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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 11, 2023
Popular Sarasota Greek restaurant expands to UTC area

Blu Kouzina announced plans to open a second location in the University Town Center.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 26, 2010
Can you feel this? Recovery en route

While the numbers may show an economic recovery, it's hard for many business owners to feel the improvement in their business.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 18, 2011
Tech CEO puts positive spin on biking

Bicycle riders in Lee County want to drivers to know they have the same rights to the road as cars do.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 16, 2011
Florida unemployment at 10.7%

The state's economy added 46,100 net jobs over the past year.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 20, 2011
Unemployment hit 18-month low

The state's jobless rate is 10.8%, its lowest since September 2009.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 29, 2012
IT firm plans big growth byte

Firm plans for market rebound with aggressive sales force expansion.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 8, 2016
Firm that protects the wealthy's stuff covets Florida

Nebco Insurance Services recently opened an office in Naples.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 17, 2017
How low can Tampa go?

The Tampa region, winning national recognition for jobs growth, scored another victory recently in an important category: cost of living.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 8, 2017
USF campus signs unique deal with law school

Direct Admission Program provides a way for USF Sarasota-Manatee students to go directly to Stetson University College of Law.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 20, 2014
Two Tampa-area centers part of $261M in deals

Real estate investment trust expands its presence by 1.6 million square feet.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 24, 2014
Vandyk Group of Cos. buys Seafood Shack, Cortez Village property

Canadian developer Vandyk Group of Cos. purchased about 6.06 acres of waterfront land on Cortez Village just before the bridge to Bradenton Beach for $4 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 2, 2015
Cold storage project to create 50 jobs

Port Logistics Tampa Bay I Inc. plans to build a $19.1 million facility.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 15, 2024
First quarter sales at St. Pete condo tower hit $50 million on strength of penthouses

The developers of the Residences at 400 Central say that they've sold four penthouses thus far this year, including three in the past 30 days.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 1, 2025
Local real estate company keeps buying up St. Pete land

The Clearwater firm's holdings in a single neighborhood rises to 17 acres.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 18, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

Chicago's Waterton Associates buys Tampa's Oaks ApartmentsArcherd Kingsway buys land to develop single-family homes Palazzo Di Oro LLC buys St. Petersburg facilityWestgate Plaza grocery center sold to PMAT investmentsTrammell Crow's Abberger named vice-chair of committeeBrokers, Realtors receive top Pinnacle Awards

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 30, 2016
2016 Top Deals | Sarasota-Manatee

Although the largest commercial real estate transaction in Sarasota and Manatee counties in 2016 involved a hotel, multifamily projects were the star asset class in the region.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 10, 2024
Ryan Larrañaga, 37

40 Under 40 winner Ryan Larrañaga is an entrepreneur and design consultant for Home Depot

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 2, 2007
Dueling Outlooks

Economists are split over the future of Florida's housing market. Some say the decline is at an end while others suggest there's more bad news to come.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 22, 2017
Medical Match

More retail landlords than ever before are turning to medical-related tenants to fill their centers, to the delight of both.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 17, 2022
Online home-selling platform launches in Florida

The iBuying program allows home sellers to skip real estate agents and get a cash offer on a home.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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