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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 30, 2012
Hotel revenues rise

Hotel revenues in Collier County rose 5% in April.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 11, 2003
Real Estate Briefs

This week's items: The Getzen Family in Sarasota buys the Mediterranean Plaza, 595 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key, for $3.375 million.Mississippi firm buys 10 acres for $1.3 millionConstruction starts onOsteopathic medical school

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 12, 2005
How Growth Brought Chaos

Craig Pisaris-Henderson, CEO of Miva, learned the consequences of making four acquisitions and doubling his company's size in a year.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 26, 2004
Top 20 Projects

he following pages highlight the 20 largest private construction projects in the two-county region. To qualify for the list, projects were required to have started construction between May 15, 2003-March 10, 2004.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 10, 2011
Hold 'Em

A Texas firm with bravado and a few boldfaced backers has entered Florida. It doesn't intend to let a crowded marketplace deter its plans.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 7, 2025
Wilton Simpson talks egg prices, farm bill and political future

Florida's Agriculture and Consumer Services commissioners spoke at land conference in Lakeland about how a farm bill can boost farmers, ban fluoride in the water and limit the use of drones.

  • Florida
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • January 28, 2026
Manatee County reopens Bradenton EDC partnership talks

A new contract from the Bradenton Area Economic Development Corp. could be presented in March.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 27, 2004
Bank directory 2 (Sara/Mana edition)

Bank directory two of three

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  • By Michael Hinman |
  • May 29, 2015
Peer pressure

ASD balanced risk and reward with The Pier in St. Petersburg, the highest of high-profile projects. It was almost a gamble not worth taking.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 1, 2024
FPL invests into its push to be a national leader in solar power

As it increases its solar footprint across the state, Florida Power & Light has opened an education center to spread the word about the efficiency and benefits of the sun as an energy producer.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 5, 2022
Massive downtown redevelopment now goes to the voters

Clearwater’s City Council approved two major projects that now need the approval of residents.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 25, 2009
Virtual Vine

What's the secret to selling tomatoes online? Cut out the middleman.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 29, 2004
Free Press (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: University Park Country Club CafE renovated, expandedISP expands coverage by 30%Home to be given away to Manatee County family New training program for the boating started

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  • January 25, 2013
Corporate Report: January 25

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 13, 2020
Builder gets started on a landmark project — a new aquarium

Willis Smith has a nearly 50-year history in the region.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • March 16, 2018
Higher Gear

An entrepreneur invested $2 million to prove his idea — storage for snazzy cars — is a winner. More growth is in the offing.

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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • January 29, 2024
Prices on new Sarasota Ritz-Carlton condo tower to reach $12M

Developer Kolter Urban has revealed plans for the first part of a three-tower Ritz-Carlton Residences campus overlooking Sarasota Bay and downtown.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 2, 2021
Reality or an exercise in futility? Developer picked for $2.7 billion redevelopment

On his way out the door, St. Petersburg mayor picks Miami developer for Tropicana Field project

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 9, 2020
Brennan buys buildings in Plant City

Brennan Investment Group's purchase of former Paradise Fruit warehouse complex in Plant City comes as top-caliber land sites in Interstate 4 corridor are disappearing

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 4, 2019
Giant Blackstone Group of New York buying area mobile home parks

Blackstone Group of New York has spent in excess of $30 million within the region in 2019 to acquire a series of mobile home parks, many of which are waterfront properties inhabited by residents 55 years and older.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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