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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 25, 2022
Bradenton, Manatee officials take first steps to sell waterfront city hall and public library

City and county leaders see the two waterfront properties as assets to produce revenue.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 9, 2008
Transition Time

Dave Cole leads the North American division for a company in Pinellas Park that makes coatings for eyeglass lensesthat transform them from clear to shaded in the sun.

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  • By Steven Benna |
  • September 9, 2025
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A Hillsborough office sale, Pinellas multifamily sale — both over $30 million — lead the week in transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 7, 2004
Airport Subsidy Ignores the Invisible

When Fred Piccolo, president of the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, stood before Sarasota and Manatee counties' elected officials April 26 to ask for a $500,000 taxpayer subsidy to attract a low-fare airline to the airport

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 13, 2009
Not so newsy: Bank needs capital

There was a time when regulatory orders, strictly written memos of understanding and other command-style communications from regulators to bankers was top news.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 22, 2010
Denver rail woes cheer Tampa voters

Another light rail debacle may be making the 58% of Hillsborough County voters who voted down the 1% transportation sales tax feel like they dodged a bullet.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 3, 2010
Bealls' shift in tactics yields results

The long-term strategy to bet on outlet stores over department stores has begun to pay off for Bealls.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 18, 2010
Tampa mayor rails for light rail

Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio is speaking out about what the city needs to accomplish in order to remain competitive with metro peers nationwide.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 30, 2020
Anti-fraud tech firm expands in area, expects to create 20 high-wage jobs

Jacksonville-based Sound Payments, a tech firm that fights fraud at gas pumps and other points of sale, has opened an office in St. Petersburg, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 10, 2018
Two area communities named to U.S. top-sellers list

A new study by real estate consulting firm RCLCO offers a mid-year update on its 2017 rankings and includes master-planned communities Lakewood Ranch and West Villages.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 5, 2018
Health care group earns high Medicare, Medicaid marks

Inaugural Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ merit incentive payment system rating gives Lee Physician Group a near perfect score.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 10, 2017
Climate changes, a little

The business climate in Lee County increased in the first quarter of 2017 over the last quarter of 2016, yet remains somewhat mired in mediocrity.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 4, 2013
Brown, Walia exchange properties on Siesta Key Village, Main Street

Local business owner Chris Brown has traded properties with Harry Walia.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 18, 2014
Two Tampa apartment buildings sell for $10.23 million

Tampa multifamily investor WISCO Holdings Inc. purchased two Tampa apartment buildings for $10.23 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 22, 2014
Homes sales spike 33% in Sarasota

Area Realtor predicts more “great numbers” in April and May.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 11, 2016
Executive anxiety rises

The volatility and recent struggles of the U.S. economy haven't gone unnoticed, and business executives have voiced concerns.

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  • September 26, 2014
New Jersey rental owner buys Tides Inn, Sunset Lodge

Rental owner Daniel Jones of New Jersey purchased the adjacent Tides Inn Motel and Sunset Lodge south of the Siesta Key Bridge for $1.5 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 4, 2024
$11.5 million home a ‘bargain’ in Naples

The sale of the nearly 8,000-square-foot house set a record for the city’s Estuary and Grey Oaks neighborhoods.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 9, 2023
Anna Maria Island beachfront house hits market for $25 million

A Holmes Beach home with more than 7,000 square feet, 80 feet of water frontage, a glass staircase and a 115-inch TV hits the market.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 12, 2022
Clearwater cybersecurity firm to be acquired for $4.6 billion

KnowBe4 Inc. has accepted an offer made by Austin, Texas-based Vista Equity Partners; the deal is expected to close in the first half of 2023.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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