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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 12, 2025
Fast-casual healthy restaurant opens in Lakewood Ranch

Flower Child is making its Florida debut with the launch of a location on University Parkway.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 15, 2022
Transactions: July 26 to Aug. 1

Student housing deal for nearly $80 million paces this week's transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 16, 2012
Fly High

The computing cloud is getting serious. One local startup seeks to lead the way for small and medium-sized business.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 28, 2016
No wait

A Miami builder puts its confidence, and dollars, into a revitalized downtown Fort Myers. Moving quickly will be imperative.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 26, 2015
Commercial Real Estate Profile: W. Stephen Hagenbuckle

Steve Hagenbuckle never intended to become a real estate investor.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • July 29, 2024
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A Tampa warehouse changing hands in $94.5 million deal paces the week in transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • May 6, 2024
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

$65 million in land deals in Manatee County highlight the week's transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • April 29, 2024
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A nearly $18 million land deal in Manatee County paces the week in transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • March 3, 2025
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

FPL's acquisition of land in Collier County for $23.43 million paces the week in transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • By Elizabeth Morrisey |
  • December 2, 2016
Hard work

Former small town mayor Javier Marin brings passion and patience to his new Polk County job.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 11, 2022
Florida is a national leader in business startups

Florida is a nationwide leader in a surge of new business formations, pacing a growing trend.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 12, 2006
Always Low Rates

A community bank's success with branches inside Wal-Mart Supercenters proves that local banks can coexist with the retail behemoth. One secret: Staff the branch with retailers, not bankers.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • May 21, 2009
Bills impacting business

The Legislature was relatively kind to Florida businesses and property owners this year, streamlining permitting processes, lowering some taxes, reducing some government regulations.The following is a list of the most important bills and resolutions that were passed during the session.

  • Florida
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • January 22, 2025
Battery manufacturer gets charged up for expansion project

Tampa-based Lithium Battery Co. seeks to grow its workforce tenfold in three years.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 18, 2011
Island Estates sold for $8M

Publix bought the 50,046-square-foot shopping center near Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 2, 2012
$12M garage grabs award

Parking garage, controversial in 2009, wins regional recognition.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 3, 2017
College offers more flexible hospitality program

USF Sarasota-Manatee hospitality graduate students can take classes online this fall.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 7, 2017
Humane Society selects interim leader

William Truog will lead the organization during the search for a permanent director.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • December 20, 2013
Clear communication

Andy Bowen specializes in reacting to crises. Maybe that's how he kept his cool when stopped by Canadian immigration not just once, but three times.

  • Strategies
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 28, 2006
'Not Good Enough'

The Cyberstates technology-jobs ranking places Florida No. 2 in the nation for adding tech jobs. The not-so-good news is Florida still ranks below the national average of tech positions per 1,000 jobs and in tech pay.

  • Entrepreneurs
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