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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 2, 2020
National home services firm buys area AC company

The Wrench Group bought another area business, CoolToday, in April 2019.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 12, 2020
Wealth management firm with $640M in assets makes two acquisitions

All Seasons Wealth, a Tampa, Florida-based wealth management firm, has acquired personal finance practices owned and operated by Shelby McGinley in Hagerstown, Md., and Liza Campa-Flanagan in Belleair Bluffs.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 20, 2020
Report: Florida markets lead in industrial projects

Surge in demand has led to new projects statewide.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 28, 2020
Homeowners buy community golf course, plan upgrades

Plans at Bonita Fairways Golf Club include a full renovation of the pro shop, café and course.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 31, 2019
Ohio firm buys screened enclosure maker

Hartshorn Custom Contracting Inc., a Tampa, Florida-based manufacturer of customized screened enclosures for pools, patios and lanais, has been acquired by Macedonia, Ohio-based Great Day Improvements, a fast-growing residential remodeling company that al

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 4, 2019
Skin products company rubs up to national expansion

Specialty retailer of natural-based skin and beauty products strikes agreement to offer bath bombs in 261 Dillard’s department stores.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 13, 2019
RV dealership targets competitor for acquisition

Lazydays Holdings Inc., a publicly traded, Tampa, Florida-based RV dealership firm that operates in five states, has signed a letter of intent to acquire Ocala-based RV dealership Alliance Coach.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 5, 2019
Florida remains a hotspot for CRE development

In an annual report, the NAIOP Research Foundation finds that Florida ranked fifth in the nation in 2018 for overall commercial real estate development.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 25, 2018
National wholesale chain expands with new store in area

BJ’s Wholesale Club plans to open a new store in Clearwater, Florida, in spring 2019, located at 26996 U.S. Highway 19 N.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 5, 2018
Fast-growing firm to spend over $2M on new headquarters

Atlas Professional Services has acquired a 6,470-square-foot shell building at 3415 W. Horatio St. in Tampa, Florida, for $1.45 million. The seller was Wagner Construction.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 17, 2019
Cultural institution receives largest gift in its history from area businessman

Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik and his wife, Penny Vinik, have donated $5 million to the Tampa Museum of Art. It's the largest single gift in the museum's history.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 27, 2019
Bank branch finds new life as a credit union

The surest sign yet that the banking industry is going through an upheaval amid a surge in consolidation? A SunTrust Bank office in Lee County is getting a fresh start … as a credit union branch.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 22, 2019
Neal Communities buys Sarasota tract for $21.55 million

Neal Communities has acquired for $21.55 million a 450-acre tract in Sarasota County at Fruitville Road and Lorraine Road for 900 new homes and commercial space.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 21, 2016
Developers hope tower is a sure thing

A Tampa waterfront luxury condo project recently won a big victory: it's approved for what's projected to be a 24-story tower with 71 luxury units.

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  • November 9, 2016
Investors buy Sarasota apartment complex for $70.5M

This is the second acquisition in the area for New York-based TGM Associates since 2014.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 27, 2017
Meridian ends 2016 in disposition mode

Meridian Development Group likely had a busier December than most, because it sold a pair of major Gulf Coast commercial properties for a combined $67.25 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 14, 2017
Large payday looms

HSN execs stand to cash out big time.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 28, 2017
Crescent, Five Star buy Sirata Beach Resort

In one of the largest lodging acquisitions along the Gulf Coast in the past year, a pair of investment firms have quietly purchased the Sirata Beach Resort & Conference Center for $108.2 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 11, 2017
Publix snags trio of centers

Publix Super Markets Inc., following a flurry of purchases of shopping centers it anchors in the waning days of the last economic recession, may be at it again.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 11, 2018
TH buys into 301 Business Center

An affiliate of investment behemoth Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association (TIAA) of America has acquired a majority stake in a new industrial development slotted for East Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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