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Business Observer | Business Observer

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 12, 2012
HEI Hotels & Resorts buys Residence Inn Clearwater Downtown

The price equated to $86,957 per suite.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 12, 2012
Get on the bus, Gus, to the land of deals

Tampa has its own tours — only this one isn't for stars.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 12, 2012
Homeowners moves to NYSE

The Tampa-based insurance company will move its stock from the NASDAQ.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 12, 2012
Naples courts Big Apple

Naples officials talk to JetBlue about nonstop flights from New York-area airports.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 12, 2012
Builder sales surge in 2012

Neal Communities sold 62 homes in September, up 59% from 2011.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 12, 2012
Two U.S. 41 buildings sold for Stan Thompson Auto Sales

The price equated to $211,765 per acre.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 12, 2012
Ideal Classic Cars buys Venice DeSears building

Michael and Evelyn Lombardo, owners of Ideal Classic Cars, purchased a 27,305-square-foot former DeSears building in Venice.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 12, 2012
Tide Dry Cleaners franchisees buy former Cheesecake building

An investment group purchased a 5,069-square-foot retail building formerly known as the Naples Cheesecake.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 12, 2012
Atlas, Andover partnership buys Meadow Brook Preserve

The price equated to $82,090 per unit or $90 per square foot.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 12, 2012
Collier office building sells for record $49.9 million

The price equated to $310 per square foot.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 12, 2012
Tampa Tribune video yanked

The ubiquitous cell phone is perfect for surreptitiously making videos of private gatherings, as Mitt Romney found out recently.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 12, 2012
What recovery? Positive economic vibes hard to find

Nearly one out of two small business owners, 48%, say they are worse off now than they were in 2007.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 11, 2012
Dr. Gary buys $1.15M building

1-800-ASK-GARY founder buys a 15,000-square-foot building in downtown Sarasota.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 11, 2012
Bow-wow: Dogs nudge economy

Growth in high-end pet care could signal an economic recovery.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 11, 2012
Golden State bonks another business loose

The exodus of California businesses continues to make news.

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