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  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 30, 2016
New banker in town

The new majority owner of Sarasota-based Bank of Commerce, if a $10 million deal for fresh capital is approved, brings a passion for fast cars and rock and roll to town.

  • News
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • September 30, 2016
Osprey sheds Sarasota County business park

Continuing a push to whittle down its portfolio amid squabbles between partners, Michigan-based Osprey SA Ltd. sold a 19-acre business park in North Sarasota County for $4 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • September 30, 2016
Exeter buys Polk County industrial property

A Pennsylvania-based commercial real estate investment firm has acquired a Polk County warehouse occupied by Amazon.com for $24.6 million, the latest in a series of industrial purchases and developments in the county aimed at taking advantage of the strategic Interstate 4 corridor.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 30, 2016
Flaws fill up for fruit farms

A citrus leader in the state since the 1950s, Polk County fell to third place in total boxes for the 2015-2016 season, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data released in mid-September.

  • News
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • September 30, 2016
Jail sale

A developer with experience in offices shifts his focus to apartments. Will the project break free?

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • September 30, 2016
Vision quest

New Jersey-based owner of Renaissance Center likely will be first out of the ground with new office space in the Tampa market.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 30, 2016
Tampa builds HQ credibility

Tampa civic and business leaders want the big catch in a corporate headquarters, the type of win that makes and competitors such as Atlanta and Charlotte weep.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 30, 2016
Shop around for deals

The blockbuster homebuilder deal of the year so far in the region, Lennar's $643 million proposed acquisition of WCI Communities, comes with a go-shop clause — and it might come to fruition.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 30, 2016
Attention, shoppers

Don't mess with Wal-Mart.

  • News
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • September 30, 2016
MARKET SPOTLIGHT | Southwest Florida Retail Market

Southwest Florida's retail properties have rebounded considerably from the economic recession of the past decade, when vacancy rates overall topped 11.4%.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 29, 2016
Tampa school sets enrollment record

Total student enrollment is up 3.4% at the University of Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 29, 2016
Office, warehouse sells for $1.2M

The Pine Cape Center in Cape Coral was fully occupied at the time of the sale.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 29, 2016
Foreclosure rate drops in Sarasota-Manatee

The rate, however, remains higher than the national foreclosure rate.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 29, 2016
Plastic surgeon cuts into executive role

Swan Age Reversal Centers has locations in Naples, Fort Myers, Venice and Bradenton.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 29, 2016
WebMD founder's firm buys Sarasota company

BioLucid was founded in 2011.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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