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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 9, 2022
Collier County waterfront lot — less than half an acre — sells for $6M

Premier Sotheby’s International Realty represented the buyer and seller.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • March 9, 2012
Firm fits Buffett's template

Sun Hydraulics scores in investor's guide to buying a stock.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • April 9, 2015
Sarasota tape maker makes acquisition of $18M firm

Intertape Polymer Group buys a 98-year-old Connecticut-based company.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 24, 2025
Lakewood Ranch apartment complex sells for $81.8 million

A 320-unit multifamily property called Botanic at Waterside has changed ownership.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 9, 2016
IN MEMORIAM | David Stone 1942-2016

NorthStar Bank Chairman Jim Cantonis recently had a fleeting and rare told-you-so moment with his friend of 40 years, David Stone. The victory: Cantonis rightly said the Fed would hold interest rates, while Stone predicted an increase.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • January 13, 2024
10-story apartment complex proposed for downtown Sarasota site

The developer of 1 Main Plaza intends to transform the 1700 block of Main Street in Sarasota into a 226-unit building that will include 25 affordable housing units.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 8, 2023
Sarasota restaurant property sells for $5 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Port Charlotte resorts gets a new boss, a church hits the market in Lakeland and workforce apartments are coming to Naples.

  • Florida
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  • February 22, 2013
Corporate Report: February 22

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • May 23, 2014
Home-price increase slows in Lee

Median home-sale prices the Fort Myers area rose at a slower pace in April than they did one year ago.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 1, 2014
Bloomin' Brands selling Roy's

Tampa restaurant group is selling the brand to Texas Applebee's owner/operator Sunil Dharod.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 3, 2015
Children's 'Facebook' lands Tampa man in jail

Allan Michael Roth faces criminal securities charges after allegedly taking $300,000 from investors.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 18, 2023
After years of uncertainty, Tampa Bay Rays settle on stadium site

The Tampa Bay Rays are expected to announce the details of new — reportedly $1.2 billion — stadium Tuesday morning.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 12, 2022
New Water Street Tampa restaurant launches hiring process

The Pearl, part of Cameron Mitchell Restaurants’ portfolio, is looking for line cooks, bartenders, servers and other hourly positions.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • June 2, 2011
Sports Commission in Sarasota

The Sarasota Convention & Visitors Bureau adds a newly focused branch.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • November 11, 2015
Sports biz a big boost for Sarasota hotels

Sponsored events in Sarasota County are up more than 50%.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 8, 2017
Outside the Lines

Outsourcing veteran Chad Nuss claims to have seen the future of sales training. He's since built a company to deliver that vision.

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  • January 31, 2014
Mattamy deal blossomed from Lightning trip

An in-depth look at how the deal came together for Mattamy Homes' purchase of 235 acres in Lakewood Ranch.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • March 30, 2023
Tampa venture capital firm leads tech company’s $6M funding round

Florida Funders and a group of returning and new investors are backing San Francisco-based Dashbot, whose platform specializes in conversational artificial intelligence.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 12, 2021
Florida is a national leader in construction spending

Florida, along with Texas and a few other states, mostly in the South, tops the nation’s construction surge.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 8, 2015
Companies in Tampa power up 260 jobs

Gov. Rick Scott praises Total Quality Logistics, Power Design for plans to add 260 new positions.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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