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Industries

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • May 6, 2011
Taylor-Pansing hired to renovate McCollum Hall

The City of Fort Myers approved a continuing contract with Taylor-Pansing Inc. to act as construction manager-at-risk for the first phase of the roofing and stabilization of McCollum Hall.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • May 6, 2011
Bridgeport Center renovations nearly complete

Flagler is nearing completion on its three-year, more than $1 million improvement plan at Bridgeport Center in Tampa's Westshore market.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • May 6, 2011
Nokomis investors put contract on El Patio Hotel

David and Susan Macrae of Nokomis have signed a contract to buy the historic El Patio Hotel in Venice for $2.2 million. The agreement, which is still in its due diligence period, is scheduled to close in May.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Mark Gordon
  • May 6, 2011
Back to School

'Run it like a business' isn't just a line at one Gulf Coast middle school. It's the foundation behind a struggle for success. The future, however, is sunny.

  • Industries
  • By Carl Cronan
  • May 6, 2011
Pursuit of Letters

Enrollment in M.B.A. programs fluctuates for business schools along the Gulf Coast, while other areas of the country are seeing enrollments decline. But current students are being more specific about what degrees they want.

  • Industries
  • By Dan Ping
  • May 6, 2011
Business School

A new magnet school in Orlando will prepare high school students on how to be successful in business. Slated to open in 2012, the school will emphasize entrepreneurship and free enterprise.

  • Industries
  • By Jay Brady
  • May 6, 2011
Tampa's Table Setter

New Mayor Bob Buckhorn, a Democrat, won his seat handily with business community support. He plans to keep it with an agenda focused on permitting and regulatory reform, and shrinking government.

  • Florida
  • By Mark Gordon
  • May 6, 2011
Free Fall

The wild spending ways of the federal government have driven one entrepreneur mad. He hopes for change.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Carl Cronan
  • May 6, 2011
Rental Restyling

Developer Phil Farley is turning an old public housing complex into Urban Style Lofts. The key is attracting the young clientele who will make it work.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Jay Brady
  • May 6, 2011
Government Digest: May 6

Governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
  • By Matt Walsh
  • May 5, 2011
Scott assesses session

On all of Florida Gov. Rick Scott's major agenda items, the Legislature shifted state policies in his direction. An interview with the governor.

  • Florida
  • By Matt Walsh
  • May 5, 2011
Scott Scorecard

How effectively did Gov. Rick Scott implement his agenda in his first legislative session? Editor Matt Walsh grades the governor.

  • Florida
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • April 29, 2011
Charter school buys Verizon call center

Minneapolis-based Ryan Cos. US Inc. purchased former Verizon Call Center building for $3.75 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • April 29, 2011
Sonic site of new Chase bank

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA purchased a 7,126-square-foot former Sonic drive-in restaurant on State Road 64 for $915,000.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • April 29, 2011
Grubb & Ellis REIT buys Lakewood Ranch medical office building for $12.5 million

Some of Bradenton's most prominent power players have sold Lakewood Ranch Medical Office Building I to national real estate investment trust Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT II for $12.5 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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