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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 19, 2020
Area distillery stops liquor production, shifts to hand sanitizer

Kozuba & Sons Distillery in St. Petersburg, Florida, has taken the bold step of ceasing all liquor production and repurposing its facility to make hand sanitizer that's needed to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 31, 2020
Nonprofit launches relief fund for arts community

Pinellas Community Foundation will award grants of $500-$1,500 to artists and arts-based businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 19, 2018
Pinellas County receives three bids for STAR Center

Pinellas County has received three bids to acquire the STAR Center in Largo

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 23, 2018
St. Petersburg firm buys Oldsmar Flea Market

A St. Petersburg firm backed by investot Grady Pridgen has acquired the Oldsmar Flea Market, one of the area's oldest and most popular flea market sites along the Gulf Coast

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 8, 2019
Benderson sells center in rare move

In a rare move, Benderson Development sells a Port Charlotte shopping center called Peachland Promenade.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 13, 2018
Australian fund buys apartment complex for $54.7 million

Anson at Palmer Ranch rents units from $1,325 to $2,125 per month.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 20, 2018
Knott Realty to begin work on new Fort Myers apartments

Decorum development expected to contain 435 units

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 17, 2016
Prolific homebuilder on pace to beat 2015

Neal Communities posted 276 home sales in the third quarter.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 9, 2016
Investor buys downtown mixed-use complex for $3.9M

Corsica Rive in downtown Fort Myers was built in 2008.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 13, 2016
Investor buys St. Armands building for $6.8M

Businessman and real estate investor Howard Rooks owned the building for 13 years.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 23, 2016
Citigroup deal is tops for Tampa in 2016

At $116 million, Citigroup Technology Inc.'s purchase of the six-building office campus in Tampa that houses its Global Shared Service Operation Center will likely rank as the largest single-asset sale of 2016 on the Gulf Coast.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 7, 2017
National builder buys up Manatee home sites

Columbus, Ohio-based M/I Homes opened a Sarasota-Manatee division last year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 21, 2017
Fort Myers investor buys portfolio for $17.5 million

A series of Fort Myers-based companies formed in February have acquired five office and retail properties there for a combined $17.5 million, according to records.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 7, 2017
New York firm buys stake in prominent Naples business

Wasmer, Schroeder & Co. was founded in 1987

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 6, 2017
New York firm buys Amberton town homes

Affiliates of Airmont, N.Y.-based The Embassy Group LLC have paid $67 million for a collection of town home rentals in Naples, according to Collier County property records.

  • News
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 6, 2017
New York firm buys Amberton townhomes

Affiliates of Airmont, N.Y.-based The Embassy Group LLC have paid $67 million for a collection of townhome rentals in Naples, according to Collier County property records.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 25, 2017
Church buys, swaps land for growth

The Diocese of Venice plans a new campus in south Sarasota County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 21, 2017
Private equity-backed firm buys two area companies

Tampa companies are now part of the Cook & Boardman portfolio.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 24, 2017
Theatre spends $5M on land for new home

Gulfshore Playhouse was founded in Naples in 2004.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 22, 2017
Brookwood buys Southwest Florida portfolio

Brookwood Financial Partners LLC, a Beverly, Mass.-based private equity firm with a total capitalization of $2.4 billion, has purchased a portfolio of more than a dozen office buildings in Fort Myers and Bonita Springs.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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