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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 1, 2024
Fort Myers industrial park sells for $155 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a $435 hospital coming to Lee, a manufacturer expands in Pasco and hotel chain buys land in Venice.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 18, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

RPM Exotics hits governmental snagHeritage Harbour developer buys land from dairy farmParsons Insurance buys office buildingMichael Saunders & Co. records $2.57 billion in sales HMA buys Venice hospitalInvestors buy Indian Beach apartments

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 12, 2023
Publix spends $63 million on two local shopping centers

In the week's top commercial real estate news, Florida Power & Light buys more land in Manatee, a prominent Fort Myers firm is expanding, and 3,000 cows are on the market.

  • Florida
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • June 6, 2022
Transactions: May 31 to June 6

A $143.5 million multifamily sale in Sarasota leads the way in transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 2, 2007
Like Mom, Like Sons

There'll be no extended vacations to re-charge for entrepreneur Pamela Kauten, who sold Florida CareerLINK.com last month to a New York company.Kauten, 48, who built the Tampa Bay area site to more than $1 million in revenue over the past 10 years, plans to start a new dot-com venture with sons, Nick, 26, and Adam, 23.But she's remaining mum about the project, proposed by her youngest son, until July 1, when she unveils the site.The past six months were hectic for Kauten as buyer Eric Straus of Poughkeepsie, N.Y.-based RegionalHelpWanted.com completed the due diligence process.

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  • By Jay Brady |
  • April 23, 2010
Government Digest: April 23 - April 29

A look at governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • July 15, 2011
Hispanic Boom

The Gulf Coast's Hispanic population grew 91% in the last decade, accounting for nearly half of the region's population growth. Now, nearly one is six Gulf Coast residents is Hispanic.

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  • By Pam Schuneman |
  • April 21, 2017
A new alternative on the way?

The alternative minimum tax — or AMT, more popularly — has been in the news of late, and while most Americans have heard of it, not many can tell you exactly what the tax is or how it's computed.

  • News
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • June 9, 2025
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A $42.2 million multifamily sale and $16.4 million business park sale in Pinellas lead this week's transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 23, 2025
Tampa claims No. 1 spot on best cities for foreign businesses list

The city moves from No. 26 to the top spot.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • September 15, 2022
Disrupter creates 'Uber for nurses' to fight staffing challenges

Gale Healthcare Solutions creator Tony Braswell, the recipient of a major award for entrepreneurs, is "scary passionate" about solving the nation’s nurse shortage.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 23, 2006
Forced to Reinvent

With the advent of digital photos, Photo-Tech Inc.'s Peter Turo saw his corporate photography business becoming a commodity. He had to change or die.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 11, 2014
Great Credit

Conservative management helped Moorings Park weather the recession and earned the retirement community the best credit rating of its peers in the nation.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • August 3, 2023
TD Bank adding four locations to Tampa Bay

As TD eyes growing Central Florida market, Manatee County will get its first branch.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • July 27, 2022
St. Petersburg health tech firm lands $5M investment

The successful Series A funding round brings RxLive’s fundraising total to $8 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 13, 2022
SRQ continues hot passenger streak even through hurricane

Even with an estimated loss of 20,000 passengers, the airport still reported an increase over September 2021.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 5, 2004
Legal Calendar

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 13, 2004
Legal Calendar (Tampa edition)

The legal calendar for the Tampa market is provided free of charge.

  • Law
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 26, 2003
Legal Briefs

Ruden McClosky adds lawyer in St. Petersburg office Nominating commission seeks applications for judicial seatYoung Lawyers to recruit Big Brother Big Sister volunteersSixth Circuit Gaurdian program seeks volunteers

  • Law
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 4, 2010
Powerbrokers want in on weak banks

Former Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. chairman Bill Isaac, a Longboat Key resident and local businessman, apparently smells opportunity amid the carnage in the banking industry.

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