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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 8, 2012
Kolter buys Verandah

The Kolter Group acquired Verandah, a 1,456-acre residential development in Fort Myers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 31, 2012
Yardwaste recycling company buys 73-acre Whitfield site

The price equated to $28,767 per acre.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 3, 2020
Specialty grocer continues expansion in area with three new locations

With three new stores in the works, Sprouts Farmers Market is set to expand again in the Tampa Bay, Florida, region.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 1, 2019
Construction firm names new senior superintendent

Gates Construction taps 15-year veteran Dervin Pyfrom to oversee projects from Sarasota office.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 12, 2018
Rare riverfront property sold for nearly $3 million

Property is one of the last remaining riverfront estate properties on McGregor Boulevard.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 6, 2017
Two new members appointed to university board

William Mariotti and Frederick Piccolo will serve on the USF Sarasota-Manatee Campus Board.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 11, 2013
New York State investor Kurens buys second Gulf Coast RV resort

RV/mobile home investor Robert Kurens purchased the Tropic Isle Park and 1.8 acres of vacant land for $1.66 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 17, 2014
Boca Raton company buys Bayside Villas

The price equated to $36,250 per unit.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 20, 2014
Equity buys 7.1 acres for development near Berkshire Commons

Columbus, Ohio-based commercial real estate firm Equity Inc. purchased 7.1 acres of land for $1.84 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 10, 2016
Hitting the Mark

If Kolter Group's reservations for its latest Sarasota condominium project are any indication, the downtown residential market in Southwest Florida is healthy — and then some.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 3, 2015
N.Y. health care buyer acquires nursing, rehabilitation center

A company led by Eugene Ehrenfeld of Brooklyn, N.Y., purchased the 110-bed Riverfront Nursing and Rehabilitation Center for $6.2 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 25, 2015
Merlin Entertainments buys former Lake Wales Harley dealership

Merlin Entertainments Group, the European entertainment company behind Legoland Florida, purchased the real estate of a former Harley-Davidson dealership in Lake Wales for $1.4 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 9, 2015
Developer buys Fort Myers storage, completing project

Massachusetts developer Richard Kohn purchased the Treasure Chest Storage Condominiums property just east of Interstate 75 for $3.85 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 19, 2015
Lazydays grows, upgrades RV Resort

The new RV park features a number of new and upgraded amenities.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 8, 2025
Tampa company buys office building

The five-story, 60,000-square-foot building is the city's Westshore commercial district.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • March 10, 2023
St. Pete mayor expresses ‘full faith’ Rays will remain in city

Ken Welch, speaking at an Urban Land Institute event, says he’s "not concerned" with ongoing speculation that the team could wind up in Tampa or even an entirely different market.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 26, 2007
Beyond the Classroom

Rick Gallegos has found that training managers and employees about collaboration, leadership and selling is increasingly needed on site rather than bringing people to a training center.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 9, 2006
Patience Pays Off

After nearly a decade of no-gos, Joe Romanowski is finally ready to begin building - and selling - the 686-unit Perico Island condo project.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 2, 2018
No Small Plans

Jay Tallman's Ascentia Development Group is co-developing a 24-story condo tower in South Tampa — the latest in a portfolio of ambitious and high-end projects.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 21, 2025
Local family seeks approvals for Naples luxury waterfront project

In the week's top commercial real estate news, Sprouts is opening two stores in the area, two land parcel sold to storage developers, and a Pinellas retail center brings $13 million.

  • Florida
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