners of self-storage facilities in the U.S., expands its foothold in Florida with the purchase of the Pinellas County car wash.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • September 24, 2025
Port Charlotte boat dealer to acquire Longboat Key marina

Ingman Marine plans to purchase Cannons Marina.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 28, 2025
Fort Myers specialty contractor kicks off $22M expansion, renovation

B&I Contractors is doubling its real estate footprint and tripling its manufacturing space.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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