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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 5, 2015
Dow Electronics buys Louisiana distribution firm

Tampa-based firm gains new territories and additional distribution centers.

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  • January 13, 2015
Neal Communities project hits princely milestone

The homebuilder redeveloped Boca Royale Golf & Country Club.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 6, 2012
Ich Liebe Florida

Crisis? What crisis? More Europeans plan to visit Southwest Florida than last summer despite trouble brewing at home, tourism professionals say.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 7, 2024
$548 million hospital to open in Manatee County

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Miami developer borrows $65 million to build Fort Myers apartments, and a retail building in an artsy Sarasota neighborhood is for sale.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 26, 2004
Mike Miller Q&A

Mike Miller discusses his Venice properties, the risks with tight propety and high prices sports and The Crow's Nest in Venice.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 14, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

Tarragon pays $59 million for New Tampa apartmentsD.R. Horton buys Hidden River lots for $19 millionHallandale investors acquire Clearwater rental apartmentsTenants in common purchaseHarbourwood Nursing Center

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  • March 26, 2009
Gulf Coast Week

Regional business news at a glance

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  • January 30, 2015
Corporate report

GRILLiT reaches deal with franchisee for Tampa restaurant; Intrepid Powerboats and Carmel Kitchen and Wine Bar hire Tampa ad agency EraserFarm; Hertz Equipment Rental expands with Sanford facility; Skyway Capital Partners brokers sale of InStep to Schneider Electric; Texas's Service King buys Jack's Collision Center; Blalock Walters principals chairing Manatee Chamber, Bradenton EDC

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  • July 11, 2025
Report: Tariffs to add $10K to cost of Florida house, $7K to cars

Florida TaxWatch says the Sunshine State's exports and imports are at risk, and both consumers and businesses will be hit.

  • Florida
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 5, 2012
Pop-Up Retail

Al Mueller has been an entrepreneur since he was 15 years old, when he started selling Christmas trees.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 11, 2018
Hyatt Regency Coconut Point described as "irreplaceable asset"

Hyatt Coconut Point $220 million sale in Bonnita Springs sets new record with Host Hotels & Resorts purchase from Hyatt Hotels Corp.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 22, 2014
Organic Growth

With a circulation of 1.5 million copies in 95 markets, Natural Awakenings magazines dominate the holistic health market with news and advertising.

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  • June 9, 2025
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A $42.2 million multifamily sale and $16.4 million business park sale in Pinellas lead this week's transactions.

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  • November 23, 2009
Did jobs actually increase or decrease?

Most published versions of Florida's latest unemployment numbers will quote 8,500 as the number of jobs “lost” from September 2009 to October 2009. However, 20,800 more individuals were working in October than in September.

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  • July 8, 2013
Port Manatee bushels big corn shipment

Latest delivery is the port's third in the last eight months from South America.

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  • May 4, 2012
Federal regulators seek to sack more bankers

Super Bowl-winning QB Jim McMahon is the latest former community bank board member targeted by federal regulators.

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  • May 31, 2017
M/I Homes targets massive south Sarasota project

M/I Homes is the latest builder to embrace the West Villages.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 25, 2015
2015 Top Deals: Tampa Bay

The largest sale of the year in the Tampa Bay area also occurred later in the year than other, similar transactions.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 22, 2022
Report: Retail sector powers past the pandemic, with gains in several areas

Discount stores are proving the power of resiliency.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 14, 2013
Pinellas home sales climb 35%

Second-home sales to vacationing Northerners helped spur the increase.

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