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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 4, 2011
Insurance reform bills in flux

Time is running out to resolve House and Senate differences.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 25, 2015
Top Deals 2015: Sarasota-Manatee

Senior housing caught fire with investors in 2015, and in Southwest Florida, no deal was larger than NorthStar Healthcare Income Inc.'s purchase of the Fountains and Springs at Lake Point Woods, in Sarasota County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 20, 2025
Child care franchise planned for Lakewood Ranch

The owners of a Discovery Point Child Development Center in Bradenton are opening a second location.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 11, 2011
Publix Super Markets buys Collier Commons retail

Lakeland-based grocery store chain Publix Super Markets Inc. purchased the 187,132-square-foot Collier Commons Shopping Center for $28.18 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 10, 2012
Publix Super Markets buys Brooker Creek Shopping Center

Lakeland-based grocery firm Publix Super Markets Inc. purchased the 77,596-square-foot Brooker Creek Shopping Center in Palm Harbor for $13.35 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 15, 2014
Publix Super Markets buys Merchants Crossing

Lakeland-based grocery group Publix Super Markets Inc. purchased the 213,739-square-foot Merchants Crossing shopping center for $17.9 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 15, 2021
Casto Southeast hitting bulls’-eye with Center Point

Casto Southeast Realty Services' Lakewood Ranch development will feature office, medical office and retail on 50 acres at completion.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 6, 2021
Digital securing firm opening office in region, adding 500 jobs

Virginia-based ID.me to open an office in Tampa and begin hiring for 500 jobs by the end of the year

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 26, 2014
$499 million - 49.9% interest in Tampa's International Plaza

Taubman Centers Inc. sold a 49.9% interest in the center to a joint venture of TIAA-CREF and Dutch pension services APG for $499 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 26, 2014
$499 million - 49.9% interest in Tampa's International Plaza

Taubman Centers Inc. sold a 49.9% interest in the center to a joint venture of TIAA-CREF and Dutch pension services APG for $499 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 4, 2010
Urfer opens dealership, plans building on U.S. 301

Jack Urfer is opening a dealership for super-sized vehicles.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 7, 2013
Real estate agent closes 2012 in a blur

Looming tax changes for 2013 meant many Gulf Coast real estate dealmakers had super-busy Decembers.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 26, 2012
'Super yacht' arrives in Tampa

Largest private yacht features multimillion-dollar residences.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • September 19, 2023
Window manufacturer hires first apprentice out of high school program

The program is part of a push to find more local talent for the manufacturing industry.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 21, 2020
Simon to get three Gulf Coast malls with Taubman deal

Deal for majority stake in Michigan center developer will add trio of upscale retail hubs in Tampa, Sarasota and Naples

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 23, 2013
Firm aims high with new concept

The year-end bonus, especially for executives who seek to reward their top salespeople in a unique and creative way, is going luxury.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 2, 2008
A Taxing Business

Partners Joe Cox and James Nici have built aboutique law firm in Naples specializing in estate planning.Business is brisk thanks to Congress' twisted laws.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 9, 2013
Miami investment entity buys PNC bank branch building

The price equated to $1,474 per square foot.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 15, 2020
Samantha Watkins, 32

Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute, Senior Director of Operations

  • Class of 2020
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 20, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

Name game: With a wave of new community banks washing ashore in Florida, Kendrick Pierce & Co. Inc. is keeping busy.Sexual victims' advocate: Pinellas Park trial attorney Joe Saunders has taken a lead role in a civil action against former Pensacola monsignor Richard Bowles.Glazer sighting: If calling news conferences was all it took to land a Super Bowl, the Tampa Bay area would be a shoo-in for the 2009 football game.Positive news: At last, Florida's largest law firm, Holland & Knight LLP, has positive news.

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