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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 4, 2008
Betting on a Winner

Two prominent Southwest Florida families are betting that TIB Financial will weather the storm battering the state's community banks. Will their investment pay off?

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 24, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Developer unveils Bay Street VillageBenderson development buys Lee County landWhite & Associates buys Park Vista to renovateTampa business group buys Manatee Mobile Home Park

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 28, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Parking garage design suggests office/retail lookBuilders buy historic downtown propertyNew Marble Slab Creamery opens in Sarasota PavilionSchroeder-Manatee Ranchprepares for arena land sale

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 21, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

Royal Palm Terrace Apartments planned for north of theaterAtlanta pays pretty penny for Sarasotais Admiralis WalkSplash Pools developing Bradenton flex parkSarasota developers buy 17th Street churchTringaliis G&T Land buys 289 acres

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 30, 2019
Westshore riding a wave of activity

A raft of recent office sales illustrate that investors remain drawn to the suburban Tampa business district.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 18, 2016
Economic Forecast | Lee-Collier

The one word that could neatly sum up what Gulf Coast business owners and entrepreneurs would like to see in the economy in 2017 is a soothing one: balance.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 6, 2006
Commercial RE Briefs

Osprey SA buys Tampa OaksPorter Development preparing the Royale projectNew ownership group expanding Turtle Cove MarinaLiberty Property Trust buys 100 Legacy ParkBest Western Island Gateway sold, converted to La QuintaLee County government acquires Wachovia Bank buildingVengroff buys Airport Inn for housing, business incubatorSenior Living Management buys Grand on Beneva

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 10, 2006
Coffee Talk

The annual Capeopoly real estate conference in Cape Coral drew more than 400 people recently. It's easy to understand why: Cape Coral was the nation's fifth-fastest growing city last year.Cannon seizes commercial opportunity in housing slowdown The tech company accelerator located in Pinellas County might be one of the best-kept secrets a startup can find.John Cannon: Housing slowdown not carrying other sectors downOutback buyback done deal?Fox Electronics was honored with the 2006 Southwest Florida Blue Chip Community Business Award, an awardthat recognizes businesses in Lee and Collier counties that have successfully overcome adversity.The ongoing Wilson family saga is set to add another chapter Nov. 14, when an empty land plot in a Sarasota subdivision goes up for public auction. Downtown Tampa is finally on the cusp of becoming a 24-hour city where people live and work, as the first phase of Grand Central at Kennedy in Channelside nears completion and other residential towers take shape, according to the newest office market report by GVA Advantis Real Estate Services Co.Bonita Bay gives more money to schoolsWCI Communities outlook remains grimHappy birthday to you, DooleyMack

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 13, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana)

Developer plans North Port VillageBeach Retreat owners buy Longboat's Beach CastleSarasota Business Center expansion continuesGulf Coast Collection moves to Sawyer Oaks

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 9, 2008
Coffee Talk

Minimize taxes on new construction: Builders dread the taxes on new construction because they're so high on the Gulf Coast that many projects now don't make financial sense.Westshore hotels continue to lure investors: Westshore, the Gulf Coast's biggest business district, has seen another hotel change hands - the Sheraton Suites on Cypress Street in Tampa.Sarasota college student shines: Executives and entrepreneurs searching for employees who 'get it' have long complained that the Sarasota-Bradenton area is lacking in colleges and universities that can produce those types of job candidates.Sneaky, er, creative way to get new business: Here's one sign that it's a rough time for mortgage brokers.Downtown Tampa grows, still lacks residents' needs Downtown: Tampa is maturing as a residential location and urban destination for residents and workersFort Myers fundraising maestro is back: Bill Merwin is back and he'll help you shake some money out of those trees.Largo dentist develops tool to help athletes excel: If you're tired of hearing about steroids, a Largo dentist has developed a natural way to help athletes and non-athletes improve performance: the Pure Power Mouthguard.Worrisome Gulf Coast banks being watched: Gulf Coast financial institutions have a starring role on an updated 'watch' list of Florida banks complied by a national banking analyst for financial Web site thestreet.com.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 27, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Sarasota businessman sees opportunities along U.S. 301Elegant Concrete owner gets ready to buildWestwater Construction buys Concession propertySarasota investors buy Fruitville Road parcels

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 3, 2003
Coffee Talk

This week's items: Fruits of First Citrus stock saleConference center to replace Sarasota Quay Van Wezel disputes settled Lee Island coasts largely unknown Media /public workshop not well attended Bill McCollum running for Senate

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  • By Jay Brady |
  • January 14, 2010
Mr. Wizard's Fantastic Voyage

A University of South Florida professor has adapted his communications technology to medicine. Changing the way surgeons do surgery could merely be the beginning.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • September 3, 2010
'Virgin Territory'

Big Labor sees the Gulf Coast's government employees as ripe for organizing, and has already made in-roads. While private-sector union membership tanked by one quarter during the recession, public sector union membership actually grew.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 15, 2008
Coffee Talk

+ Kleiner Perkinsinvests in companyKleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, one of the best-known venture capital firms in the world, recently disclosed it is an investor in Lehigh Technologies, a Naples-based company that was the winner of the Gulf Coast Business Review's technology innovation award for the Lee-Collier area in 2006.+ Newsflash: Checkthe copyright booksThe irony of this story is especially sweet: Seems that a group of supposedly well-intentioned attorneys across Florida goofed on a basic legal principle when forming a group to provide free legal services to homeowners facing foreclosure.+ Walter Industriesstock rises and fallsWalter Industries saw its stock jump to more than $104 a share this month on the New York Stock Exchange on the heels of a good quarterly report.+ Commercial propertyowners find tax helpNot every real estate-related business is in the doldrums.+ Developer doesn't give up,despite a massive loan issueA $40 million loan default isn't exactly what Brent Virkus had in mind when he made his initial foray into the Gulf Coast development pool two years ago.+ PODS marksmillionth milestoneClearwater-based PODS Enterprises Inc., the portable storage company, delivered its one millionth PODS container recently to Paul Johnson, a customer doing a home remodeling job in Fullerton, Calif. + Manatee business climatecontinues to sufferIn many cases, the issues facing senior exec

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 11, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Latt Maxcy acquires Palmer CrossingsSarasota Restaurant Equipment buys warehouseRingling College of Art plans for growthNew York company buys Jamaica Bay PlazaCharlotte Countybuys 212 acres of preserveFP&L invests in future substationsExeter Property Group buys Verizon warehousePegasus Imaging renovating M.L.K. officePrologis buys building, develops Prologis Park Madison

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 23, 2007
Florida's Who's Who vs. THE SHARKS

Carl Icahn, one of America's most relentless shareholder activists, celebrated his 71st birthday Feb. 16. The party: He launched another proxy battle, this time for control of Bonita Springs-based WCI Communities Inc.Icahn in recent months has acquired nearly 15% of the homebuilder's shares. He wants to replace the entire board of WCI with his own slate of directors, including himself and Hugh Culverhouse Jr., owner of Sarasota-based Palmer Ranch and son of the late Tampa Bay Buccaneers' owner, who, in his day, waged his own share of takeover battles.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 1, 2019
Real estate industry: confidence is high

A deeper look at three markets in the region — Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater; Sarasota-Bradenton; and Fort Myers-Naples — reveals several core themes. One is the market, after a lengthy run-up is, in some cases, flattening out. And to some, that’s OK.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 6, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Collier to develop San Carlos retail, storage areasHadge & Associates buys final interest in Summerlin landPrimerica will develop new retail, office centerCedars Tennis Club's new owners plan renovationKaplan Bennett auctioning a pair of landmarksSarasota's Atco buys U.S. 301 BP stationGeorgia auto dealers buy Wesley Chapel ToyotaBlackhawk Realty Advisors buys Hidden Lake ApartmentsClearwater firm buys and plans makeover of St. James Place

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 23, 2009
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Partnership buys San Carlos building

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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