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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 3, 2025
Prominent Sarasota corporate HQ up for sale

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Naples high-end shopping center gets an upgrade, a Tampa condo complex to be "repositioned" as rental apartments, and Manatee buys a historic farm.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 28, 2017
Luxury liner welcomed at port

Azamara Quest visited Port Tampa Bay on March 23.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 31, 2020
Southwest Florida job seekers: find the places hiring now

CareerSource Southwest Florida offers a virtual recruiter.

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  • September 28, 2017
A helping hand

Partnership series kicks off Nov. 3.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 9, 2013
USF offers inventors a larger percentage

The university offers its researchers the option of paying upfront for a larger share of the future profits from their licensed work.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 10, 2016
Punta Gorda Airport traffic surges

Punta Gorda Airport says passenger traffic rose 37.5% in February as Allegiant Air flies nonstop to 30 cities from the Charlotte County airport.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 19, 2015
Olympic-caliber park rows for new operations exec

Nicole Rissler was named COO of The Suncoast Aquatic Nature Center.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 1, 2015
Ink gets in the way of inc.

It's hard to find someone without a tattoo these days, especially among millennials, 40% of whom have some kind of body art.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 23, 2004
Ratings Game

After magazine and bar scores, should Stetson and other established Florida law schools be looking over their shoulders?

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 15, 2006
Rooms to Grow

Room rates at Gulf Coast hotel rooms have been steadily rising, spurring construction of new hotels from Tampa to Naples. But high land and materials costs could undercut the boom.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 22, 2013
The Jewel Rule

Several downtowns on the Gulf Coast have turned into busy, or almost busy, hubs of building activity — sights not seen in six years in many cases. Will the momentum last?

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 12, 2012
Collier office building sells for record $49.9 million

The price equated to $310 per square foot.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 11, 2012
Three Lee County buildings sell for $15.27 million

AW Property says it paid a total of $30.3 million for the 272,571 square feet of medical space it purchased for $111 per square foot.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 5, 2015
MULTI COUNTY: Lakeland, Charlotte County centers sell to Miami investor

Companies led by Jeff Morr of the Miami area purchased two Winn-Dixie-anchored shopping centers for $29 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 7, 2010
Oragenics gets capital boost

The Tampa-based company receives $1 million in cash, as well as debt relief.

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  • March 23, 2011
Lawson made chief regulator

Ken Lawson is Secretary of the Dept. of Business and Professional Regulation.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 8, 2011
Tampa's HCI grows by $53M

The insurance holder grew by acquiring HomeWise Insurance Co.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 12, 2011
Distressed sales hurt Sarasota

Broker estimates 45% of closings so far this year were short sales or REO.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 28, 2011
Foreclosures up in April

Tampa and Sarasota's foreclosure rates increased by two percentage points.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 19, 2011
July unemployment at 10.7%

The state's official jobless rate is 10.7%, equivalent to last month's level.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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