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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 8, 2014
Real estate central

If you work in the commercial real estate and development business in Southwest Florida, you know how hard it is to keep track of all the upcoming educational and political events that might affect your business.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 5, 2014
Always room for more wings

Restaurants are scouting for sites all over Southwest Florida.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 26, 2014
Dunk City playoff payoff

There's little doubt that fielding a winning team means big payoffs for colleges.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 30, 2015
Hertz opens in Iraq

Iraq may be a dangerous place to operate, but that hasn't stopped U.S. companies from doing business there.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 17, 2015
Lee hotel revenues jump

Revenues at lodgings in Lee County rose 17% in December compared with the same month one year ago.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 2, 2025
Half-acre of waterfront land on Clearwater Beach listed for $2.99 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Sarasota office building gets a price reduction, a Memphis company buys a Naples hotel, and a local buyer is scooping up land in St. Petersburg.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 15, 2022
Sarasota tennis club sold — again — for $15.3 million

New developers plan to move forward on mixed-use project.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 3, 2011
New Alliances

Physicians and hospitals are facing new challenges from a slow economy — lower insurance reimbursements and government mandates. Alliances and technology are two keys that will help them manage in 2011.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 6, 2004
Construction Growth

Most sectors grew, even though home construction declined in some areas.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 16, 2025
National developer buys 17 acres in Sarasota for 336 apartments

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Brandon apartment complex sells for $76.25 million, a Fort Myers apartment community is almost complete, and a Naples retail property is back on the market.

  • Florida
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 10, 2010
Condo Haven

Florida's condo market may have been decimated by the real estate crash, but there appear to be pockets of strength. The Naples-Bonita Springs area may prove to be an island of stability on the Gulf Coast.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 13, 2018
Tourism industry tops $600M hotel revenue goal

Visitors to Tampa and Hillsborough County generated $32 million in bed taxes in 2017.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 14, 2004
The Sponsors (Sara/Mana edition)

Sponsors for the event include: Northern Trust Bank, CPA Associates, Gevity HR, John Cannon Homes Inc., Lee Wetherington Cos., Startup Florida, USF, Sarasota-Manatee, Vengroff, Williams & Associates and Walters Levine Brown Klingensmith & Thomison PA

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 13, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

Tampa Bay: 'Don't Worry! We are almost there!': The Tampa Bay area does not figure in the top 10 office markets, according to the latest survey of the National Association of Realtors.Curiously missing: Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Judge George Greer was a hot commodity May 6 at the Clearwater Bar Association's 44th annual Law Day luncheon. Different approach, same vision: Douglas R. Beath doesn't find economic statistics to be a good way to predict the future direction of global commerce.Hyde Park Capital adds Williams: A small Tampa investment bank continues to bring in local stars to add luster to its growing operation.Joining the parade: The banking unit of a huge Orlando-based real estate and finance outfit is the latest bank to open up shop in Sarasota.

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  • December 6, 2013
King of the zip line

A treetop obstacle course and recreational park in rural east Manatee County received an unexpected marketing boost from someone who knows his way around high wires.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • November 5, 2025
Orlando Health, 3 years after $12M land deal, plans Lakewood Ranch expansion

An Orlando-based health care system has acquired property in Manatee County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 21, 2007
Gulf Coast Week

Funding delays projects: A projected decline in gas taxes is forcing the Department of Transportation to scale back its five-year roadwork program across the state.Fewer overseas visitors: Fewer tourists from Europe and Canada have visited Pinellas County this year than last, despite a favorable dollar exchange for international guests that has boosted business in shopping and entertainment meccas such as New York and Las Vegas.Chamber program ahead: The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce's Sarasota Tomorrow program, a five-year campaign designed to improve the area's sluggish business climate, is off to a better start than even its optimistic organizers originally thought.Airport commerce park: The agency that operates Southwest Florida International Airport plans to lease land to a Denver developer to build a commercial park on airport property.Drought forces limits: The South Florida Water Management District has imposed irrigation limits on businesses and residents throughout the region, including Lee and Collier counties.

  • Finance
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 4, 2026
Tourism chief rock and rolls all nite and parties every day

Santiago Corrada has amassed a collection of Kiss memorabilia with at 100,000 pieces.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 30, 2023
NY billionaire talks about his St. Pete tower on visit

John Catsimatidis Sr. filmed a commercial and gave an update on his 46-story tower under construction in downtown St. Petersburg.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 22, 2021
Real estate firm buys Amazon warehouse for $108.74 million

Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. deal for Dragstrip Logistics Center in Lakeland continues investor interest in both the Interstate 4 Corridor and Amazon-leased properties.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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