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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 28, 2009
Against the Tide

The boating industry may be down, but it's not out. One entrepreneur is betting yachts and larger boats will ride out the economic downturn and he says he's already seeing the first signs of a recovery.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 13, 2009
Commercial Real Estate Sarasota-Manatee

Mainsail Development Group buys lodge

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 21, 2003
Island Dealers

GSR Development LLC is poised to bring its waterfront developments to market after about two years in business. Sales should top $100 million by 2005.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Bloomberg News |
  • September 3, 2009
Marvel Us

Analysis: Disney's Marvel buy traps Hollywood in a Spider-Man web, putting Disney in a long-term strong position against its rivals.

  • Strategies
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  • By Bloomberg News |
  • October 29, 2009
Steals for the Patient

George Comfort & Sons bought Manhattan's Worldwide Plaza for a fraction of its previous price. But it is 40% empty and the city's market is glutted.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 17, 2010
Do It Again

WCI Communities was largely written off when it filed for bankruptcy protection. But after emerging from reorganization, the residential development company now plans to build homes again.

  • Industries
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 24, 2013
You be the publisher

Publisher Tony Spano lets Realtors sell ads in their own custom magazines. Circulation is growing.

  • Industries
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 7, 2013
Raise your glass

Say goodbye to the paper menu. Restaurants are adopting computer tablets to help them grow sales and set them apart from the competition.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 21, 2013
In Minto condition

Canadian developer and homebuilder Minto Group is making an aggressive push on the Gulf Coast. Michael Belmont leads the charge.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 2, 2011
Corporate Report: Sept. 2

The latest news from HealthPlan Holdings, Sykes Enterprises, and other Gulf Coast companies.

  • News
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 11, 2011
Rev it Up

The auto industry has seen its share of hard times. But one Gulf Coast dealership turned the trouble into a terrific year.

  • Strategies
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • December 16, 2020
Entrepreneurial couple starts, grows food business amid pandemic

With years of industry experience to guide them, a think-big couple aims to grab a large bite of the food products industry.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 27, 2019
Top Deals 2019: Southwest Florida

Residential sales of apartments, a condominium tied to a resort and a mobile home and RV park dominated Southwest Florida's top commercial real estate sales in 2019.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 31, 2017
Tenant: Uncle Sam

HC Government Realty Trust Inc. is focused on buying single-tenant, government-occupied buildings, with an eye toward going public.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 30, 2024
Benderson buys Naples TJ Maxx, Walmart-anchored shopping center

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Lakeland credit union buys a Venice property, a Chicago developer opens one apartment complex and sells another in Tampa, and a health care company signs a $4 million lease in Port Charlotte.

  • Florida
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 2, 2009
The Collector

John Osterweil has turned a childhood passion for memorabilia into a successful enterprise that helps charities.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 2, 2025
Hooters seeks $40M in financing as founders reach deal to take over

The parent company's bankruptcy provides an opportunity for the chain's Clearwater founders to buy locations and run franchise operations.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 18, 2025
Plant City approves 3.4M-square-foot, 410-acre industrial project

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a land company buys a new Lakewood Ranch HQ, questions linger about Foot Locker's St. Pete HQ move, and a new Naples shopping center is full.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 11, 2024
New York firm buys 246 Tampa condos, borrowing $32 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, $110 million for car dealerships in Lee County, $9.9 million for a shopping center in Pasco County and $2.7 million for a school in Manatee County.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 26, 2024
Amazon to deliver latest technology in new 650,000SF Fort Myers center

The online retail giant plans to use its latest robotics technology at the fulfillment center it will build on State Road 82.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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