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The Business Observer is the leading provider and most authoritative source of business and economic information affecting the Florida Gulf Coast from Tampa Bay to Naples.

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businessobserverfl.com > news > 09/02/2026 > pasco-amenity-registered-nurse

Pasco County community's newest amenity: A registered nurse

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (332+ words) For residents of one fast-growing Pasco County community, the newest neighborhood amenity isn’t a swimming pool or pickleball court but a registered nurse. Tampa-based Metro Development Group and BayCare Health System are launching a health care navigator program at Angeline,…...

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businessobserverfl.com > news > 09/02/2026 > naples-hospice-buys-fort-myers-property

Naples Hospice buys Fort Myers property for $3.3M, plans new facility

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (244+ words) Avow Real Estate Inc., the real estate arm of Avow Hospice, has bought a 2.78-acre property in Fort Myers. LSI Companies brokered the sale of the parcel, at 14590 Hope Center Loop in the Hope Preserve development. Avow Real Estate paid…...

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businessobserverfl.com > news > 08/25/2026 > health-crisis-tampa-doctor-reimagine-medicine

A health crisis of her own inspired this Tampa doctor to reimagine medicine

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1422+ words) Key takeaway: Dr. Lisa Koche turned her own life-threatening health struggles into Spectra Wellness Solutions, an expanding Tampa business that blends conventional medicine with functional and alternative treatments. Core challenge: Koche must market Spectra’s sprawling business model, distinguish it in…...

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businessobserverfl.com > news > 08/24/2026 > adventhealth-expands-tampa-bay-therapy-dog-team

AdventHealth expands Tampa Bay therapy dog team with three new puppies

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (313+ words) The newest members of an AdventHealth care team have four legs, floppy ears and a family connection to one of the hospital system’s best-known employees. Six-month-old Pilot and Skye are joining their father, Wilbur — AdventHealth Wesley Chapel’s tongue-in-cheek “chief barking…...

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businessobserverfl.com > news > 08/20/2026 > polk-county-college-finishes-major-upgrade

Polk County college finishes $16 million upgrade

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (187+ words) Polk State College has finished a nearly $17 million renovation of its Winter Haven science building that will allow, in part, for its nursing program to have a dedicated lab for both obstetrics and pediatrics. The Polk County college says in…...

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businessobserverfl.com > news > 08/20/2026 > usf-gift-expand-eye-care-training

USF receives $5 million gift to expand eye care, training

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (712+ words) A family whose ties to the University of South Florida’s medical school stretch back to its earliest years is giving the university $5 million to expand eye care and train the next generation of ophthalmologists and technicians. USF announced Thursday that…...

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businessobserverfl.com > news > 08/18/2026 > adventhealth-port-charlotte-neurosurgery-clinic

AdventHealth opens Port Charlotte neurosurgery clinic

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (597+ words) For Charlotte County residents facing a brain tumor, aneurysm or serious spinal disorder, seeing a neurosurgeon has historically required an hour-long drive — and that’s without traffic. AdventHealth, a faith-based nonprofit health system based in Altamonte Springs, is trying to close…...