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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 7, 2012
Politis Properties buys Carrollwood Crossings

The price equated to $47 per square foot.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 21, 2011
Blake Medical buys Pinnacle

Two Bradenton-based health care provider networks are merging.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 25, 2012
Arthrex gets $2.3M for 600 jobs

The hiring will support Arthrex's new 200,000-square-foot facility.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 27, 2012
Juma Management Corp. buys Daniels building

Juma Management Corp. of Millwood, N.Y., purchased a 1,752-square-foot former Starbucks retail building for $1.1 million. The price equated to $628 per square foot.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 14, 2014
Finance chief indicted for embezzlement

The former controller of a Naples developer was charged with embezzling $2.4 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 28, 2016
CEO buys nearly 2,000 acres

Mark Pentecost is CEO of Manatee County-based It Works Global.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 12, 2015
Family buys Value Self Storage, creates new Big Jim

A Sarasota family led by Dora Thomas purchased the Value Self Storage in Venice for $7.2 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • September 16, 2015
Legoland owner buys closed Harley dealership

Merlin Entertainments purchased the property for a Lego creation hub.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 30, 2010
Kick the Glass

The recession is a daily do or die battle for many Gulf Coast business owners. That's just fine for entrepreneur Steve Schwartz, who actually used to fight for a living.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 5, 2007
Corporate Report

Source Interlink delay could risk NASDAQ listingFlorida employees feeling more confidentVIP Realty Group buys Harvey & AssociatesBancshares of Florida changing to Bank of Florida Corp. Chico's founders retiring, leave boardAnderen Bank of Tampa Bay files state charterMorgan Beaumont changes its name, ticker

  • Industries
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 11, 2023
Legislators work to prevent enemy governments from buying Florida land

The Legislature will consider bills that will keep foreign governments or people tied to them from owning property near military bases and agricultural land.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 21, 2013
Capital froth

Two sessions on capital at a recent real estate conference in Naples presented stark contrasts.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 12, 2016
Priatek sale may spur upgrade

If a deal goes through and Feldman Equities LLC and Tower Realty Partners acquire the 28-story Priatek Plaza in downtown St. Petersburg, look for the pair to sink millions of dollars into improving the city's tallest building.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • April 1, 2026
Tampa tire store franchisor rolls into new brands, buys a restaurant

RNR Tire Express has launched multi-brand franchisor company DX3 Brands and is now looking to expand Safety Harbor’s Gigglewaters ‘eatertainment’ restaurant.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 27, 2024
Six months later: The drama behind the $3.1B PGT Innovations sale

The blockbuster acquisition for window and door maker PGT Innovations took years to come together. It also took hundreds of phone calls, dozens of meetings and determined and competitive executives.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 9, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: DayStar Communications prepares for rate changeSuncoast Offshore Grand Prix officials are bracing for what could be a significantly more expensive event next yearFirst National Bankshares of Florida buying more

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  • May 7, 2009
Healthy Employees

David Lewis is one of a number of Gulf Coast health industry executives that advocate a corporate commitment to controlling health care costs.

  • Industries
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • August 18, 2022
Recession fears aren't slowing down RV industry's surge, area dealers say

The industry barrels past most talk about downturns and recessions.

  • Travel-Tourism
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 18, 2008
LASDAY: Segment to increased profits

Client segmentation of "profitability" spotlights hidden costs and real profit. After adding back internal expenses, you should recapture lost billings.

  • Opinion
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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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