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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 9, 2021
Outgoing mayor leaves a parting gift

Mayor Rick Kriesman picks plan for Tropicana Field redevelopement.

  • News
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 5, 2021
Venice Regional selling proposed hospital site

— 50-acre tract in Venice that had been proposed for a new hospital comes to market with nearly $13 million asking price

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 30, 2020
Health care firm buys land for $4M, plans 40-bed facility

Encompass Health has 12 rehabilitation hospitals operating in Florida.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 13, 2020
Construction firm begins first project in area in several years

Current Builders will help an area church transform a building into a multipurpose center/office as part of a new development.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 11, 2020
Museum names new on-site food service vendor

The Ringling’s restaurant will undergo a major facelift and revamping of the menu, with a focus on fresh, locally sourced ingredients.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 25, 2022
Amazon buys Pasco industrial park, will invest $150 million in new facility

The Seattle-based retailer plans a 517,000-square-foot robotic sorting center

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 7, 2018
Sarasota luxury hotel plans starting to gel

New York investment banker turned developer L. Ron Gray's plans to create a five-star hotel on the site of a Sarasota County-owned parking lot are gelling with new partners, a defined timeline and a set number of rooms.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 6, 2024
Manufacturer spending $80 million to build Pasco facility

MiTek plans to build a 480,000-square-foot facility to manufacture steel connector plates on 111 acres it has bought in the county.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Toby Manulak, Senior Vice President |
  • April 18, 2025
Leadership: Empowering Others to Deliver Excellence

Passion, enthusiasm and, contagious energy drive success.

  • Moss & Associates
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • August 28, 2025
Tampa construction tech startup secures $7M investment

Heave, a mobile app platform connecting construction companies with on-demand mechanics, bills itself as the "Uber for heavy equipment repair."

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Steven Benna |
  • July 22, 2024
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A pair of Hillsborough County apartment sales surpass $200 million in the week's transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • November 23, 2022
New indoor pickleball club picks up members before it's even opened

After researching what was missing from the game, Brian McCarthy discovered players were looking for some control in the environment.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 26, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: SBC Development tries third site planHank Goldsby has put an offering circular on the street for what is likely to be Sarasota County's next new bank. The Sarasota Collection moving to Central Ave.

  • News
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 29, 2024
Bradenton City Hall property: Council moves $14M sale forward

The Bradenton City Council approved a purchase and development agreement that will allow for the sale to close in 2026.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 17, 2024
Lakeland shopping centers bring $60 million as part of three-state deal

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a 1,200-acre farm for sale in Charlotte County, $6 million for a community center and up to 1,200 apartments coming to Sarasota mall site.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 15, 2009
Get the money before it's gone

Sarasota-based FCCI, which provides property and casualty insurance to businesses, is known around the region as a top company for which to work.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 17, 2010
Hawes: not exactly the great communicator

When first-year Lee County Administrator Karen Hawes started a blog on the county Web site in January, Coffee Talk applauded her new “pet project.”

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 24, 2013
Intercoastal Medical Group opening new Ranch office

The price equated to $631,399 per acre.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 29, 2013
WCI files for initial public offering

WCI says the Florida real estate market is recovering.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 24, 2011
Masonite, Malio's reuniting downtown

Masonite International Corp., a Tampa-based door manufacturer, shares a bit of history with Malio's, the city's iconic steakhouse.

  • News
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