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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 20, 2009
Know what you want before you buy

Commercial retail broker Michael Milano with Colliers Arnold may be on to something.Milano recently closed a sale of the 143,000-square-foot Western Way shopping center in Brooksville for $11.5 million.

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  • February 18, 2010
OMG Realty buys Wachovia branch

OMG Realty LLC, an entity managed by Fort Myers plastic surgeon Ralph Garramone, purchased a former 10,020-square-foot Wachovia bank branch at the northwest corner of Cleveland Avenue and Big Pine Way for $1.3 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 17, 2009
Florida Badger buys retail, residential building

Mark Theiler, a Sarasotan best known for his Badger Appliance store, bought out a former partners' interest in a 7,984-square-foot two-story building east of the Sarasota Pavilion for $562,100.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 17, 2009
Harun buys former bank building

The limited liability company Harun LLC purchased a 12,340-square-foot former Wachovia Bank branch just south of State Road 70 on Lakewood Ranch Boulevard for $1.4 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 18, 2010
Gayatri Properties buys Wachovia branch

Gayatri Properties LLC, led by Chittaranjan, Yamini, Dr. Hiren and Dr. Dipal Patel, of Port Charlotte, purchased a 4,602-square-foot former Wachovia Bank building on Harbor Boulevard north of Tamiami Trial for $550,000.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 16, 2010
Cole Real Estate buys CVS store

Phoenix-based Cole Real Estate Investments purchased a 12,900-square-foot CVS Pharmacy building for $5.97 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 7, 2010
Sarasota County Commission supports Longino Ranch purchase

Sarasota County and the Southwest Florida Water Management District have agreed to buy a 3,900-acre ranch near DeSoto County for $14.56 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 6, 2011
Nokomis investors put contract on El Patio Hotel

David and Susan Macrae of Nokomis have signed a contract to buy the historic El Patio Hotel in Venice for $2.2 million. The agreement, which is still in its due diligence period, is scheduled to close in May.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 13, 2014
Nicholas Financial sale nixed

The board of directors cancelled the $326 million deal.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 13, 2014
Could HSN be acquisition target?

Analysts speculate that company split at Liberty Interactive may give it the capital to buy the St. Petersburg multimedia retail company.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 12, 2022
Truck driving school expands footprint with new location in Venice

FleetForce, based in Winter Haven, now has four locations, with a fifth set to open soon in Fort Myers.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 1, 2010
Entrepreneur hopes to find more success

Ken Sanborn, the quintessential entrepreneur, is at it again.

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  • June 24, 2013
HSN's cool and mobile

HSN Inc. CEO Mindy Grossman respects Amazon.com, but she doesn't consider the online retailer a competitor - at least not directly.

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  • December 14, 2011
Movie entrepreneur sings local college's praises

The word, known locally for a few years, is now out in Hollywood: The filmmaking studio lab at Sarasota-based Ringling College of Art and Design is a top-notch destination for aspiring filmmakers.

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  • September 28, 2018
Show of devotion by health plan startup

A new-to-market Medicare Advantage provider is Devoted Health, a startup headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, that’s making a big push to sign up plan participants in the Tampa Bay area.

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  • February 17, 2017
Polk County theme park rides growth wave

The newest ride at Legoland Florida Resort lets kids “become the ninja,” with the help of technology that's not found anywhere besides a Legoland park.

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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • February 4, 2026
Builder, with $5.3M site purchase, plans 222 homes in Charlotte County

National homebuilder Pulte Homes announced plans Tuesday to build a 68.4-acre gated community called Cassia Bay.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 2, 2007
Like Mom, Like Sons

There'll be no extended vacations to re-charge for entrepreneur Pamela Kauten, who sold Florida CareerLINK.com last month to a New York company.Kauten, 48, who built the Tampa Bay area site to more than $1 million in revenue over the past 10 years, plans to start a new dot-com venture with sons, Nick, 26, and Adam, 23.But she's remaining mum about the project, proposed by her youngest son, until July 1, when she unveils the site.The past six months were hectic for Kauten as buyer Eric Straus of Poughkeepsie, N.Y.-based RegionalHelpWanted.com completed the due diligence process.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 9, 2024
With the future secured, Rays make plans, prepare to break ground

The Tampa Bay Rays plan to move forward with the team's new stadium and the 86-acre redevelopment around it after years of trying to work out a deal that would keep the team in town for the long term.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 18, 2026
Potential New College takeover of USF Sarasota-Manatee campus looms

A local group is fighting back against the move, with a former University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee top official saying this would sacrifice one public school for another's dreams.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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