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  • June 27, 2016
CEO of $2.7 billion firm to retire

His retirement date is set for Aug. 31.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 27, 2016
Luxury homebuilder hires area sales leader

The new sales manager has 40 years of experience in homebuilding.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 27, 2016
Home listings jump

The number of existing single-family homes and condos listed for sale in Lee County jumped in May.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 24, 2016
Despite drop, cash reigns in Sarasota

Cash sales in the Sarasota-Manatee region are well above the national average.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 24, 2016
Man scams IRS out of $600K, faces prison

He faces a maximum total of 27 years in prison.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • June 24, 2016
MARKET SPOTLIGHT | Tampa/St. Petersburg industrial market

The Tampa and St. Petersburg industrial submarket has been among the strongest and most robust sectors along the Gulf Coast since the region's economic recovery began in 2011.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • June 24, 2016
The doctor's office is in

Medical office buildings remain a highly sought after asset class, spurring new development statewide.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 24, 2016
IN MEMORIAM | Maurice Wilder 1933 - 2016

Longtime Tampa Bay developer Maurice Wilder brought an old school approach to investing.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 24, 2016
Block party for developers

A so-called super block in downtown St. Petersburg, part of a complicated battle and now agreement between a preservation group and landowners, is open for development.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 24, 2016
Boom, bust both in play

For years following the recession, Naples real estate agents bemoaned the lack of inventory of existing single-family homes and condos for sale.

  • News
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • June 24, 2016
Connecticut investor buys Corporate Oaks

A Connecticut investment firm has acquired the three-building Corporate Oaks complex in Tampa's Westshore district for $32 million, a further sign that buyers are locking into the city's office market amid a dearth of new construction and shrinking vacancies.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 24, 2016
Hiring outlook softens

The employment picture on the Gulf Coast isn't as sunny as it was last year.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 24, 2016
Take that chain and shove it

The city of Holmes Beach, between Bradenton Beach and Anna Maria Island in Manatee County, has a message for franchise and chain businesses: go away.

  • News
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • June 24, 2016
Metro park trades in Fort Myers

Metro Distribution Center, a 19-building industrial project in Fort Myers, has been purchased in one of the largest commercial real estate sales of the year in Lee County.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 24, 2016
Safe spot

Most Gulf Coast areas are relatively safe zones when it comes to pesky car thieves.

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