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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 22, 2020
Moorings buys Grand Lake's first phase

Moorings Inc. acquired the first phase of its Grande Lake luxury senior living community from partner London Bay Development for $80.3 million as residents began moving in.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 11, 2019
Even with slight dent, industrial leader continues rolling

Lakeland has added 10 million square feet of industrial space since 2016.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 7, 2024
Atlanta firm buys $176M Fort Myers roofing company

New owner seeks to grow within the Sunshine State.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • September 9, 2020
Area businesses connected to dogs and cats see surge in business during pandemic

From veterinary centers to pet supply stores, companies are handling fluctuations in business with different strategies.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 24, 2006
Real Estate Briefs

Sarasota Investment Co. buys Sunshine Sarasota IndustrialMapp, others, buy building, expand businessesInvestors purchase Sarasota fast-food buildingToll Brothers plans 1,000 more Florida homesGroup buys Bloomingdale Woods for condo conversionPhiladelphia group pays $39 million for complexMobile home residents buy Largo park for $60 millionHotelier buys Quality Inn in Fort Myers

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • December 30, 2024
New and expanding supper clubs to take a bite out of the industry

The trend of supper clubs promises a different way to dine in Tampa Bay next year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 28, 2011
Sarasota County cuts road fee

The 50% reduction in new-home taxes will take effect on Feb. 1.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 21, 2013
Fort Myers home prices jump 25%

The median price of a home rises to $176,333 in May.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 26, 2011
Ft. Myers CFO leaves for HMA

Kerrin Gillespie resigns from Radiation Therapy to return to HMA.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 17, 2013
Fort Myers seasonal hiring bright

Here's a sign that businesses expect a good winter season this year.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 8, 2017
SPP unveils design for new hotel

Strategic Property Partners, the Cascade Investments and Jeff Vinik partnership working to transform a slice of downtown Tampa into a $3 billion collection of commercial, residential and open space, has unveiled what one portion of the redevelopment will look like.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 17, 2014
Sold! Antique pros open high-end auction biz

Andrew Ford and Elizabeth Lathrop Ford expand their company.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 7, 2014
Logistics firm promotes executive

Eric Amstutz has been with Tampa-based Quala since 2010.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 23, 2014
Tampa Cheap for car rentals

Cheapskates rejoice: Tampa is the second most affordable place to rent a car in the country, behind only Orlando, tied with Fort Lauderdale and ahead of Las Vegas and San Diego.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 15, 2013
River Reach Apartments sell for $45 million

The price equated to $80,935 per unit.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 1, 2024
Polk County office building sells for $6.25 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a legendary Tampa bakery is getting a new home, a Palmetto salvage yard gets sold, and Babcock Ranch is getting new tenants.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 14, 2006
Commercial RE Briefs

North Port group expands Bobcat medical centerThe Wilder Cos. buys in Punta Gorda, plans developmentFirst new hotel since Charley under construction in CharlotteWaterford condo/retail development starting in 2007Florida's west coast hoteliers buy Bradenton Budget InnJeffrey Wogoman Tile, Marble relocating down the streetFirst Florida buys building for Lee County headquartersPointe Group Management buys 100 Carillon ParkwayCincinnati investors buy Goodyear storeRLJ Development closes on Palm River Road hotels

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 1, 2011
Corporate Report: July 1

The latest news from ValCom, Sun Hydraulics, and other Gulf Coast companies.

  • News
  • By Steven Benna |
  • March 9, 2026
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A $32 million hotel sale in Hillsborough County paces the week in transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 4, 2010
Corporate Report: June 4 - June 10

New information from Algenol Biofuels, Odyssey Marine, and more.

  • Strategies
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