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  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 15, 2014
Super Tuscan comes to Naples

Naples is buzzing with news that Marchese Piero Antinori, the man credited with propelling Super Tuscan wines to the forefront of Italian winemaking, will be the featured vintner for the 2015 Naples Winter Wine Festival.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 15, 2014
Investors buy East Bay Junction center, plan to reposition it around Youfit

Investors Bernard Hutman of New York City and Herbert and Michael Hutman of Miami Beach purchased the 56,668-square-foot East Bay Junction Shopping Center in Largo for $1.8 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 15, 2014
Investors Gibson family buy Sarasota Industrial Park building

Raymond Gibson, individually and as trustee of the Raymond H. Gibson Trust, purchased a 36,335-square-foot building in Sarasota Industrial Park for $1.08 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 15, 2014
Richman Group of Florida plans Tampa apartment project

The Richman Group of Florida Inc. purchased 3.91 acres of commercial parking space just north of the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway for $11.26 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 15, 2014
Retail CEO elaborates on 'passion play'

One of the most talked about CEOs in the Tampa area, Mindy Grossman at online retailer HSN, emphatically addressed rumors of her pending departure during the firm's quarterly earnings conference call Aug. 7.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 15, 2014
Florida farming proves tough

Florida farming is proving to be a tough business for some New York investors.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 15, 2014
Luxury market roars back

A relic of days gone by — the multimillion-dollar spec house — has garnered more attention from Gulf Coast homebuilders.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 15, 2014
Whoop it up: Products gets exposure

Clearwater toy entrepreneur Jay Kamhi got what he called a dream phone call in late July: TV personality Whoopi Goldberg wanted to display his line of plush toys, Vamplets, on the popular show “The View” on ABC, during a Whoopi's Favorite Things segment.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 14, 2014
CableOrganizer.com buys EquiCross

The Fort Lauderdale company plans to integrate EquiCross' crowd- and traffic-control equipment into its existing products.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 14, 2014
More love on the road

A new Love's Travel Stop on Interstate 75 in North Fort Myers has 96 truck parking spaces, five showers and a truck tire-care center.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 14, 2014
Anti-traffic jam firm expands nationally

Stop Rubbernecking clients now stretch to California and Arizona.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 13, 2014
Lincoln Shores apartments sells for $53M

Willner Realty & Development acquired the St. Petersburg lakefront property for $74,754 a unit.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 13, 2014
Sarasota earns bond grade boost

Fitch Ratings cites a “sustained recovery,” among other factors.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 13, 2014
Punta Gorda airport sizzles in July

Passenger traffic at Punta Gorda Airport rose 63% in July compared with the same month last year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 12, 2014
Odyssey Marine transitioning CEO

The Tampa firm expects to promote its president and chief operating officer, Mark Gordon, to the top position later this year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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