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  • October 12, 2012
Ideal Classic Cars buys Venice DeSears building

Michael and Evelyn Lombardo, owners of Ideal Classic Cars, purchased a 27,305-square-foot former DeSears building in Venice.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 12, 2012
Tide Dry Cleaners franchisees buy former Cheesecake building

An investment group purchased a 5,069-square-foot retail building formerly known as the Naples Cheesecake.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 12, 2012
Atlas, Andover partnership buys Meadow Brook Preserve

The price equated to $82,090 per unit or $90 per square foot.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 12, 2012
Collier office building sells for record $49.9 million

The price equated to $310 per square foot.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 12, 2012
Tampa Tribune video yanked

The ubiquitous cell phone is perfect for surreptitiously making videos of private gatherings, as Mitt Romney found out recently.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 12, 2012
What recovery? Positive economic vibes hard to find

Nearly one out of two small business owners, 48%, say they are worse off now than they were in 2007.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 11, 2012
Dr. Gary buys $1.15M building

1-800-ASK-GARY founder buys a 15,000-square-foot building in downtown Sarasota.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 11, 2012
Bow-wow: Dogs nudge economy

Growth in high-end pet care could signal an economic recovery.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 11, 2012
Golden State bonks another business loose

The exodus of California businesses continues to make news.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 11, 2012
Collier Bar elects president

The Collier County Bar Association elected Jeanne Seewald president.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 11, 2012
Foreclosures: fewer, but bigger

Lee County has been one of Florida's foreclosure hot spots, but the number of foreclosures has fallen substantially so far this year.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 10, 2012
MetJet starts Green Bay link

MetJet inaugurates air service from Fort Myers to Green Bay, Wis.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 10, 2012
Realtor opens Panama passage

Carla Rayman will be a connection for Panamanians interested in U.S. real estate

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 10, 2012
Burger 21 eyes North Carolina

The Tampa-based franchise is targeting Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham, N.C.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 10, 2012
Builders continue to worry about labor

If the housing industry continues on the current recovery track, it might become more difficult to find labor, and that could drive up costs.

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