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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 23, 2011
Lawson made chief regulator

Ken Lawson is Secretary of the Dept. of Business and Professional Regulation.

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  • November 8, 2011
Tampa's HCI grows by $53M

The insurance holder grew by acquiring HomeWise Insurance Co.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • May 12, 2011
Distressed sales hurt Sarasota

Broker estimates 45% of closings so far this year were short sales or REO.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 28, 2011
Foreclosures up in April

Tampa and Sarasota's foreclosure rates increased by two percentage points.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 19, 2011
July unemployment at 10.7%

The state's official jobless rate is 10.7%, equivalent to last month's level.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 8, 2014
Real estate central

If you work in the commercial real estate and development business in Southwest Florida, you know how hard it is to keep track of all the upcoming educational and political events that might affect your business.

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  • September 5, 2014
Always room for more wings

Restaurants are scouting for sites all over Southwest Florida.

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  • September 26, 2014
Dunk City playoff payoff

There's little doubt that fielding a winning team means big payoffs for colleges.

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  • October 30, 2015
Hertz opens in Iraq

Iraq may be a dangerous place to operate, but that hasn't stopped U.S. companies from doing business there.

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  • February 17, 2015
Lee hotel revenues jump

Revenues at lodgings in Lee County rose 17% in December compared with the same month one year ago.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 2, 2025
Half-acre of waterfront land on Clearwater Beach listed for $2.99 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Sarasota office building gets a price reduction, a Memphis company buys a Naples hotel, and a local buyer is scooping up land in St. Petersburg.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 15, 2022
Sarasota tennis club sold — again — for $15.3 million

New developers plan to move forward on mixed-use project.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 3, 2011
New Alliances

Physicians and hospitals are facing new challenges from a slow economy — lower insurance reimbursements and government mandates. Alliances and technology are two keys that will help them manage in 2011.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 4, 2009
Poison Detective

Richard Lewis invented a new way to detect poisonous dry-cleaning solvents in the ground. That kind of innovation has helped his firm, HSA Engineers & Scientists, grow revenues in a tough year.

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  • August 6, 2004
Construction Growth

Most sectors grew, even though home construction declined in some areas.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 16, 2025
National developer buys 17 acres in Sarasota for 336 apartments

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Brandon apartment complex sells for $76.25 million, a Fort Myers apartment community is almost complete, and a Naples retail property is back on the market.

  • Florida
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 10, 2010
Condo Haven

Florida's condo market may have been decimated by the real estate crash, but there appear to be pockets of strength. The Naples-Bonita Springs area may prove to be an island of stability on the Gulf Coast.

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  • March 13, 2018
Tourism industry tops $600M hotel revenue goal

Visitors to Tampa and Hillsborough County generated $32 million in bed taxes in 2017.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • May 14, 2004
The Sponsors (Sara/Mana edition)

Sponsors for the event include: Northern Trust Bank, CPA Associates, Gevity HR, John Cannon Homes Inc., Lee Wetherington Cos., Startup Florida, USF, Sarasota-Manatee, Vengroff, Williams & Associates and Walters Levine Brown Klingensmith & Thomison PA

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 13, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

Tampa Bay: 'Don't Worry! We are almost there!': The Tampa Bay area does not figure in the top 10 office markets, according to the latest survey of the National Association of Realtors.Curiously missing: Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Judge George Greer was a hot commodity May 6 at the Clearwater Bar Association's 44th annual Law Day luncheon. Different approach, same vision: Douglas R. Beath doesn't find economic statistics to be a good way to predict the future direction of global commerce.Hyde Park Capital adds Williams: A small Tampa investment bank continues to bring in local stars to add luster to its growing operation.Joining the parade: The banking unit of a huge Orlando-based real estate and finance outfit is the latest bank to open up shop in Sarasota.

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