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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • December 15, 2025
Credit union names market president for three counties in region

Achieva Credit Union has appointed Ryan Cooke as market president for Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 3, 2017
Hall gets two new members

A pair of prominent Southwest Florida business leaders are the latest to get the call from the hall: Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida will induct Teri Hansen and Sandy Stilwell into the Business Hall of Fame, Lee County, later this year.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 16, 2012
Liberty acquires Tampa hotel

The Liberty Group acquires its 18th hotel in the U.S. in two years.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 7, 2022
Multifamily developer buys 70 acres in Fort Myers for nearly $22 million

Fort Lauderdale-based Elevate Partners buys property approved for 355,000 SF of commercial use.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 10, 2015
Healthy start to capital raise

Venture capital investor and entrepreneur Chris Cogan doesn't hold back when he talks about his latest business, Sarasota-based sustainable food company Healthy Earth.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 15, 2009
Bling for your walls

The wallpaper-installation business ishurting from the construction bust, but one company has found a way to thrive byproviding one-of-a-kind touches.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 16, 2013
Boca Raton developer buys, restarting Portofino Springs Townhomes

The price equated to $394,832 per acre.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 6, 2017
New York firm buys Amberton town homes

Affiliates of Airmont, N.Y.-based The Embassy Group LLC have paid $67 million for a collection of town home rentals in Naples, according to Collier County property records.

  • News
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 6, 2017
New York firm buys Amberton townhomes

Affiliates of Airmont, N.Y.-based The Embassy Group LLC have paid $67 million for a collection of townhome rentals in Naples, according to Collier County property records.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 11, 2019
Tourism agency names new leader

The Pensacola leader will stay in his current position until mid-December.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 18, 2011
Kentucky investor buys hotels for $5 million

An investment group led by majority shareholder Phil Greer of Lexington, Ky., purchased two adjacent Port Charlotte select services hotels for $5 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 1, 2011
HMA to borrow $3.7 billion

The Naples firm seeks a new credit line, two new loans, and a debt issue.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 22, 2016
From struggle to success

There was a time when Brandon Phillips had so little money he had to choose between filling his car with gasoline to visit a prospective client or buying food for dinner.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 2, 2011
Website's focus is on transit

Despite the overwhelming defeat of a referendum for commuter rail in Hillsborough County last fall, the Tampa Bay Partnership isn't ready to give up just yet.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 20, 2015
Restaurant firm rises in Arizona

First Watch Restaurants continues its fast growth.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 4, 2015
Firm offers $100 million stock buyback

Latest offering is $100 million, adding to $1.2 billion buyback over 10 years.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 23, 2010
"Nonstory" story: City overpays

When is a $24,000 home worth $80,000? Answer: When government buys the house.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 11, 2014
TerraCap Partners II buys Lakeview, Eastpointe centers

Investment fund TerraCap Partners II purchased the 173,152-square-foot Lakeview Center and the 82,547-square-foot Eastpointe Center for a total of $22.9 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2015
Body wrap entrepreneur buys private island for $14.5M

The home and more than 100 acres of land that make up Little Bokeelia Island was once home to dry cell battery inventor Charles Burgess.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 19, 2026
Tampa, Palmetto properties sell for $11.5 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a private club in Naples starts construction, a restaurant in Sarasota loses its lease, and a mall in Pasco is getting new tenants.

  • Florida
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