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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 1, 2025
Tennessee hotel owner adds to Naples portfolio

Cooper Hotel's latest purchase is for its second Naples property and joins three others in Fort Myers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 14, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Help for the Times Tourism rebounds in Sara/Mana Positive job report Falkner v. Falkner, part two

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 9, 2018
The virtues of virtual reality

St. Petersburg, Florida-based Marxent has struck a deal with retail giant Macy’s that will see the firm’s virtual reality technology form the backbone of a new interactive way for shoppers to buy furniture.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • April 1, 2016
Down the road

Millennials don't like to do a lot of wheeling and dealing in the car showroom, which means dealers have had to change the way they sell.

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  • By Michael Hinman |
  • September 11, 2015
Good instincts

Creating a destination station at WMOR is the No. 1 priority for Pamela Barber.

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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • July 5, 2024
South Carolina hospitality group brings pair of restaurants to Tampa

Two new restaurants are slated to begin serving in 2024 and 2025.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 14, 2010
Avanti buys Palmetto's Corvus site

Winter Park-based investment group Avanti Investment Advisors purchased the 211 acres of vacant land east of Riviera Dunes and south of U.S. 301 in Palmetto for $24 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 6, 2009
Eola, others buy International Plaza Four

IP4 Owner LLC, an investment group composed of Richard Corbett of the Concorde Cos. and Jim Heistand, chairman of the Orlando-based real-estate investment firm Eola Capital, purchased International Plaza Four from Crescent Resources for $25 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 25, 2009
Tidewell Hospice buys Lakewood Ranch building

Sarasota-based non-profit Tidewell Hospice purchased the two-story building housing its Lakewood Ranch office for $6.55 million. The purchase price equated to $179 per square foot of building space.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 31, 2013
Venterra Realty, Dome Equities buy St. Petersburg's Calais Park

The price equated to $113,889 per unit.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 21, 2012
KAIN Limited Partnership buys Via Del Rio apartment

The price equated to $26,625 per unit.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 14, 2013
BH Equities, Pensam Capital buy Gateway Apartments

The price equated to $47,916 per unit.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 5, 2011
Louisiana investor group buys Puritan Place Apartments

An investor group headed by Richard Beaullieu of Lafayette, La. purchased the 232-unit Puritan Place Apartments for $4.06 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 21, 2012
TerraCap Partners fund buys Coconut Office Center

The price equated to $72 per square foot.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 15, 2019
Colliers ranks I-4 Corridor among top industrial spots in U.S.

The land from Tampa to Orlando, known as the Interstate 4 Corridor, is considered one of the best places to distribute goods from in all the U.S.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 17, 2016
Best Buy founder pumps capital into wealth firm

Meristem Family Wealth hopes to grow Naples office with capital infusion.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 16, 2014
Group of Los Angeles investors buys Apartments at Oak Creek

A Los Angeles area investor group, led by Chaim Freeman of B.F. Management, purchased the 184-unit Apartments at Oak Creek in Clearwater for $13.4 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 20, 2015
company Avistone buys Meridian Gateway Center buildings

Laguna Niguel, Calif.-based real estate investment firm Avistone purchased the four-building Meridian Gateway Center for $11.53 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 19, 2024
CEO of Venice manufacturer joins board of billion-dollar concrete firm

PGT Innovations President and CEO Jeff Jackson has been appointed to the board of Astec Industries.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 29, 2024
Hertz to sell of 10,000 more EVs than originally planned

The Estero-based company says it will get rid of 30,000 electric vehicles this year due to lack of demand and high expenses.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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