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Industries

  • By Jean Gruss
  • November 8, 2013
Out of the zone

Engineer Josh Evans had the foresight to see how flood insurance was going to be a big issue. His firm now has the inside track helping coastal clients mitigate higher costs.

  • Industries
  • By Traci McMillan Beach
  • November 8, 2013
Buying brokers

Brokerage giant Hub International recently acquired Connelly, Carlisle, Fields & Nichols from USAmeriBank. The move opens a new frontier in Florida for the insurance firm.

  • Industries
  • By Jean Gruss
  • November 8, 2013
Find the veins

Joseph Magnant is a vascular surgeon who uses technology to find new patients. He plans to sell his idea to other physicians.

  • Industries
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 1, 2013
Sioux Falls, S.D., investors buy E.B. Simmonds Electrical headquarters

The price equated to $82 per square foot.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 1, 2013
Australian real estate trust buys Palmetto Grove Industrial Park

The price equated to $33 per square foot.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 1, 2013
New York investors buy North Naples' Uptown Center for $11.2 million

The price equated to $149 per square foot.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 1, 2013
Key West Car Wash owners buy Cruizers Car Wash

Sisters and business partners Erin and Kristin Orozco purchased the Cruizers Car Wash business and real estate.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 1, 2013
JEBCO buys Whitehall property near proposed Embassy Suites site

Sarasota-based developer JEBCO Ventures Inc. purchased a half-an-acre parcel at the corner of Cocoanut Avenue and Fruitville Road for $1.04 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 1, 2013
Sunset Automotive Group buys land near Sunset Kia

The price equated to $350,000 per acre.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 1, 2013
Broker, Delray Beach company buy South Bay Medical Arts building

The price equated to $117 per square foot.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 1, 2013
Clearwater's CoreRx buys former Silicone Technology plant

The price equated to $54 per square foot.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 1, 2013
444-unit Audubon Village sells for $41.96 million

The price equated to $94,496 per unit.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • October 25, 2013
Cambridge Investment Co. buys Fort Myers Storage King for $3.88 million

The price equated to $52 per net rentable square foot.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • October 25, 2013
Polk's Story Cos. buys Immokalee citrus grove

The price equated to $10,042 per acre based on the rough acreage.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • October 25, 2013
Northwood Investors pays $149 million for Waldorf Astoria, Naples Grande

The Waldorf Astoria price equated to $296,400 per room.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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