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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 29, 2007
A Dose of Fear

This year's gathering of commercial real estate executives at the Urban Land Institute's Emerging Trends in Real Estate conference in Bonita Springs was more somber than in years past. But there will be opportunities in 2008.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 18, 2008
Smile Supply

An accountant-turned-bar-owner gambled she could handle the restaurant equipment business two years ago. The bet is paying off.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 10, 2013
Corporate Report: May 10

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 1, 2016
#SWFL #Homebuyers

Builders are using social media and a more conversational approach to attract millennial homebuyers.

  • Strategies
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • January 27, 2026
Sarasota County to buy medical examiner property for $21.6M

Commissioners authorized a contract to purchase the District 12 Medical Examiner’s Office.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 24, 2009
Fraga Properties buys Plant City Crossings

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  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 20, 2009
Fort Myers' Fiber Solutions buys new headquarters

The owners of Fort Myers-based communications contractor Fiber Solutions, purchased the 20,000-square-foot former Metro Plumbing flex building on Metro Parkway north of Crystal Drive for $900,000. The purchase equated to $45 per square foot of total building space.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 22, 2021
High hopes for holiday shopping season

Retail groups predict this holiday shopping season will make merchants jolly.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 18, 2020
General Services buys Gull Harbor complex

Virginia firm’s deal for North Redington Beach apartments its latest in a string of purchases in the region over the past year.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 22, 2017
DataSnapshot: Another chance

Millennials aren't really as stingy as everyone thinks.

  • News
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  • By Amanda Heisey |
  • February 10, 2014
10-month-old co. buys 93-year-old factory

That's right, Harry's, an online shaving retailer that focuses on “a great shave, at a fair price,” bought Feintechnik, a company that has been manufacturing razors since 1920.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 21, 2013
Realtor doubles up on business

Ian Harding, a rare Realtor licensed to sell both homes and businesses, has created a niche that could make economic development officials jealous.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 16, 2024
Benderson spends $70M on acquisitions in Sarasota, Sumter counties

Manatee-based Benderson Development bought a 95,000-square-foot Sarasota shopping center and 3,400 acres in Sumter County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 29, 2024
Tampa real estate trust Sila wins bid for NYSE listing

The company will begin trading on the stock exchange in June under the symbol SILA.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 1, 2023
New York investors buy well-known Squeeky’s Car Wash in St. Pete

Andover Properties, one of the largest private owners of self-storage facilities in the U.S., expands its foothold in Florida with the purchase of the Pinellas County car wash.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 7, 2023
Builders plan 88 new homes in Hillsborough County

More than 80 new homes are coming to Hillsborough County as a pair of builders buy up property and plan for development.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 17, 2024
40-year-old Tampa steel company sells for $79.5 million

A Canadian company is buying Tampa Bay Steel allowing it to expand into the Florida market.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 30, 2025
Tampa General plans to build hospital, clinic on 16 acres in Ybor City

Local developer Darryl Shaw told Tampa City Council Thursday night that the hospital giant was buying 10 acres, and possibly more, for the new facility.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 2, 2024
Noted Tampa investment banker, lawyer joins bitcoin company’s board

Marty Traber has invested in community banks, tech companies and many other entities.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 4, 2010
Big Peanuts

A small Gulf Coast debt-buying firm is poised to make a sizeable leap in just about every way. Good thing one of its strengths is analyzing risk.

  • Strategies
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