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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 31, 2014
Naples loses corporate HQ

The first tangible evidence from the loss of Health Management Associates' headquarters in Naples was posted on a state government website.

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  • March 28, 2014
Nicholas Financial announces contingency plan

The company has named a successor for its CEO in the event its buyout deal with Prospect Capital Corp. is not completed by his May 31 retirement.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 23, 2015
Sarasota firm rescues Pasco apartments

Sarasota management company buys two complexes in the middle of foreclosure by a San Antonio nonprofit.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • February 14, 2025
Longtime exec of Clearwater financial services firm named partial owner

Churchill Stateside Group now has a trio of owners.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 9, 2025
Ruskin apartment community refinanced for $56 million

The owners of the 300-unit Hillsborough County apartment complex have taken out a three-year floating rate loan to pay off a previous construction loan.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 26, 2026
Dallas developer to build Thonotosassa industrial center

Trammel Crow bought 10 acres outside of Tampa for the 136,000-square-foot warehouse project.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 16, 2022
$120 million apartment project coming to Cape Coral

South Florida investors have bought 26 acres and plan to build apartments on site near Pine Island Road.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • September 4, 2015
Cold as ice

No one likes warm beer. A pair of Sarasota businessmen turned that lament into a frosty product.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 13, 2019
Builders race to capture a trendy crowd: 55-and-up buyers

Some homebuilders have found an edge in the growing niche.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • June 13, 2023
Police build 26 cases in Sarasota County retail theft sting

The four-day operation led to 26 cases equally that were distributed between felony and misdemeanor charges.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • January 17, 2013
Hulk Hogan makes a splash at beach restaurant

Hulk Hogan, the wrestler and entrepreneur, has muscled Crabby Bill's aside and opened his own restaurant in Tampa.

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  • July 2, 2011
Sawgrass Cove apartments sell for $23.2M

New York City-based based Atlas Real Estate Partners and Boca-Raton based Andover Real Estate Partners purchased the 336-unit Sawgrass Cove Apartments for $23.2 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • May 5, 2017
Global manufacturer goes internal for next CFO

Haresh Shah joined Welbilt last June.

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  • March 4, 2015
Tampa IT company buys another competitor

Vology's acquisition of Offsite Technology Solutions makes it largest managed service provider in region.

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  • May 13, 2011
Corporate Report: May 13

The latest news from Coast Dental, Nicholas Financial, and other Gulf Coast firms.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 18, 2015
Knight's tale

A behind-the-scenes look at how an entrepreneur sold her company reveals important secrets.

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  • April 25, 2008
Corporate Report

Pinellas brownfield program earns grantSirion Therapeutics shows positive trials for DurezolRomark Laboratories rolls out new drug studyOdyssey court case forces preliminary IDsGold Coast Eagle scores 97% in customer survey

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  • April 22, 2013
House won't support Enterprise Florida's 'tie'

The Florida House says it won't spend money on a marketing campaign using the logo.

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  • By Dan Ping |
  • June 17, 2011
Shopaholics

An Orlando transportation company did its homework on the emerging Brazilian tourist market, which led to a partnership with Central Florida's largest mall. The deal is expected to add $25 million to the local economy.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • May 19, 2017
How to value your business for a sale

Plan early — and often — to maximize the value of your business.

  • Entrepreneurs
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