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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 20, 2025
Tampa hotel sells for $9.65 million to local buyer

Hampton Inn Tampa East, a 74-room limited service hotel near Hillsborough Avenue and off of Interstate 4, was fully renovated in 2023.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 26, 2024
Tampa Bay CPA firm rebrands to reflect more services

Company stems from a 2016 merger.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • March 3, 2025
Large Tampa office complex lands major tenant, nears full occupancy

The new tenant is expanding into three buildings on campus.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 19, 2023
Longboat Key shopping center for sale for nearly $8M

The center, which sits on 4.6 acres, is said to be one of the largest parcels on Longboat Key on the market.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • December 18, 2024
Longtime Polk County, north Florida construction firms merge

The new company is looking forward to expanded brand presence in 2025.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • April 16, 2025
Tampa gym franchisee acquires nine locations, plans major investment

The company now has 84 locations in five states.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 8, 2025
Lakewood Ranch apartment complex sells for more than $90 million

The Milwaukee owner of Vida Lakewood Ranch sold the property to an undisclosed investor.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 9, 2025
$410K project to repair Venice pier begins

The "T" structure at the Venice Municipal Fishing Pier is being repaired by a Hillsborough County company.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 10, 2025
Austin company buys St. Pete apartment complex for $37M

ResProp, the Texas buyer, took out a $33 million acquisition loan to buy the community.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 18, 2024
Naples business park owner adding Starbucks, retail center to property

Poinciana Park, the 102,000-square-foot business park, is getting 12,500 square feet of retail space on the last available parcel.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 3, 2025
Area broadcaster to buy Fort Myers Fox affiliate for $40M

Sun Broadcasting already has nine stations in the Fort Myers-Naples market.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 18, 2025
New Cheesecake Factory in Pasco hiring 275, opening in November

The new eatery at the Tampa Premium Outlets needs to fill jobs ranging from dishwashers to line cooks.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 23, 2026
Tampa apartments sell to Seattle multifamily investor

The Chicago developer behind Niche, the community, sold the property near downtown just a little more than a year after unloading nearby luxury apartments.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 5, 2022
Naples resort sells for nearly $250 million

The Naples Grande Beach Resort sells to two LLCs with Pennsylvania, and possibly, London ties.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 24, 2006
Turning Point

Entrepreneur Happy Rideout founded ReadyAlert Services after seeing the chaos caused when phones went down after the 9/11 attacks. Text messaging works when calls can't be made. Next year will be a big one for the company.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 28, 2005
Tort Reform

Associated Industries of Florida proposes a number of changes that would benefit business and restrict lawyers.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 30, 2008
Winning Time

The timing has never been better for Jeffrey Neil Fox and his family, who run a retail business that caters to fans of the Rays, Bucs, Bulls and Lightning.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • April 8, 2010
Government Digest: April 9 - April 15

A look at governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 26, 2015
Commercial Real Estate Profile: W. Stephen Hagenbuckle

Steve Hagenbuckle never intended to become a real estate investor.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • May 5, 2025
Former Manatee administrator, AeroVanti CEO facing new charges

The charges against Scott Hopes have been updated after his legal team argued original charges were not specific enough.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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