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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 17, 2014
Sold! Antique pros open high-end auction biz

Andrew Ford and Elizabeth Lathrop Ford expand their company.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 15, 2013
River Reach Apartments sell for $45 million

The price equated to $80,935 per unit.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 18, 2017
Going Uptown

Aileron Capital Management is pushing ahead with a 32-acre Cape Coral apartment complex, despite increased lender caution.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 31, 2024
Clearwater company pays $7M for Venice, Bradenton senior living centers

In the week's top commercial real estate news, Tampa and Sarasota lay out affordable housing programs, and a Sanibel resort is being rebuilt.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 29, 2008
Corporate Report

Walter Industries reduces home divisionBuccaneers sign deal with Connecticut companyRoper Industries buys CBORD GroupPartners Bank adds Leslie as new CFORadiation Therapy Servicessold, no longer publicSirion Therapeutics licenses Sarasota company's drugFox Electronicsintroduces ID systemValpak, IHOP offers Dr. Seuss' sweepstakes

  • Industries
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 13, 2023
One-on-one with New College interim President Richard Corcoran

No stranger to stirring things up, Richard Corcoran goes all-in on a transformation of a liberal arts college.

  • Education
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 1, 2007
Corporate Report

HSN, DISH Network partner on speedy purchase ITV serviceKangaroo sweetens OSI deal, vote delayed until June 5thFlorida Bank Group agrees to merger with Cygnet financialNicholas Financial openscentral purchasing centerMr. ShowerDoor opens store in SarasotaWalter Industries Inc. announces dividendUSF Health joins U.S. Prevention NetworkCaldwell Trust hits $400 million in assetsNational In-Store survey highlights "clean" retail's impactAmerican Momentum Bank CEO funds new Moffitt center

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 25, 2008
Venture capital club

Nir Sharon is already a successful entrepreneur at 35, but he discovered that his Naples night club is the perfect place to do deals.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 18, 2012
Back Again

Well-known homebuilder Pat Neal, through Neal Communities, has posted a pair of notable three-year growth periods twice in the past decade.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 2, 2012
Corporate Report: Dec. 30

The latest news from Brown & Brown, TBBS International, and other Gulf Coast companies.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 11, 2017
Bright Days

The labor shortage, particularly in trades, continues to confound companies. One company's latest salvo: paid interns, hired in bunches.

  • Strategies
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • September 29, 2017
New reality

The latest plans for a 41-acre Sarasota development call for retail, office space, apartments and a hotel. Technology is helping the project move forward.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 26, 2017
See the wizard

Land O' Lakes firm hopes its new algorithm will provide easily accessible valuations for commercial building owners.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • February 16, 2018
Air Time

Taking over a rival's business sounds nice — and can be lucrative. That doesn't mean it's easy.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 24, 2014
The right prescription

Pharmacist John Dobbs says independently owned pharmacies in Southwest Florida can effectively compete with the large chains. The key is doing what chains can't.

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  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • February 28, 2024
Manatee County commissioners approve four-year impact fee increase

The move was delayed after the Manatee-Sarasota Building Industry Association disputed the most recent study.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Dana Kampa |
  • April 29, 2025
Bird Key Yacht Club rebuild on hold as economic uncertainty increases costs

Leadership says it is pausing the project for 90 days after receiving an unexpectedly high final estimate, but it isn't giving up on construction.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • August 12, 2021
Hospital CEO keeps team focused on the big picture — even in crisis

Hospital CEO keeps team focused on the big picture — even in crisis

  • Leadership
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 10, 2023
Fort Myers airport debuts new nonstops, including Toronto, New Orleans

Three new routes have launched in November at Southwest Florida International Airport.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth Morrisey |
  • December 2, 2016
Hard work

Former small town mayor Javier Marin brings passion and patience to his new Polk County job.

  • Florida
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