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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 15, 2026
Two Tampa Bay medical buildings sold for nearly $13M

The pair of buildings were on opposite ends of the Bay but were sold by the same broker.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 19, 2026
Hoffmann Family sets opening date for Naples boutique

The Augusta Clothing Co., the upscale shop, will have a soft opening March 20 and a grand opening the following day.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 6, 2025
California buyer picks up Lakewood Ranch, Tampa investment properties

A California investor has bought two commercial properties in the region for a combined $10.08 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 29, 2026
Sales jump 43% year over year at Charlotte, Lee eco-friendly community

Babcock Ranch hit 30% of its annual sales goal in the first three months of the year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • January 20, 2026
Sarasota County acquires park-adjacent parcel for $750K

The nearly 0.5-acre property will become part of Indian Mound Park in Englewood.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 18, 2026
Largo industrial buildings sell for $23.5 million

The complex off of U.S. Highway 19 was bought by a division of Bromley Cos., the developer behind Midtown Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 25, 2023
Builder learns how to embrace change, work on self-improvement

Marc Devisse overcame opening a restaurant during COVID, which now serves as a confidence-booster for other ventures — and his personal life.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • February 20, 2023
Prominent accounting firm seizes opportunities with Tampa expansion

Philadelphia-based Centri Business Consulting, after increasing its gross revenue by 40% in 2022, has arrived in Florida in search of even greater growth.

  • Finance
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • October 29, 2022
Coffee roastery upgrades from a truck to a brick and mortar

After closing on a location earlier this year, Banyan Coffee Co. finally has its own place. New challenges are percolating.

  • Travel-Tourism
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • November 22, 2022
Food truck park to spice up Old 41 in Bonita Springs

The project features eight food truck pads and a two-story bar.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 1, 2006
Match Up

Jula, 34, never thought his business calling would be using the Internet and technology as a way of connecting the right businesses with each other - a sort of a behind-the-scenes matchmaker. Jula prefers the term "networking evangelist."Still, there's Jula, telling a recent visitor to his Sarasota office that his startup operation is "all about creating something that allows you to be found."

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 26, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

It's a new world: Walt Smith, court administrator for the 12th Judicial Circuit that includes Manatee and Sarasota counties, is among the objectors to a long-awaited report that supports making court records available on the Internet.Alpert: You got me: Through illness and divorce, retired Tampa lawyer Jonathan L. Alpert says he has remained true to himself and his profession.This sand's gold: A recent sale on Indian Rocks Beach shows just how much investors prize beachfront on the Gulf Coast.Another warning: Pinellas Park bank analyst Richard X. Bove pooh-poohs affordability indices, which show skyrocketing home prices far outpacing tiny increases in personal income within hot real estate markets around the country.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 2, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

Busy litigator: Tampa lawyer John Fitzgibbons has more prominent cases pending than most local attorneys.Sweets fight: A Mexico City candy manufacturer has accused a former business partner of trademark infringement and unfair competition for making copycat jellybeans and Gummee Bears with real fruit juice.Gallagher to banks: Drop fees: How's this for political timing: Florida Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher has asked more than 500 financial institutions in Florida to stop charging Holocaust survivors for wire transfer fees.Lawyers filing W-suits: Could using a "W" land you in hot legal water? Top 10 finish: Kearney Development Co. Inc. has earned the 10th spot on this year's Southeast Construction magazine list of top specialty contractors.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 19, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

Help disabled or oneself?: South Florida attorney Todd Shulby and his disabled client Johnny Long are at it again: They recently filed about more 15 lawsuits against Tampa Bay area businesses, alleging numerous violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act.D-day coming?: A federal hearing officer could rule within days on a civil fraud complaint with possible repercussions for Raymond James Financial Inc.Katrina hits Regions: Regions Financial Corp. has banking operations along the Gulf Coast, including in the Tampa and Sarasota areas but also in Louisiana and Mississippi.Money well spent: Over the past two years, the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority spent nearly $127 million on the construction of an outbound baggage handling system with security enhancements. Completed last year, this high-speed network operates with about four miles of conveyors.Sorry state of childcare: Working parents in Florida who haven't been thrilled with the quality of early childhood education will find a lot of confirmation in a new study.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 19, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Builders face skyrocketing steel costsGovernor stingier than Senate on court fundingSarasota Memorial: on the cutting edge of technologyThe question on Main Street: To sell or not to sell?

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 12, 2005
Fighting Fakes

From Rolex watches that look like the real thing to 7FAM jeans, companies stop copycats the only way they know how: in court. That puts IP law in a growth mode.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 6, 2004
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

This week's items: former real estate development lawyer Cynthia Henderson faces repeated grilling Fifth Third Corp. has paid the highest premium for an American bank since the beginning of last year Unfounded complaints

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 17, 2004
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

This week's items: William Monroe has raised more concerns about how state court officials assess and collect fees and fines.Tampa Courts fall for Ivan tractPassengers, airline seek protection

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 11, 2003
YP: Marc Blumenthal of Intelladon Corp. Tampa

USINESSProfile: Tampa's Intelladon Corp. offers online learning to corporate customers, government organizations and non-profits. Company founder Scott Gostyla designed the company's main asset, a software program called Advanced Learning Platform, whic

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 19, 2003
14 YP: Russ Hunt, Managing Director Kendrick Pierce & Co. Inc.

BUSINESSProfile: Kendrick Pierce & Co., established in 1994, is a boutique investment banking firm. The Hyde Park company offers advice on mergers and acquisitions, capital raising and general finance. Typical clients are community banks just starting o

  • Entrepreneurs
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