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Business Observer | Business Observer

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 3, 2003
Real Estate Briefs

Deal of the week: Econo Lodge converting to condominiums Rossiter's cruising forward with Bradenton dealershipThree investors buy Lime Tree ApartmentsFour partners building Palma Sola BayCasto Southeast, Zenith break ground on One Hundred

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 3, 2003
Free Press

This week's items: Grand opening of Tampa ChamberBancshares of Florida Inc. enters Tampa marketFlorida Hospitals place second in national rankingFlorida Magazine Association meets, awards, in Sarasotat

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 26, 2003
Real Estate Briefs

Deal of the Week: Sunset expands dealershipDuke Realty Corp. buys land for Edwards Systems buildingCompany buys Braden River nursing facilityClimatized Self Storage building Florida Street facilityand more...

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 26, 2003
Trolley Social

Trolley Social

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 26, 2003
Free Press (9/26/03)

Free Press

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 26, 2003
Coffee Talk (9/26/03)

This week's items: Republic Bank buyout: still no changeRBC in and Provident jobs out Naples Chamber president says location has been one of its keys Two airport controversies underway at Albert Whitte

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 19, 2003
Hotel Sales Headed Up

Hotel industry economic indicators point toward a rebound in the beleaguered markets from Naples to Tampa. That bodes well for hotel acquisition opportunities and new development.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 19, 2003
16&17 Real Estate Briefs

Deal of the week: The sale of the Sunchase at Clearwater, 6550 150th Ave. N., Largo, to Jasmine at Clearwater LLC for $17.9 million/ New condo-hotel planned for downtown Fort Myers/Carlyle affiliate closes on Hendry Ranch land/Ramada Inn Gulfview sells

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 19, 2003
Coffee Talk

This week's items: Quote from Michael Kovac Executive Director of High Technology Engineering Development Old Station in Fort Myers soldCell phone linking to UPC bar codes in Fort MyersJudicial Qualifications Commission case

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 12, 2003
Coffee Talk

This week's items: Commercial buildings are hot. Should the Collier County Commission fund a economic development diversification pilot plan? Expo at Branley set to open in Fort Myers. Creative Tampa Bay debutes.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 11, 2003
Real Estate Briefs

This week's items: The Getzen Family in Sarasota buys the Mediterranean Plaza, 595 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key, for $3.375 million.Mississippi firm buys 10 acres for $1.3 millionConstruction starts onOsteopathic medical school

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 5, 2003
Real Estate Briefs

This week's items: Deal of the week: North Port apartment complex plannedManufacturer acquires vacant industrial siteCalifornia investors buy retail site for $293 a square footTrenam Kemker agreesto new 11-year lease

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 5, 2003
Coffee Talk

This week's items: Quaint or practical: the questions to ask for changes to Lee's existing drawbridgesRichard Zipes says Sarasota city planning department a pleasure Environmentalists take aim at golf courses

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 29, 2003
Real Estate Briefs

This week's items:Neal, Cassata buy Parrish landLocal group building large multi-tenant office buildingBeall's Inc. to convert former Osprey Jacobson'sPremier Community Bankbuilding new Venice branchAmerican Financial closes on t

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 29, 2003
Coffee Talk

This week's items:LandMark Bank earns a five-star rating from Bauer Financial Inc.Financiers be ware of inventor that promises to change tin or nickel to goldOpposition for OberBanker of the Year nominations

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