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  • Grier Ferguson
  • January 26, 2018
Close for Comfort

The hotel market is getting congested in and around Sarasota. One of the newest entries, without a national branded flag, has a unique target.

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  • January 26, 2018
Lads of spring

Futbol, err, soccer, spring training is now a local thing.

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  • January 26, 2018
Amazonian lessons

Corcoran: Tampa Bay region wins from losing out on HQ2.

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  • January 26, 2018
Colliers forms 'leisure' team

Commercial real estate firm Colliers International has formed a “Leisure Property Advisors” team comprising agents in Tampa and Atlanta.

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  • January 26, 2018
Home (and hope) floats

This Naples home with so much to offer can be yours for a mere $9,975,000.

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  • January 26, 2018
Plasencia Group sells Fort Myers hotel

Tampa-based hotel consultancy and brokerage The Plasencia Group has negotiated the sale of a Hampton Inn & Suites property in Fort Myers to an East Lansing, Mich., firm.

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • January 26, 2018
Urban Style Flats trades for $46.25 million

Urban Style Flats, a 481-unit St. Petersburg apartment project, has been sold to a New York joint venture for $46.25 million, Pinellas County property records show.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 26, 2018
Fire It Up

PR pro shares secrets of success for her company.

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  • January 26, 2018
Calling all contractors

Be part of the Business Observer's top list.

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    By
  • Beth Luberecki
  • January 26, 2018
Boom-time Build

The steady stream of retirees coming to Florida, soon to be more of a gushing, requires an enhanced approach to senior living development.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • January 26, 2018
Becoming CCIM

Despite lengthy classes, required experience and a grueling final exam, the CCIM designation is gaining popularity.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • January 26, 2018
Retro Rebirth

JMC Communities will spend $130 million to revive a storied inn, turning it into the showpiece of a new luxury residential development. Will the end result satisfy historic preservationists who fought the project?

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 26, 2018
Law firm names new partner

Jeffrey Guy joined Sarasota-based firm Kirk Pinkerton four years ago.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 25, 2018
Group breaks ground on waterfront apartments

Miami-based Related Group expects the 396-unit Tampa project to open in summer 2019.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 25, 2018
Resort plans to add 24-unit luxury complex

Gates Construction will build the three-story structure at the Hyatt Residence Club Bonita Springs, Coconut Plantation.

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