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  • By Jay Schlichter |
  • November 15, 2019
Economic forecast 2020: Marketing

Teri Hansen, Priority Marketing, Fort Myers

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 22, 2019
Auto dealer welcomes renowned luxury brand to lineup

Dimmitt Automotive Group has added Jaguar to its brand roster and opened a new 28,000-square-foot facility, Dimmitt Jaguar Land Rover, at 25191 U.S. Highway 19 in Clearwater, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 22, 2019
Tampa firm buys Lakeland apartments

A Tampa firm has set a Polk County pricing record for multifamily with a $50 million purchase of the Victoria Landing apartments, in Lakeland

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 16, 2019
Pioneer in software for alcohol payments swallows acquisition

Financial Information Technologies LLC, also known as Fintech, a Tampa-based provider of business management solutions for the beverage alcohol industry, has acquired Lilypad Solutions LLC, also headquartered in Tampa, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 19, 2019
Area boat retailer makes splashy acquisition in Texas

MarineMax, a Clearwater, Florida-based recreational boat and yacht retailer, has purchased Sail & Ski Center, a Texas boat dealership founded in 1969 that operates in Austin and San Antonio.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 8, 2018
Customer experience — not service — is the new battleground

leadership development, focus, customer experience, Orion Development Group, Eckerd College, summer, training

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 16, 2018
Knott begins work on Lee spec industrial project

Baltimore-based Knott Realty Group has begun work on a nearly 201,000-square-foot, speculative industrial building in Fort Myers near the Southwest Florida International Airport.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 23, 2018
Griffin Capital buys Brennan distribution building in Lakeland for $60 million

Industrial deal shows strength of I-4 Corridor

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 9, 2018
Starwood Capital completes Urban Centre purchase

Sale marks the largest office deal in Tampa area in three years

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 20, 2017
Blast from the past

The Business Observer has always been about the people behind the companies. Do you recognize some of these faces from our archives?

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 7, 2017
Sarasota firm buys Northern Trust building

Major downtown Sarasota office buildings attracting buyers.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 25, 2017
Alabama firm buys area bank for $31.3M

Pasco County-based Patriot Bank was founded in 2004.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 18, 2017
Urned income

Spiritual, pet urns take market by storm.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 10, 2017
Carlyle finalizes Postcard Inn sale

A Rhode Island-based hotel investment firm has closed on the purchase of the 196-room Postcard Inn on the Beach for $47.4 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 16, 2018
Move on up

Sometimes, you just have to touch before you buy.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 27, 2014
Snell Isle apartment sells for $32 million

Burton Carol Management buys back a 272-unit development after selling it in 2009 as part of a restructuring.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 29, 2014
Window firm PGT buys Miami company in $111M deal

Company execs say deal will strengthen firm's ability to compete nationally.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 8, 2014
Paradise Communities buys Shady Haven Mobile Home Park

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Paradise Communities purchased the 105-lot Shady Haven Mobile Home Park for $4.1 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 22, 2014
Steelbridge Capital buys Naples' SunTrust Bank Building

Chicago-based Steelbridge Capital LLC purchased the 68,487-square-foot SunTrust Bank Building on U.S. 41 for $12.6 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 29, 2014
Bay Pointe Apartments sells for $18 million

A company managed by David Greider of Tampa purchased the 417-unit Bay Pointe Apartments in Largo for $18 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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