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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 11, 2024
Panamanian coffee producer, roaster opening first US shop in St. Pete

Savage Coffees has bought a retail space in The Nolen tower currently under construction in the city’s downtown.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 9, 2023
Hoffmann Family of Cos. properties brought nearly $200 million

The family calls the sale of Naples properties a “monumental transaction."

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 15, 2023
Pulte buys 724 acres, plans to bring 1,300 homes to Lakewood Ranch

The Atlanta homebuilder plans a second 55-and-over community in the popular planned development.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 19, 2023
Tampa real estate firm adds to portfolio with $9.85M purchase

Sila Realty Trust has bought West Palm Beach medical center that's occupied by local OB/GYN practice.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 1, 2024
Fort Myers air conditioning company buys local competitor

Elevate Home Services continues to grow as it makes its third acquisition in less than a year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 18, 2025
Tampa affordable housing development opens on famed drive-in site

The city of Tampa provided $12 million to build the 354-unit apartment complex.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 5, 2025
Tampa insurance agency e-Telequote cuts 218 jobs

The online insurance agency announced it was laying off the employees about four months after it was bought by a Chicago digital health company.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 13, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Arthrex buys HellermanTyton buildingLiberty Bank buys land for second Cape Coral branchBilly's Rentals acquires Chitwood warehouse spaceAlbertson's sheds Florida stores in deal with PublixSouth Florida Materials buys 200 acres near portFlorida restaurateur buys 19 acres in North PortWellSpring Pharmaceutical buys University Park unitsChrist Church of Longboat Key buys Longview Realty buildingSoutheast Milk Inc. buys Plant City dairyTampa Electric buys Ruskin land for future substationOM Ventures Inc. buys, revises Magdalene East

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 27, 2006
Commercial RE Briefs

Liberty Property Trust makes long-term play with Renaissance Miami nonprofit buys Largo's Shadow RunColonial Bank plans Bloomingdale branchDeveloper buys Palmetto land for flex park, building-research firmRingling School buys nearby Shell station landCritical Path Development planning office, flex parkRam, Myrtlewood Partners buy Cleveland Ave. retail propertiesFlorida Gulf Bank buys Cape Coral rehab centerInvestors compiling industrial assemblage on Bruner Lane

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 14, 2007
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Cameratta buys Cypress ShadowsNorthern Trust expands in Fort MyersReal estate investors buy Naples marinasArizona company buys mobile home parkInvestment group buys Cattlemen Road buildingSarasota developer plans Fairway Grande HotelSenior Housing Properties buys Harbour Island ClubNew York firm buys apartmentsAshley Furniture plans warehouse expansionSeminole Music owner buys Freddy's Plaza

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 6, 2006
Commercial RE Briefs

Osprey SA buys Tampa OaksPorter Development preparing the Royale projectNew ownership group expanding Turtle Cove MarinaLiberty Property Trust buys 100 Legacy ParkBest Western Island Gateway sold, converted to La QuintaLee County government acquires Wachovia Bank buildingVengroff buys Airport Inn for housing, business incubatorSenior Living Management buys Grand on Beneva

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 7, 2007
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Covrus International, Svenson acquire final piece of Sanctuary CoveSt. Louis-based firm buys San Marco buildingKauffman, partners eye Bayou projectRoyal Senior Care buys Palmer ClubLakeland developer plans Trinity retail centerTurtle Cove Marina ownership preparing for expansionInvestor buys Clearwater's Brookside GardensBonita Springs investor buys McGregor Design CenterWing City Grille buys siteTA Associates acquires Punta Gorda Crossings

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 25, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

Candy Swick buys Main Street officeAmSouth Bank buys Grand Pavilion landCasto buys North River Shopping CenterCorvus International acquires two Riviera Dunes piecesRealco Florida buys part of Main StreetDF2 Racing comes out of retirementSandcastles of Sarasota buys Alley CatsPrestige Builders buys Camden at Palmer RanchLancer Group plans Tamiami condos

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 18, 2006
Coffee Talk

CFO politics just plain politicalDoes buy back equal more value?Get & Go Express: convenience stores of the future?SunCoast is SunCoast no moreWCI Communities: No improvement soonDeveloper want to spin Wicker into goldSpeakers added to Technology ConferenceAffordable housing still not affordable Downtown banished from Fort Myers lexiconA One-Man Partnership

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 1, 2006
Coffee Talk

A luxurious incentive:For many Realtors and home agents, getting those fence-sitting buyers to take the plunge and actually buy a house is an on-going battle these days. PCM trims newspaper company holdings: Naples-based Private Capital Management, which manages $24 billion for wealthy and institutional investors, is sticking to its newspaper story even as a recent filing shows the firm trimmed its newspaper-stock holdings.Going through the government gauntlet: During the past 35 years, the executives at Morton's Gourmet Market, a Sarasota-based high-end grocery and bakery, have gone through the Sarasota's county and city government permitting gauntlet plenty of times, be it trying to expand a parking lot or build an addition to the structure. St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce President/CEO John Long says the city's skyline isn't all that's changing: The chamber is redefining itself through the shuffling of eight executives and the hiring of three new leaders in an effort to increase membership and better reflect the growth of the business community.The blogosphere and message boards are buzzing over the plunging shares of Fort Myers-based women's retailer Chico's FAS.Soon after Venice-based window and door manufacturer PGT went public earlier this summer, company president Rod Hershberger was given the rock star treatment.Coffee Talk can brag with the best of them, regularly touting Gulf Coast businesses that make the cut in n

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 13, 2007
Commercial RE Briefs

Harp Development plans office, retail town centreMiami investors acquire Myerlee Square, plan officeNaples investor buys University Commons officeCharlotte State Bank plans North Port branchSarasota developer files Cobia Bay site planHupp Realty Advisors plans Manatee WalgreensKBS REIT buys Sabal VI officePublix buys Tampa land for GreenWise MarketOAM Associates buys Palm Harbor Red Roof Inn

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 7, 2007
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Davie investors develop Merchant CrossingTrenton developers, investors buy Joey's Pizza, Pasta buildingParadise Group develops Naples WalgreensGermain Toyota Clark Road buys landGrocery giant Publix buys University Walk parcelPalmetto shop owners acquire U.S. 301 buildingJacksonville Bank acquires DQ branchAldi buys site, plans eight in TampaNew owners buy Payless Car Sales

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 29, 2006
Real Estate Briefs

HMA purchases Naples Cleveland ClinicMarriott Vacation Club to buy Marco Island RadissonBradenton investor ACQUIRES retail SPACERobb & Stucky plans aggressive expansionNeal Communities buys land for River's Song communityPremier to acquire Turnberry's second phaseRanch Realty plans MEDICAL/OFFICE parkSCI buys Northbay Commerce CenterInvestment group buys Missouri CrossingsCCMS 200-1 Corporex buys Lakecrest Office

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 2, 2008
Coffee Talk

Tampa entrepreneur sees houses move: The slowdown in the housing market has been reported nationally, but one Tampa company has found a niche in that industry and is seeing signs of a potential turnaround.Eastern Europeans look to Florida: When various marketing and branding gurus on the Gulf Coast coined a version of the 'Time to Buy' slogan for the struggling real estate market last year, they were mostly targeting Floridians.Lee foreclosures hit 1-in-33 households: RealtyTrac, the firm that tracks foreclosures nationwide, recently issued a report ranking metro areas with the steepest rates of foreclosures in the first quarter.Ms. Baugh goes to Washington: Vanessa Baugh, a Lakewood Ranch jewelry store owner who sometimes serves as the unofficial spokeswoman for small businesses in Sarasota and Manatee counties, is used to getting phone calls for help, sometimes even desperate ones.Bradenton bank losses one executive, gains another: Gerry Anthony, one of the grandfathers of community banking in Manatee County, is retiring from his position as chief executive of Bradenton-based Freedom Bank.Software back-ups can cost a little and save a lot: Through last year, former IT professional Dave Miller was running Westcoasthost.com, a successful St. Petersburg-based Web hosting business.Recruiter narrows the executive job search: The growing numbers of unemployed managers, supervisors and executives on the Gulf Coast and Florida could b

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 17, 2007
Corporate Report

People's Community Bank becomes Superior Bank"Rip" du Pont retiring from Whitney BankWachovia appoints Nicholas to head Gulf CoastPestAgon Termite & Pest bought by Massey ServicesArtisTree Landscape 67th largest in nationRadiation Therapy Services buys California centerMcGarvey Development adds new COOPetermichael associates creating Chesapeake Bay reportTIB Financial buying back 10% of sharesMerrychef USA lands oven deal with Subway systemHSN adding productsfrom Colin CowieTauck World Discovery CFO joins eSuites HotelsPilgrim Software servicing Scantibodies Laboratory

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