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Business Observer | Business Observer

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 8, 2011
DeBartolo Development buys 101-room hotel

Tampa-based DeBartolo Development LLC has purchased the mortgage note to the 101-room Country Inn and Suites hotel in Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 8, 2011
Premier Senior Living buys New Port Richey facility

Aliso Viejo, Calif.-based Nelson Brothers Professional Real Estate LLC purchased the 100-bed Emeritus at New Port Richey for $4.56 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 8, 2011
Investors buy AG land from city of Sarasota

An investment group led by Sarasota contractor Michael Schafer purchased 2,462 acres of agricultural land from the city of Sarasota for $20 million. The price equated to $8,123 per acre.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 8, 2011
Community buys Old Harbor

Post merger, Community Bank and Co. will manage nearly $1 billion in assets.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 8, 2011
Utah firm invests in Tampa

SilverLeaf Financial took over two loans backed by collateral in Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 8, 2011
Tech merger yields $17M firm

Audio Messaging Solutions and Impressions On Hold will combine.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 8, 2011
Lennar buys 96 lots for $2.8M

The lots Lennar bought are located in Copper Cove Preserve, in Naples.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 8, 2011
Beer distributor sees strong sales

It's not scientific proof of recovery, but it sure can't be all bad that one of the largest beer distributors on the Gulf Coast is having a super-sudsy 2011.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 8, 2011
Gulf Coast Week: July 8

Regional business news at a glance.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 8, 2011
Corporate Report: July 8

The latest new from Cott, First Advantage, and other Gulf Coast companies.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 7, 2011
Aso adds 50 jobs in Sarasota

The firm is expanding in Sarasota for the fourth time in 20 years.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 7, 2011
Keenan goes to First National

Brian Keenan is a regional president at First National Bank of the Gulf Coast.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 7, 2011
Coast Bank's Coon sentenced

Phil Coon, who pleaded guilty to fraud, will serve 18 months in prison.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 7, 2011
Inuvo keeps its stock listed

Poor financials nearly took Inuvo's shares off the New York Stock Exchange.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 7, 2011
Entrepreneurs dig up publicity

The entrepreneurial husband-wife duo behind People at Play, a construction equipment amusement park in Manatee County, are quite serious about marketing.

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