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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 12, 2022
Rapidly rising auto insurance rates put long-term pressure on drivers

Driver education firm predicts which states will be the most and least expensive for auto ownership.

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  • August 29, 2017
Report: Summer home sales slowdown is a myth

A report from the Naples Area Board of Realtors says Realtors sold 682 homes in July.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • February 18, 2014
Pension fund buys Channelside apartments for $76.5M

Miami developer Related Group sells its new 356-unit apartment to the state public pension fund.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 5, 2016
Builder expands into hotly competitive region

Stock Development expanded into east Manatee County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 29, 2023
This week saw a gym, a restaurant, an investment firm and a Las Vegas buyer

A look at some of the week’s commercial real estate happenings across the region.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • December 16, 2022
Auto dealership merger, acquisition sector is in the fast lane

The auto dealership sector is amid a boom in mergers and acquisitions, with Tampa-based Morgan Automotive Group at the front of the line.

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  • October 10, 2014
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Pediatric Dentist, Janoff & Khatri Pediatric Dentistry

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 10, 2024
Sarasota’s Detwiler’s says no plans for St. Petersburg store — for now

The family-owned and operated grocery store chain says that despite reports it does not have plans for a St. Petersburg store.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jim DeLa |
  • February 4, 2025
DeSantis seeks to bring Ringling Museum in Sarasota under control of New College

The transfer of stewardship is seen as part of larger plan to consolidate campuses along U.S. 41.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • June 15, 2020
Barnes & Noble opens new store in area

At all stores, including the new store in Sarasota, Barnes & Noble has several safety precautions in place.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 28, 2019
Elected official aims to turn off money-to-dead people faucet

U.S. Rep. Greg Steube, R-Sarasota wants to save the federal government some money.

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  • December 7, 2018
Up a tree: Eatery looks to California redwoods for inspiration

Thee Tree House, with swings instead of bar stools, is south Tampa, Florida's latest unique restaurant concept.

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  • March 17, 2006
Coffee Talk

Another Sarasota 'original': Crisis management experts and media flacks are easy to find today, with the 24-hour news cycle churning out a new celebrity, well, every 24 hours.PCM'S newspaper stocks continue to lag: When McClatchy Co. agreed to buy rival newspaper chain Knight Ridder for about $6.5 billion last week, it appeared Naples-based Private Capital Management had scored a victory for shareholders.Freedom to expand: Followers of Gerald L. Anthony's career won't be surprised that the veteran Manatee County banker wants to grow his latest creation - and grow it fast. Miva's future still in question: Fort Myers-based Internet company Miva has hired Deutsche Bank Securities to explore a possible sale of the company, but the subject was barely mentioned in a March 13 conference call with analysts announcing fourth-quarter results.Will anybody follow WaMu?: Washington Mutual Inc. has presented customers in Florida and elsewhere with seven more reasons to drop their loose change into a new account at the Seattle thrift.Commercial market cools off, rents heat up: A big player in Tampa commercial real estate is predicting the market will even out over the next year and property owners will look to reap the benefits.

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  • December 22, 2010
Whitney Bank sells to Hancock

The New Orleans bank with Gulf Coast assets sold for $1.5 billion in stock.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • January 6, 2011
Office deals continue

Pasco complex sells for $9.5 million; firm spends $17.6 million in Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • June 25, 2013
Sarasota firm bringing bulbs to Bogota

Evolucia signs Colombian distribution deal with Solarmax International.

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  • October 24, 2011
Apartments sell for $7M

Edisto Lake Apartments in Fort Myers sold for $18,617 per unit.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 16, 2013
Farmland sells for $48.74 million

Nine bidders acquired the land and assets of a defunct tomato grower.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 2, 2012
IT firm buys Sooner company

Vology, a local leader in telecommunications gear, expands to Oklahoma.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 1, 2011
From 'rocket docket' to rocket market

Cape Coral-Fort Myers area is one of the top five turnaround markets in the country, along with Boston, Dallas, Los Angeles and Buffalo, N.Y.

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