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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 19, 2023
Construction starts on $220 million Sarasota cancer center

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Sarasota gas station is sold, a St. Pete office building brings $7.9 million, and an apartment complex opens in Fort Myers.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 19, 2024
Celebrity real estate investor pays $59.6M for Fort Myers apartments

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a retail center is on the market in Sarasota, a major renovation comes to Lakeland shopping center, and a medical building sells in Bradenton.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 13, 2025
Lakewood Ranch hotel project gets key construction financing

In the week's top commercial real estate news, neighboring office buildings sell in Cape Coral, a Lakeland real estate giant expands, and a Naples project hits a sales milestone.

  • Florida
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • February 6, 2023
How to make smart technology upgrades

Don't expect to just throw money at newfangled IT products and services and see instant results.

  • Technology
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 19, 2007
Optimism Remains

While the national economic picture remains in flux, Gulf Coast companies are planning optimistically for the coming year. But it is not unbridled.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 16, 2021
Former Hertz CEO lands top post at area self-storage giant

Kathy Marinello was CEO at Hertz for a little less than three years.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • January 6, 2022
Two for 2022: CEO priorities

A look at two key themes for business owners going into the new year. 

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 19, 2004
Free Press (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Sarasota, Manatee restaurants win Golden Spoon awardsLandMark Bank to offer wealth management servicesCharter One opens Bayou Bleu in downtown SarasotaMLS of Florida opens Sarasota office

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 25, 2013
Northwood Investors pays $149 million for Waldorf Astoria, Naples Grande

The Waldorf Astoria price equated to $296,400 per room.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 2, 2016
King of the (Harley) World

Texas and Arizona auto dealer Bert King bought a Charlotte County Harley-Davidson dealership last summer and quickly infused it with a strategy to make it a club-like destination. Strategy components, for what he renamed Bert's Black Widow, include kegs of free beer and bikini-clad girls.

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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • January 27, 2024
Tampa hospital exec achieves national recognition

Stacey Brandt, executive vice president and chief administrative officer of Tampa General, earned national recognition from a hospital magazine.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 30, 2023
Celebrity-infused resort completes $35M post-Ian renovation of its spa

The Marriott Sanibel Harbour Resort & Spa has reopened after what officials call a “top-to-bottom” $35 million renovation project — driven by suffering major damage from Hurricane Ian.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 21, 2007
A New Pitch

A top New York Yankees draft pick now dispenses financial advice, not fastballs.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 14, 2012
A Gulf Coast holiday

Anecdotal evidence from hoteliers in the Fort Myers and Tampa areas suggests rooms will be full this holiday season.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 23, 2013
Alico stock a top performer

Who says agriculture is boring?

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 18, 2011
Sotheby's, Saunders in Top 100

Michael Saunders & Co. ranked 60th in the nation in terms of sales volume.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 18, 2017
Airport posts record figures in April

Southwest Florida International Airport reported 1,032,783 passengers in April.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 8, 2013
Hertz spends millions to relocate

Hertz has started relocating its top executives from New Jersey to temporary office space in Naples and a recent filing shows how much the corporate relocation is costing the rental-car giant.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 20, 2016
POWER BROKERS: Mike Concilla

Mike Concilla says 2015 was a year in which he was able to fully leverage Equity Inc.'s in-house leasing, development, construction and property management capabilities.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 26, 2016
Resort nabs top meeting space award

Smart Meetings magazine readers recognize The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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