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  • August 21, 2015
Lakeland Regional Health Systems buys land for south campus

Lakeland Regional Health purchased 100 acres of land in northern Bartow for $7.5 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • August 21, 2015
Commercial Real Estate

Rivergate owner plans renovations; Dimmitt sales to boost city tax rolls

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • August 21, 2015
Commercial Real Estate Profile: Karl "Dee" Maret | Broker, Tampa

Karl “Dee” Maret grew up in Dalton, Ga., with an unusual name, and years later took an unusual path to a career in commercial real estate.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 21, 2015
Barron Collier Cos., partner buy Park North buildings

The Barron Collier Cos. and its frequent partner, Quincy, Mass.-based FoxRock Properties, purchased the six-building Park North office development for $2.9 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 21, 2015
Conference center back in play

When Sarasota developers Charles Githler and Andy Dorr attempted to build a $100 million conference center downtown six years ago, the project stumbled.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 21, 2015
Consumer spending revs up

An important gauge of an area's economic health is the amount of total taxable sales its businesses generate.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 21, 2015
Homebuilder not for sale

WCI Communities is attracting all kinds of positive attention from investors for its most recent quarterly earnings report, so it's no surprise there's talk of the company becoming an acquisition target.

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    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • August 21, 2015
Sweeping up Sweetbay

The grocery chain's sale leaves behind lots of vacancies, and lots of challenges in how to fill them.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 21, 2015
Mover makes sun splash

Solar power remains an expensive proposition for commercial building owners, but Jim Henderson says he's confident in the payback.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 21, 2015
Feel the entrepreneurial pain

Everyone loves a success story, but entrepreneurs are quick to remind you nothing comes easy.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 21, 2015
Will new name deliver new work?

Tampa-based law firm Trenam Kemker chopped off one half of its name recently — part of what the firm calls a marketing and branding transformation.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 21, 2015
Check please

Citing low sales, food management firm Spectra asked for its release from a contract with the Cleveland Heights Country Club restaurant in Lakeland.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 20, 2015
Bradenton office buyer emerges

The recently purchased office property is anchored by the Bradenton Herald newspaper.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 20, 2015
Nearly 1 million-square-foot industrial park sells

High Street Realty purchased Tampa Distribution Center from MetLife Real Estate Investors.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 20, 2015
Bank expands in Southwest Florida

Orlando-based Seaside National Bank & Trust named H. Wayne Griest president of the Naples-Fort Myers market to lead the bank's expansion in the area.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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