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  • By Denise Federer |
  • June 29, 2012
All in the Family?

Managing conflict in the family business isn't always easy, but it's key to a strong family and a strong company.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 20, 2021
Benderson Development expanding through net-lease investments

University Park-based Benderson Development has completed more than a half-dozen such acquisitions since 2019 totaling $1.5 billion.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 9, 2006
Don't need an IT guy?

An intimate gathering of small business owners hears why consultants might be better than the old hope-for-the best theory when it comes to computers.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 14, 2005
Code Breakers Make It Big

From the living room of a Queens apartment to a 110,000-square-foot Class A office building in Pinellas, SCC Soft Computer is moving up. Revenue may exceed $60 million this year.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 25, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: VenVest hooks up with Mister SparkyEast County perspective on the Far EastMunroes sell mainstay, plan new concept

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  • By Cheryl O'Neill |
  • March 11, 2014
Understanding crowdfunding

Tales of success and tips on how to raise your own capital — one donation at a time.

  • Strategies
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 26, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana)

Tarragon acquires Mainstreet at Bradenton for $38 millionChicago joint venture buys 800 acresBooth Studio buys building, consolidating operationsAA Alexander Fine Jewelers buys St. Armands buildingTwo investors buy portion of retail strip center

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • March 27, 2023
Shuttered Sarasota landmark restaurant sold for nearly $3 million

Benderson Development plans to "reimagine" the property.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • March 14, 2023
Clearwater fire protection services firm acquired by Chicago company

Fortis Fire & Safety’s purchase of Piper Fire Protection comes on the heels of buying a similar business in Boyton Beach.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 4, 2010
Starwood Land Ventures buys 5,000-lots, models

Lakewood Ranch-based residential real estate investment firm Starwood Land Ventures purchased 5,449 residential lots and 36 model homes in Florida from TOUSA Inc. for $81 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 3, 2009
Tampa General Hospital buys Kennedy building

Tampa General Hospital purchased the two-story former Bryn-Alan Photography building and several surrounding parcels on Kennedy Boulevard near Brevard Avenue for a total of $5.7 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 11, 2009
Prudential Palms Realty owner buys Lakewood Ranch Realty

Lakewood Ranch developer Schroeder-Manatee Ranch has agreed to sell its subsidiary Lakewood Ranch Realty Co. to Palms Real Estate Solutions.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 10, 2010
British company buys Clockwork

Centrica pays $183 million in cash for the Sarasota-based home services business.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 15, 2013
Miami investor group buys University Commercial Center

The price equated to $92 per square foot.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 22, 2011
Gulfstream Investment Advisors buys Heritage Lake Park units

Coral Gables-based Gulfstream Investment Advisors Inc. purchased 64 villa and condominium units and 12 building pads in Heritage Lake Park for $3.2 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 26, 2012
Sarasota firms buy 72 Oasis Tower units

The price equated to $148,107 per unit.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 18, 2021
Investors acquire waterfront neighborhood for $6.35 million

Partnership looks to change the model in a sought-after location.

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 28, 2021
Miami firm invests in St. Petersburg retail space

Tricera Capital buys ground-floor retail in The Related Group’s Icon Central apartment tower for $11.1 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 14, 2020
Prominent auto dealer sells two area locations for $36M

The Fuccillo Automotive Group entered the Southwest Florida market in 2010.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 14, 2019
Generational achievement for family business patriarch

The Columbia Restaurant Group’s fourth-generation caretaker, Richard Gonzmart, recently crossed off one of the biggest item’s on his career to-do list: buying the building that houses the Tampa, Florida-based company’s Sarasota Columbia Restaurant.

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