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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 9, 2023
Developer pays nearly $60 million for St. Pete hotel

A popular event space sold, an office brings nearly $8 million and work starting on affordable housing project top the week's commercial real estate news.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 25, 2008
Pruning Branches

After years of hectic buying, some banks now are selling land and branches they no longer need.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 2, 2016
Q&A | RICK HARCROW

Rick Harcrow joined Jacksonville-based GreenPointe Communities last year to oversee the development of a potential $1 billion waterfront development in downtown Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 14, 2021
As the Tampa Bay Rays plan for the future, is there reason to hope the Sister City plan will work? History says no

The Tampa Bay Rays' plan to play in two cities faces reality of past failures — to the north and at home.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 31, 2012
Lee commission turns pro business

The Aug. 14 elections may prove to be a pivotal point for Lee County businesses.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 2, 2006
Corporate Report

Look at company briefs from around the Gulf Coast for free.

  • Industries
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 27, 2010
Beyond eBay

Gulf Coast entrepreneur Jim Moore finally launched a Web site for his $20 million business after years of resistance. It was a lucrative move.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • May 30, 2025
More than 400 downtown Sarasota apartments advance toward approval

Three projects totaling 435 units, 48 priced affordable and attainable, receive partial sign-off from the city's Development Review Committee.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 20, 2025
Cape Coral shopping center sells for $4.5 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a day care chain is growing in Lee County, a beachfront property sells in Pinellas County, and a medical building is going up in Sarasota County.

  • Florida
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 17, 2023
Pioneering cigar company progresses on Ybor hotel conversion project

The family behind J.C. Newman Cigar Co. in Tampa has its eyes on a unique boutique hotel project — now that's it gotten past the bats.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 15, 2021
Former Bucs star, 40 under 40 winner, found dead in hotel room

An investigation remains open into the official cause of death for Vincent Jackson.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 17, 2020
Construction begins on area resort-style apartment complex

The Cape at Savona Point will feature one-, two- and three- bedroom apartments.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 11, 2019
BTI Partners starts work on Westshore Marina District condos

BTI Partners has begun work on Marina Pointe, the first of three planned condo towers within its 52-acre Westshore Marina District mixed-use-project between Tampa and St. Petersburg.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 31, 2014
Vandyk Group of Cos. plans Golden Gate condos

Canadian developer Vandyk Group of Cos. has chosen Sarasota as its entry point into the U.S. market. Vandyk USA has announced plans to develop a mid-rise condominium building on Golden Gate Point.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 1, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana)

For whom the bell tolls - Louis Rukeyser: When Charles and Kim Githler want to recognize a friend, they really go all out.SAR suit dismissed: Real estate agent Lois Hekker's antitrust lawsuit against the Sarasota Association of Realtors Inc. and its 2004 board of directors has been dismissed without prejudice. Court records back online by summer?: The Committee on Privacy and Court Records issued a draft proposal on court records on the Internet with recommendations that fall mostly in favor of open-record advocates.Learning ethics in Sin City: The Sarasota County Bar Association is planning a continuing legal education trip to Las Vegas from Sept. 23-26. In Vegas, the bar plans to hold two CLE meetings: one on professionalism and one on ethics.Bar trouble: Rumors swirled for months that the Tampa office of the Florida Bar had lost several of its senior attorneys, including Tom DeBerg and Steve Whelan.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 19, 2003
22 Legal briefs/calendar (Tampa)

open in SeptemberHillsborough County Court Administrator Mike Bridenback says the new George Edgecomb Courthouse will open later this month.At a recent Hillsborough Bar Association meeting Bridenback said the new $38 million courthouse features 320,00

  • Law
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 8, 2017
Old as New

Strategic renovations can bring new life to older properties and greater profits to savvy landlords willing to shoulder risk.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 8, 2024
Publix pays $223 million for seven Florida shopping centers

In the week's top commercial real estate news, Sarasota County is conserving more than 600 acres, a Tampa industrial building sells to New Jersey buyers, and Venice is getting a new 7-Eleven.

  • Florida
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 26, 2010
Land bankers on the prowl

A few brave land bankers are scouting for residential-development sites in Lee and Collier counties, suggesting homebuilders may not be too far behind.

  • Industries
  • By Jennifer Fowler-Hermes, Board Certified Labor and Employment Attorney, Williams Parker |
  • July 2, 2019
Planning for the Next Hurricane: During and After a Storm

Planning for the Next Hurricane: During and After a Storm

  • Williams Parker
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