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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 24, 2017
Williams Parker lists property

Sarasota law firm Williams Parker Harrison Dietz & Getzen has listed its 200 S. Orange Ave. property for sale, in an effort to gauge interest in the two-block downtown site.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 10, 2018
Auto group buys high-traffic site for $2.5M

Clearwater law firm Klein & Heuchan Inc. handled the sale of the 4.5-acre property.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 18, 2014
Westshore land purchased for apartment project

A joint venture of Tampa-based Framework Group LLC and Charlotte, N.C.-based Northwood Ravin LLC purchased a 3.4-acre vacant parcel in the Westshore Business District for $5 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 2, 2016
College prof probes hotel sales techniques

Katerina Berezina is an assistant professor of hospitality management.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 25, 2016
Company HQ, plus 560 jobs, heads to Naples

Industry and business remains private in public documents.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 19, 2016
450 acres on Fruitville hits the market

A Canadian homebuilder is selling a 450-acre tract on Fruitville Road — one of the largest sites to come to market in Sarasota County in the past decade — for $32.5 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 10, 2015
The master of TripAdvisor

In the hospitality business, there's probably no bigger arbiter than the online review site TripAdvisor.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 16, 2015
Casto Southeast buys land for future Port Charlotte project

The real estate firm Casto purchased 12.2 acres on Veterans Boulevard west of Cochran Boulevard for $1.03 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 4, 2024
Insurance firm wins contest, donates $10K to Sarasota cancer foundation

The nonprofit helps families whose children are battling cancer.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 8, 2025
Fort Myers office to be demolished to make way for apartments

An Indiana buyer spent nearly $9 million to buy a local office building it will bring down to build 256 rental units.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 19, 2008
Looking Inland

Lehigh Acres is one of the areas of the Gulf Coast hardest hit by the real estate bust. So why is a group of investors betting a new bank will succeed there?

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 9, 2013
Done deal: Hertz buys HQ land

Hertz closes on land in Estero for its future global headquarters.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 30, 2012
Foreclosures improve southward

Fort Myers is healthier; Sarasota is stagnant; and Tampa has worsened.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 1, 2016
Three-year record set on $2.8M home sale

The Tarpon Point Marina home is 9,538 square feet.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 3, 2011
Edison en espanol

The Edison & Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers says there's growing interest by Spanish-language visitors in the winter homes of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford.

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  • By Steven Benna |
  • November 11, 2016
Corporate report

Duke Energy promotes from within; Hospital appoints associate chief medical officer; Company starts with Naples for national expansion

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 29, 2011
Gulf Coast Week: Apr. 29

Regional business news at a glance.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 15, 2010
A Bolt of Lightning

A Gulf Coast startup that aims to bring high-tech communications to a somewhat staid industry believes it's on the cusp of a breakout moment. 'We are on the verge of exploding,' its co-founder says.

  • Strategies
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 6, 2022
Condo safety measures approved by state lawmakers

New condo regulations approved by Florida lawmakers during a special session aim to prevent a repeat of the Surfside collapse.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • July 6, 2023
New Sarasota EDC president grapples with logistic challenges, celebrates wins

On her first day on the job, Erin Silk explains how the Economic Development Corp of Sarasota County will meet the demands of the County Commission.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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