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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 29, 2016
How the other coast lives

Christopher Roog recalls a time in the not so distant past where many communities on Florida's east coast were rather unfriendly, if not downright hostile, to businesses.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 20, 2016
PR pro to retire

Laurel Smith's first job in public relations was to haul a giant 6-foot-tall stuffed teddy bear to television stations to promote a charity.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 3, 2016
Firm snares four 'go-to' labor lawyers

Sarasota-based Williams Parker now has 47 attorneys.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 25, 2016
A+ for strategy

Tampa commercial real estate broker David Sobelman, a national expert in net leases, where the tenant pays some or all property expenses, in addition to rent, senses a shift in the niche market.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 1, 2014
Employee leasing firm promotes exec to CEO

Clint Burgess has been with Progressive Employer Management Co. since January.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 21, 2014
Collier County Supervisor of Elections moving to former E.B. Simmonds HQ

Collier County government purchased a 15,716-square-foot, three-story office building and an adjacent 14,746-square-foot warehouse building for $3.34 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 30, 2015
Developers, known for mall, target 'the best building in downtown Sarasota'

More than just UTC retail; Ellenton outlets making moves

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 25, 2015
Commercial Real Estate

Evergreen taps CBRE; Former Yankee steps up to lead

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 2, 2015
Commercial Real Estate

Like father, like son?

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 2, 2015
Law firm takes on data breaches

Data breaches like the ones that made recent national headlines, from Target to Home Depot to Sony, might soon have a more direct impact on businesses in Florida.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 13, 2015
Radco Cos. buys Bay Park for $29.85 million

Atlanta-based The Radco Cos. purchased the 228-unit Bay Park Apartments for $29.85 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 3, 2024
Prominent Fort Myers children and family nonprofit names new CEO

Ronald McDonald House Charities Southwest Florida is making a leadership change that will take effect this summer.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • April 21, 2025
Concessions, terminal access shift at RSW amid construction

Changes are in progress at Southwest Florida International Airport, where work to expand the terminal is underway as the Fort Myers airport aims to increase its capacity and update its existing space.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 16, 2025
USF debuts resilience video series for high-stress leaders, jobs

Instructor Bob Delaney has had two high-profile — and high-stress — careers.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 15, 2025
Miami manufacturer buys Charlotte County firm, doubles payroll

The new owner is "dedicated to securing the future of the American industrial base."

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 22, 2025
Landmark Longboat restaurant says it will reopen

Social media post announces reopening for Memorial Day weekend.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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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 Louis Llovio |
  • February 6, 2024
Pinellas medical manufacturer will close facility, lay off employees

BioDerm has notified the state that is cutting about 50 employees at its facility in Largo but says it will eventually relocate in the county.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 7, 2024
$56 million in financing for major downtown Sarasota project

The developers behind the Aster & Links project, known as One Main Plaza, in downtown Sarasota have gotten $56 million in financing.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • February 28, 2024
Nonprofit health school names new Clearwater president

Ultimate Medical Academy, a nonprofit higher education institution that trains students for health care work, appointed Shadel W. Hamilton as president of its Clearwater campus.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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