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  • January 2, 2018
University woos accomplished fundraiser

Paul Bova joined the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee.

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • December 29, 2017
Multifamily mania grips region (again)

For the second consecutive year, multifamily rental deals outpaced other commercial real estate classes in 2017, as investors sought to take advantage of macroeconomic trends and positive gains in population and employment throughout the region.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 29, 2017
DataSnapshot: Promising profits

Small business net profit margins on the rise.

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • December 29, 2017
2017 Top Deals: Sarasota-Manatee

Echo Lake Apartments leads Sarasota-Manatee

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • December 29, 2017
2017 Top Deals: Tampa Bay

The Don CeSar leads the field.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • December 29, 2017
2017 Top Deals: Southwest Florida

Alvista at Laguna Bay lands in top spot.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 22, 2017
Nonprofit merger leads to $3.7M fund

A new fund was established at Manatee Community Foundation after United Way of Manatee County and United Way Suncoast merged.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 22, 2017
Lawyers win $30M verdict in pedestrian injury case

Tampa-based Givens Givens Sparks successfully sues Port St. Lucie construction and engineering company.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 22, 2017
DataSnapshot: Another chance

Millennials aren't really as stingy as everyone thinks.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 22, 2017
Click here to buy a car

Online auto shopping Carvana.com expands into our area of Florida.

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • December 22, 2017
Brookwood buys Southwest Florida portfolio

Brookwood Financial Partners LLC, a Beverly, Mass.-based private equity firm with a total capitalization of $2.4 billion, has purchased a portfolio of more than a dozen office buildings in Fort Myers and Bonita Springs.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 22, 2017
Guerrilla glue

Nine ways to boost your marketing without big bucks.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 22, 2017
Stay with pride

For the Spirit of Family, they take the award.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 22, 2017
Join the club

Gather round the Campfire for some glamping.

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • December 22, 2017
Buy Side

A Chicago firm has bought more than a dozen Naples commercial properties in the past three years, and has more in its sights.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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