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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 20, 2015
Home health firm finds the sun

It's no secret Florida will attract a disproportionate share of retiring baby boomers.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 19, 2024
Amazon pays $66 million for 143 acres in Fort Myers

The online retail giant’s land is off of Interstate 75 near The Forum community.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 22, 2013
Goodwill e-commerce booming

It's not just the Goodwill thrift stores that are doing brisk business these days.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 15, 2009
Pimp my cart

David Vahala is looking out for your backside. Once you sit in his Ultimate Golf Seat, he promises you'll be able to walk to the 19th hole.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 10, 2019
Area continues run of record-breaking tourism revenues

Tourism revenue in Tampa, Florida, and Hillsborough County shot up by 11% in February, compared to the same month last year, according to tourism agency Visit Tampa Bay.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • November 6, 2015
People first

A successful marketing campaign does't require a rich budget. A $17 million landscape firm found that out with an innovative approach.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 28, 2015
Warehouse wishes

Mega-deals by institutional buyers spark concerns about a lack of supply in the market.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 30, 2011
Acquisition Simulation

The top executive for a $60 million Gulf Coast medical technology business took on a complicated mission: Find a buyer for the firm without sacrificing price. It was an exacting operation.

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  • January 25, 2013
Blue Rock Partners, Konover South buy two adjacent Brandon apartments

The price equated to $58,045 per unit.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 19, 2022
Fear of a recession, rising rates means a change in how housing market is seen

While the market cools down, the dynamics in the housing market shift — as does how investors and brokers approach it.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 18, 2006
Lasday: Stay on target

Getting to the buyer takes longer, but once you get in, it's a path to profits.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 5, 2023
Looking to shed stores nationwide, Walgreens sells Fort Myers location

In the week's top commercial real estate news, Manatee buys an office building, Tampa Bay condo towers surpass $200 million in sales, and a Naples medical building is getting new tenants.

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  • February 16, 2007
Commercial RE Briefs

Naples' Hovland Real Estate planning Seville SquareBenderson Development sells 133 acresTwo Investment groups buy Southwest Florida parcelsChicago real estate firm buys Centro YborFirst Industrial Realty Trust plans Bright House centerLake Worth investor buys Carrollwood OaksSarasota developer buys Sarasota Grand landCity buys land for police stationFP&L buys Palmetto land for electrical substation

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 29, 2009
Fill the Sails

Doris and Steve Colgate grew their sailing school through calm and rough economic weather. They expect winds to be at their back next year.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 28, 2006
Real Estate Briefs

TC Group buys land for Venice galleriaFirst Florida Bank expands into VeniceDeveloper plansPalmetto industrial parkFlorida Gulf Coast University buys land for expansionMiami home builderbuys in Fort MyersElias Brothers buys land for RaffiaFinergy buys in Channelside, plans condo/hotelRetail center owner buys Universal PlazaMarker 1 Marina sold to Dunedin buyersColliers Arnold report: robust growth continues

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 24, 2011
CHASE-ing the Sunshine

Making up for lost time, Chase bank is making a big expansion push into Florida. The company is snapping up a variety of properties for at least 13 new branches planned along the Gulf Coast this year.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 2, 2006
For the Love of Boats

The Eggebrecht family's passion for fishing and boating sparked the idea for a custom boat building business that focuses on Panga-style crafts known for their fuel efficiency and shallow draft.

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  • September 4, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Whimsical Arts buys former Buddhist retreatRestaurant chain Mattison'smay close Longboat steakhouseNorth Port Storage Zoneadds partner, changes nameCounty issues DRIfor Lakewood CentreAdler Group buys two airport-area parksInvestor group buys PalazzoVillage at Quail CreekVine Ripe specialties buys Canal Street buildingsMarcobay buys Kuehne & Nagel warehouseIllinois investor buys buildingfor Goodard School,br>Marcobay buys Kuehne & Nagel warehouseIllinois investor buys buildingfor Goodard SchoolBoston investment firm buysUlmerton industrial building

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 20, 2004
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Hillsborough Chief Judge Manuel Menendez recently told a group about his adventure in a stairwell in the new George E. Edgecomb Courthouse.'Nauru' banks in Florida source of trouble Darryl Rouson has taken to the airwaves

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 9, 2012
JRL Enterprises buying Wellcraft facility

Cape Coral-based JRL Enterprises Inc. announced plans to purchase the former Wellcraft manufacturing facility in south Manatee County to expand the composite tool-making business of an affiliated company, JRL Ventures Inc.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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