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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 23, 2016
Investors flip over home sales

Gulf Coast cities led the nation in the second quarter in home flips, according to a new report from Attom Data Solutions, the new parent company of real estate researcher RealtyTrac.

  • News
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  • By Ted Carter |
  • May 18, 2018
Software firm programs 100% annual growth

Ryan Tremblay, founder of REfindly is one of the top entrepreneurs in Southwest Florida.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 16, 2015
Florida real estate sales: All about the Benjamins

The Sunshine State is a national leader in real estate sales paid in cash.

  • News
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 27, 2019
Top Deals: Sarasota/Manatee

Apartments edged other sectors in top transaction activity in Sarasota and Manatee counties in 2019 as investors clamored to lock in yields, even as overall dollar volume dropped from the year before in absence of a few high-profile deals such as the sale

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 21, 2010
Gov. Crist loses another

Rep. Tom Grady, R-Naples, withdraws his support of the governor's Senate bid.

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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • October 1, 2010
Crowd Control

CrowdSavings.com, a Tampa-based website offering discount vouchers from local businesses, has extended its reach to the West Coast. Its owners see more chances for growth through buyouts of similar firms.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • January 12, 2026
Gulf-front Siesta Key estate lists for $26 million

The home on Point of Rocks features an infinity pool that appears to merge with the Gulf.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 24, 2017
Cycling around competitors

Fort Myers entrepreneur launches Bike Bistro Velo Van, a mobile bike delivery system

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 27, 2020
FGCAR names 2019 Pinnacle Award winners

Tampa-area commercial real estate group Florida Gulfcoast Commercial Association of Realtors recognizes brokers and firms in annual honors

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 12, 2021
Florida is a national leader in construction spending

Florida, along with Texas and a few other states, mostly in the South, tops the nation’s construction surge.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 16, 2011
Naples home sales increase 7%

Sales of existing single-family homes increased 7% over the year in November.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • March 12, 2026
Report: 2 Gulf Coast metros among top for migrating house hunters

Those looking to relocate are increasingly searching Florida and two regions specifically, according to Redfin.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 16, 2023
High-end SWFL movie theater to close

Speculation of a replacement for Silverspot focuses on a Texas chain.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 24, 2017
Travel time

Freebies and discounts boost Florida's west coat

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 19, 2021
Locally based fast-food chain plans massive french fry giveaway

Checkers and Rally’s Restaurants Inc., headquartered in Tampa, Florida, will hold a three-day ‘Black FryDay’ French fry giveaway promotion on the biggest holiday shopping weekend of the year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 21, 2016
City climbs higher

It's been nearly eight years since the New York Times shredded Leigh Acres, east of Fort Myers, as the “American dream in high reverse” for its sky-high foreclosure rate and job losses.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 23, 2025
Ulta Beauty to open new Pasco County store

The beauty supply retailer's new location will be at the Tampa Premium Outlets.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 14, 2017
Master-planned community's home sales nearly double

Sales during quarter one increased over last year in Lakewood Ranch.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • February 17, 2022
Head start: Region ranks among very best for new businesses

New research by a real estate market data firm confirms Tampa Bay's status as one the best U.S. cities for startups and entrepreneurs.

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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • November 22, 2024
Sarasota, Tampa and Naples restaurants make OpenTable top 100

Plenty of reasons for diners to take a bite out of the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
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