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Business Observer | Business Observer

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 4, 2011
IMG Academies buys 110 acres from Manatee Fruit Co.

IMG Academies purchased 110 acres of agricultural land in an area designated as the Crossroads for $7.46 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 4, 2011
National RV Communities buys Saralake Estates

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based National Home Communities LLC/National RV Communities LLC purchased the land housing the 202-site Saralake Estates manufactured-home community for $10.55 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 4, 2011
Begley Enterprises Inc. buys Manatee Citgo station

Bradenton-based gas station owner/operator Begley Enterprises Inc. purchased the 3,775-square-foot Citgo service station for $1.33 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 4, 2011
Miami Beach REIT sells 10 Gulf Coast shopping centers

North Miami Beach-based real estate investment trust Equity One Inc. agreed to sell 36 shopping centers to Blackstone Real Estate Partners VII for $473.1 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 4, 2011
Gulf Coast banks lose $34.9M

Banks in Southwest Florida lost $34.9 million through Sept. 2011.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 4, 2011
Unemployment taxes will double

Employers could owe $171.70 in unemployment taxes per worker.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 4, 2011
Tampa starts: three-year high

Third-quarter housing starts in Tampa at their highest since 2008.'¨

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 4, 2011
OneTouch Direct to hire 700

Tampa-based customer management firm will double its work force.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 4, 2011
Connecticut pays $900,000 per Jax job

Connecticut legislators recently voted to give The Jackson Labs $291 million in taxpayer money for a research center that may employ 320 people within 10 years.

  • News
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • November 4, 2011
USS Nemo: Seafood Surprise

USS Nemo is a popular lunch spot for executives and you're likely to run into people you know.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 4, 2011
Gulf Coast Week: Nov. 4

Regional business news at a glance.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 3, 2011
MarineMax loses $6 million

The company's stock price was down 14% in early Thursday trading.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 3, 2011
Quality doubles its cash flow

The Tampa firm generated $25 million in cash flow in the first nine months of 2011.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 3, 2011
Superior merges with Cadence

The Tampa-based bank has its headquarters moved to Alabama.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 3, 2011
Masonite buys $40M Wisc. firm

The Tampa window maker acquired Wisconsin-based Birchwood Best.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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