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  • January 27, 2017
Meridian ends 2016 in disposition mode

Meridian Development Group likely had a busier December than most, because it sold a pair of major Gulf Coast commercial properties for a combined $67.25 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • January 27, 2017
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes

Liberty Group is altering both the way, and the where, it does business — starting with land deals in its own backyard.

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  • Ted Carter
  • January 27, 2017
All aboard

A onetime train station — and later a museum — is primed for a rebirth as a technology hub.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • January 27, 2017
Kick down the door

In a move Masonite International executives call a transformation of the company, the Tampa door manufacturer is rebranding its marketing with a tagline of “Open to extraordinary.”

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  • January 27, 2017
Vue Sarasota Bay facing delay

One of downtown Sarasota's most significant commercial real estate projects of the current real estate cycle is facing a labor-induced delay that will push back completion by months.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • January 27, 2017
Pulte executes large land deal in Collier

Homebuilder sentiment remains high throughout the Gulf Coast, and one of the nation's largest residential builders appears to be equally confident in the future.

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  • January 27, 2017
More than free snacks

The Execu|Search Group, a New York-based recruitment and workforce management firm, cements in a new survey what many executives have already experienced: employees are easy to lose and hard to hire.

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  • January 27, 2017
Market in outperform mode

The real estate market in Tampa and St. Petersburg — both commercial and residential — continued to outperform during the third quarter last year, notching milestones not seen since prior to last decade's economic recession.

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  • January 27, 2017
First on the watch

First Watch, already one of the leading breakfast-brunch-lunch chains in the country, served up a stellar 2016.

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  • January 27, 2017
Builder hearts Florida

A $400 million Michigan builder and contractor, Rockford Construction, seeks to gain business traction in Florida.

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  • January 26, 2017
Developer names tenants for mixed-use project

Construction on Daniels Marketplace is expected to begin in spring 2017.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 26, 2017
Homebuilder speeds up pace to beat buying surge

New models coming soon from London Bay Homes at The Founders Club are priced from $1.49 million to $2.17 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • January 26, 2017
Banker charged in fraudulent loan scheme

Ross Pickard faces a federal prison sentence if convicted.

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  • January 26, 2017
Disney executive joins Tampa tech leader

Kim Porter is a boomerang employee for Mad Mobile.

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  • January 25, 2017
Linen rentals firm goes big on national expansion

Sarasota-based Linens by the Sea is starting expansion with Jacksonville.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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