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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 12, 2015
Chicago's Capright acquires Tampa firm

Oxtal Real Estate Advisors will maintain local office, with former president now a principal.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 10, 2015
Viera at Westchase apartments sell for $52.75M

Glendale, Colo.-based Forum Real Estate Group purchased the 330-unit Viera at Westchase apartments for $52.8 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • August 15, 2024
Tampa-based insurance firm expands out of state

An increasing number of homes in South Carolina will now be covered.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 25, 2024
4 furniture stores in region closing amid national retailer’s bankruptcy

Conn's Home Plus filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is shuttering 18 stores in Florida.

  • Florida
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Laura Lyon |
  • December 5, 2024
First Watch to reopen downtown Tampa location

Breakfast is back after a years long hiatus.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • March 22, 2025
Tampa investment firm surpasses $1 billion in assets

The milestone comes after closing a second round of funding.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • April 24, 2025
Longtime Central Florida construction firm opens Tampa office

This will be the fourth location for the company.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 30, 2024
Palmetto apartment project gets $97 million construction loan

The St. Petersburg developer building a new community in Palmetto secured the financing for the project through Goldman Sachs.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 19, 2025
$45 million loan for Fort Myers industrial project

The Minneapolis developer will begin work on the 442,000-industrial park to begin next year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 21, 2023
Fort Myers window manufacturing firm acquired

Eastern Architectural Systems, a Fort Myers-based impact-resistant window and door manufacturer, primarily serving the Florida repair and remodel market, has been sold.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • March 18, 2025
Tampa financial services group acquires CPA firm

The William Stanley CFO Group, a Tampa-based financial services company, announced the purchase of another local firm.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 11, 2025
K-pop retailer opens store in Tampa’s Citrus Park

K-pop Nabi, which specializes in Korean pop culture merchandise, leased a 1,500-square-foot space near the northern Hillsborough County mall.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 12, 2025
Build-to-rent community under construction in Palmetto

A community of cottages is being built in Manatee County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 27, 2025
Construction starts on final stage of Bradenton apartment project

The new addition will be a 240-unit apartment community named Blue Heron Preserve that will help form an interconnected complex known as Blue Heron Living Community.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 9, 2025
Miami Beach pickleball chain to open new club in Fort Myers

PickleRage has leased a 42,000-square-foot space on McGregor Boulevard.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 4, 2025
Naples apartment complex sells to New York investor

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 16, 2024
Gym chain shuttering Fort Myers, Cape Coral locations, cutting 108 jobs

The New York Sports Club announced it would close its local gyms in September.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 27, 2026
Polk hotel-to-apartment conversion project obtains $30M loan

The 330-room downtown Winter Haven hotel is being turned into a 238-unit apartment complex.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 23, 2010
Death of a Partner

What happens when the founding partner of an architecture firm dies? Dan McGahey reflects on the last 18 months since his business partner, Bruce Gora, died of cancer.

  • Industries
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 28, 2023
Daughter’s drug overdose fuels insurance exec’s new life mission

Michael Ortoll scaled the peaks of the insurance industry for 30 years. But the challenge that brought him to his knees didn’t come from work.

  • Leadership
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