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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 22, 2011
Holiday shopping season offers mixed bag

The data for November's retail sales show Black Friday may have been as dark as the name implies.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 25, 2017
Zip it

West coat Florida communities among the state's most expensive.

  • News
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 5, 2014
Hang Tough

Construction executive Dave Sessions didn't budge on some core principles when sales fell significantly. His perseverance is paying off.

  • Industries
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 18, 2022
Tampa automotive group buys local Chevrolet and Chrysler Jeep stores

The Morgan Automotive Group, one of the largest in the country, buys two local dealerships for undisclosed amount.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 9, 2022
Feds crack down on health care firm for ‘sham’ insurance plans

Tampa-based Benefytt Technologies has been ordered to pay out $100 million in refunds to customers.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 28, 2013
Silky smooth: Interior design firm sales sprout 20%

Lux-Art Silks International seeks more growth at a trade show in April.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 19, 2012
DeSoto Square Mall sold

A New York firm buys Bradenton's only enclosed mall for more than $20 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 3, 2019
Elder care firm adds three senior executives

Solutions Advisors Group, the St. Petersburg, Florida-based parent company of Solvere Living, an operator of senior living communities in 13 states, has made three appointments to its executive leadership team.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • January 31, 2024
West Coast shipping giant offers $450M to buy Tampa company

A freight company with $5 billion in sales is in the market to possibly buy a publicly traded Tampa shipping company.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 9, 2016
IN MEMORIAM | David Stone 1942-2016

NorthStar Bank Chairman Jim Cantonis recently had a fleeting and rare told-you-so moment with his friend of 40 years, David Stone. The victory: Cantonis rightly said the Fed would hold interest rates, while Stone predicted an increase.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 28, 2018
Top commercial real estate deals for 2018 in Tampa Bay

A high-end resort topped the list of commercial real estate sales in the Tampa Bay area in 2018, but significant office sales and apartment projects also cracked the top five transactions list.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 12, 2022
New Water Street Tampa restaurant launches hiring process

The Pearl, part of Cameron Mitchell Restaurants’ portfolio, is looking for line cooks, bartenders, servers and other hourly positions.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 2, 2011
Sports Commission in Sarasota

The Sarasota Convention & Visitors Bureau adds a newly focused branch.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • November 11, 2015
Sports biz a big boost for Sarasota hotels

Sponsored events in Sarasota County are up more than 50%.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • July 2, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Osprey SA purchases Lakewood Ranch ADT building Marquee en Ville on track for summer '05Sarasota County upgrades water treatment plantRealty Investment Co. torenovate former Scotty's

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 5, 2005
Legal Tax?

An attorney says restaurants are wrongly collecting sales tax on bottles of water, and millions are owed consumers.

  • Law
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 21, 2022
Author, Realtor says lucrative market is ripe for charitable giving of real estate

Nonprofits can raise more money, more efficiently, by embracing legacy listings, says Cami Baker.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 9, 2019
"Nothing Else Like It"

After being owned by a single family for 60 years, the former Musgrave Dairy property in Manatee County north of Lakewood Ranch is being marketed for sale. Commercial real estate brokerage Marcus & Millichap expects it will sell for more than $70 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 22, 2022
Sarasota's Bay West Business Center sold for $7.8 million

The industrial park on Tower Lane was 100% leased at time of sale.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 26, 2011
Longboat realtors ranked Top 5

Coldwell Banker's Longboat Key office was among the firm's best performers.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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