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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 4, 2014
It's Electric

A business owner with a fast-growth story faces an obstacle many executives are familiar with: where to spend marketing dollars.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 27, 2016
Stay classy

A onetime Central American presidential candidate brings his bold vision stateside with an $8 million acquisition. He hopes it's just the beginning.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 19, 2015
Corporate report

Motel 6 parent company buying Naples firm's cloud services; Givens Givens Sparks names principal attorney; Majestic Athletic lands Liverpool Football license; Frank Winston Crum Insurance is Sustainability Company of the Year; Odyssey Marine finds five wrecks in Northern Atlantic; Mitel recognizes Tech Data as Americas Distributor of the Year

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  • By Michael Hinman |
  • June 26, 2015
Million dollar maybe

Emerald Homes has seven-figure confidence in one area of the Gulf Coast residential real estate market. Will it pay off?

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Michael Hinman |
  • July 24, 2015
Sky high obstacles

Drawing people to a new attraction, especially in tourist-heavy Florida, isn't for the meek.

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  • By Anita Todd |
  • September 11, 2015
Buy and buy

A Polk County bank has become one of the largest lenders in Florida through an aggressive and counterintuitive strategy.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 2, 2015
Land squeeze

A group of New York-based private equity investors is turning Alico into the largest citrus producer in the country, speeding up consolidation in the struggling industry.

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  • By Michael Hinman |
  • March 20, 2015
Cabinet appointment

The recession almost claimed McCabinet. But its second-generation owner is working to ensure the company will survive the next one.

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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • July 21, 2024
People-focused CEO and chairman of Lakeland fertilizer company dies

Jack Harrell Jr. was 68.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 28, 2024
Done deal: $3.1 billion acquisition for PGT Innovations closes

Venice window and door manufacturer PGT Innovations, founded 44 years ago, is no longer publicly traded.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • June 1, 2023
Virginia developer buys seven parcels in downtown Sarasota for $32M

The seven parcels are zoned for residential and retail uses.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 17, 2022
Insurance executive buys downtown Bradenton property

Steve Herrig of Sunz Insurance paid $2.35 million for three lots.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 22, 2023
National homebuilder buys 87 lots in luxury Naples community

Construction on Pulte Homes's Caymas project will begin later this spring.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 9, 2022
Local investment firm buys 92-unit Pinellas County apartment complex for $13M

The price tag for Cottage Court might seem surprising, but it's not, says the brokerage behind the deal.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 17, 2022
California restaurant chain debuts in state with Clearwater location

Epic Wings’ local franchisee is former NBA player T.J. Leaf.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 7, 2022
Pinellas industrial flex property sells for $24.5 million

A property on U.S. 19 sold to an investor with a footprint in the area and a long history in Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 8, 2022
Apartment owner sees Naples property appreciate 400% in 10 years

The owners of a Naples apartment complex sold to a Dallas investor for $60.1 million more than what they paid in 2012.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 15, 2005
Free Press (Sara/Mana)

Ringling School of Art and Design receives a national Gold ADDYLongboat restaurant grabsManatee Chamber's awardWyman, Green & Blalock opens new company

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  • March 24, 2009
Condo-tel rooms for convention center?

For more than two decades, officials with the Manatee Convention Center have been trying to find a developer to build a hotel nearby. Now with the real estate market downturn maybe those vacant luxury condominiums next door in Riviera Dunes could be the answer to that need.

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  • October 30, 2009
Turf company Bethel Farms buys 300 acres of cattle land

Arcadia-based Bethel Farms purchased 307 acres of grazing and wilderness land on Ryals Ranch and Knotts Berry roads for $1.13 million. The purchase price equated to $3,659 per acre.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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