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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 8, 2025
30-acre Pasco property sold for $12.75M for build-to-rent community

South Carolina-based Maymont Homes bought the parcel in the Bexley master-planned community.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 16, 2025
Buyer pays $1.4M for neighboring Cape Coral office buildings

The pair of buildings on Del Prado Boulevard total nearly 4,500 square feet.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 9, 2024
SWFL company buys Punta Gorda eyecare center

With the purchase, Collins Vision will expand to three practices across the region.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 16, 2025
The Business Observer honors its 40 Under 40 2025 winners

The Business Observer held its annual 40 Under 40 event Oct. 9 at The Ora in Sarasota.

  • Class of 2025
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 27, 2025
Dental practice buys building for Tampa practice

Westchase Smiles picked up the property in the Westchase master-planned community for $1.1 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 4, 2025
Plans to be submitted for $120 million St. Petersburg tower

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 1, 2026
Tampa hotel owners borrow $94 million in refinance

The Riverwalk hotel property will undergo a renovation and go under a new flag.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • February 3, 2023
Answers to the most-asked questions on affordable housing in Sarasota

With initial land-use changes in place, the city is embarking on more granular changes to open the doors for private development.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 21, 2006
First to Sell

SunCoast Bank was the lowest performer of a class of independent banks starting up in 1999. It's now also the first to be bought by a regional bank.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 18, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

Check swing: First State Bank and First Community Bank of America have reserved a St. Petersburg softball diamond, and it's rumored the two are going to go at each other with bats and gloves.Tell all?: That's a question Bob Mitcham, the retired Hillsborough County circuit judge, didn't answer when Coffee Talk asked him about his soon-to-be released book that he was hawking at the recent Hillsborough County Bar Association luncheon.Hat Trick: The Florida Bar doesn't want you to know it just yet, but the Clearwater Bar Association and two of its members earned the lion's share of the state's pro bono awards this year.Getting your money's worth: For all the $164 million that Synovus has spent around these parts during the last two years, it's not exactly a household name.Keeping judges safe: A state court organization, with funding from the U.S. Justice Department, will hold a summit on security on April 6 in hopes of preventing violent acts such as the recent shooting deaths in an Atlanta courthouse.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 30, 2022
Foundation CFO sets retirement date — with replacement at the ready

Good succession planning isn’t just for family businesses. A well-defined plan to have a leader in waiting, at any C-level post, can help eliminate transition headaches.

  • Leadership
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 29, 2022
Flight cancellations, airport updates from Hurricane Ian at TPA, PIE, SRQ, RSW, PGD

Forecast to approach west central Florida on Wednesday, Hurricane Ian is impacting travel across the region.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 29, 2024
Exit interview: Key moments in 30-year transformation of University of Tampa

Ron Vaughn’s turnaround strategy at the University of Tampa nearly 30 years ago was straightforward: Stop overspending. Find the big problems and solve them fast. And prioritize constant improvement.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 1, 2021
Movin' on up: Entrepreneur embraces aggressive brand expansion, diversification

Leaving behind a promising career in law enforcement, Spero Georgedakis got into the moving and storage business. Nearly three decades later, he believes expansion into other industries, including real estate, will move his company forward.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 8, 2022
Developer changes hotel plan in hopes to avoid lawsuit with city

A Tampa developer going before City Council on Nov. 10 to win approval for a $40 million hotel plan will proceed with a lawsuit if turned down again.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 13, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Lee/Collier)

Trustreet Buys Perkins RestaurantsCompany to develop luxury condos in Fort MyersNaples group plans luxury condominiumsShopping center planned for Arborwood

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 16, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Grand Mariner delay liftedYet another community bank has been organizing in Sarasota County Shane Eagan and Tom Rasmussen riding into Sunset? Tim Clarke is relieved

  • News
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • March 22, 2019
Look inside Tropicana plant reveals manufacturing operation with precise processes, staggering numbers

Tropicana's plant in Bradenton processes about 4 billion oranges annually.

  • Industries
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  • By Denise Federer |
  • April 4, 2014
Planning for the next generation

Don't leave a successful business to an unprepared successor. Picking the right person — and creating the right environment for them to lead — should be the most important parts of your plan.

  • Strategies
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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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