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  • May 4, 2015
Software firm in and out of bankruptcy in two months

Allen Systems Group, the software company based in Naples, spent just two months in Delaware bankruptcy court.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 4, 2015
Prominent Realtor goes platinum

Nick Figlow will oversee the Re/Max Platinum Realty offices in Sarasota-Manatee.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Michael Hinman
  • May 1, 2015
Augmented Realty

Some real estate firms resisted technology advancements. One firm embraces change, with stellar results.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Michael Hinman
  • May 1, 2015
Land attack

Speculative investment in large land parcels is back. But it takes good timing, plus knowledge, to turn dirt into returns.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 1, 2015
Hospitality company executive buys two sections of island

A company led by Tom Torgerson, CEO of the Willmar, Minn.-based hotel company TPI Hospitality, purchased two large portions of Fort Myers Beach for a combined $13.3 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 1, 2015
Arthrex buys Polaris Center, Royal Palm bank building

Naples-based medical device manufacturer Arthrex Inc. purchased the 54,267-square-foot Polaris Center and a 8,853-square-foot vacant former Royal Palm Bank building for $21.95 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 1, 2015
Equity Management Partners buys Elm Lake Apartments

Multifamily owner/operator Equity Management Partners Inc. purchased the 64-unit Elm Lake Apartments for $2.5 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 1, 2015
Sheriff's Child Protective Services moving to Bright House building

Manatee County purchased the 25,186-square-foot former Bright House Networks building on Ninth Street for $2.65 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 1, 2015
Ohio REIT pays $25M for The Cypress retail center

The private real estate investment trust Devonshire REIT Inc. purchased the 111,228-square-foot The Cypress shopping center in Wesley Chapel for $24.58 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 1, 2015
Investment partnership buys Hilton Garden Inn

Washington, D.C.-based private equity firm Excel Group and Wilton, Conn., investment-management company Westport Capital Partners LLC purchased the 148-room Hilton Garden Inn Tampa North for $11.15 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 1, 2015
Moving on in

The third most-populous state in the country — Florida — also is one of the fastest growing, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau report.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 1, 2015
Ink gets in the way of inc.

It's hard to find someone without a tattoo these days, especially among millennials, 40% of whom have some kind of body art.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 1, 2015
Homebuilder models expansion

Neal Communities, one of the most prolific homebuilders on the Gulf Coast, has taken the next step in its move to grow north of Manatee County: its first model in Hillsborough County.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 1, 2015
USAmeriBank sports new look

A new look, a new ad campaign — even a new approach.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 1, 2015
Things with the dude all good

The Tube Dude is growing up.

  • News
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