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Business Observer | Business Observer

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 28, 2014
State public pension fund buys Pierhouse at Channelside

The price equated to $214,888 per unit.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 28, 2014
Cole Real Estate Investments buys Bonita Springs Family Dollar

The price equated to $214 per square foot.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 28, 2014
Liberty Hospitality Fund I LLC buys Holiday Inn Express & Suites

The price equated to $39,352 per unit.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 28, 2014
Ocean Properties Ltd. closes on Lido's Sandcastle Hotel

The price equated to $154,802 unit.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 28, 2014
Undisclosed Delaware company buys school district's Checkers property

The price equated to $1.03 million per acre.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 28, 2014
RaceTrac Petroleum buys land for S.R. 64 store

The price equated to $543,478 per acre.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 28, 2014
Mobile firm surpasses milestone

News that Sarasota-based mobile health company Voalte received a $36 million capital investment, courtesy of a New York private equity firm, was certainly a big deal for the fast-growing business.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 28, 2014
Government makes a bad business partner

Here's a good lesson for entrepreneurs: Think twice before you decide to let the government be your business partner.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 27, 2014
Chico's disappoints investors

The shares of the women's retailer fell in early trading today as it reported disappointing results.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 27, 2014
Goodwill adds nearly $40M in wages to economy

Goodwill Manasota is one of the largest nonprofit employers in Sarasota-Bradenton.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 27, 2014
Burger 21 growing Atlanta presence

The Tampa-based burger franchise has signed two new agreements to develop three new restaurants in Georgia.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 27, 2014
Flippers find fun, and riches

The allure of flipping a house in Tampa for a quick profit has dimmed.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 26, 2014
HD Supply expanding to Tampa

The Atlanta-based industrial distributor agreed to lease more than 200,000 square feet in Madison Business Center.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 26, 2014
ConnectWise adding 112 jobs in Hillsborough

The business-management company plans to invest $1.25 million over the next two years and receive $560,000 in incentives for the expansion.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 26, 2014
Sarasota doctor pays $750K for Medicare fraud

Authorities hope the case, a whistleblower lawsuit, “sends a message.”

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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