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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 4, 2010
Urfer opens dealership, plans building on U.S. 301

Jack Urfer is opening a dealership for super-sized vehicles.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 4, 2011
Young girl finds early publishing success

Turns out grumpy sells. At least that's the case with “The Grumpy Girl's Guide to Good Manners,” a book being published by a Sarasota company.

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  • January 17, 2013
Hyatt Regency Tampa sells for $63 million

The price equated to $120,921 per room.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 28, 2013
Gas company expands Mich. distribution

Tampa's MagneGas has secured a new distribution partnership in Michigan.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 14, 2012
Neal Communities buys DooleyMack building

The price equated to $99 per square foot.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 23, 2012
Jet maker grows local division

Lockheed Martin adds manufacturing facility for F-35 canopy.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 26, 2012
Former Clockwork CEO buys Kanaya office units

Sarasota businessman Jim Abrams purchased units C1 and C2 in the Kanaya condominium for $645,000.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • June 15, 2020
Online coffee company opens first store, in high-end plaza

Narrative Coffee Roasters replaces another coffee store.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 25, 2022
Chicken fast-food chain buys Clearwater property for $4.5 million

Popular Louisiana chicken finger chain Raising Cane’s is expanding into Florida with first restaurant to open in February.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 19, 2022
Firm promotes two attorneys to shareholder role

One new partner has tax experience, while the other focuses on real estate.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 11, 2019
Apollo buys Largo assisted living facility

Apollo Global Management of New York acquired several area assisted living facilities as part of a $428 million deal with HCP Inc.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • April 29, 2022
Naples custom homebuilder adds two leaders

Diamond Custom Homes has a new controller and purchasing manager.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • January 31, 2014
Walter Investment hires new CFO

The Tampa company employs a former adviser who helped it with several transactions, including the 2011 purchase of Green Tree Servicing.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • February 18, 2014
Pension fund buys Channelside apartments for $76.5M

Miami developer Related Group sells its new 356-unit apartment to the state public pension fund.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 6, 2013
Investors Management Group buys Hidden Oaks Apartments

The price equated to $42,500 per unit.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • October 21, 2015
Cancer lab to double sales after $275M deal

Cancer-testing laboratory NeoGenomics' revenues will double with the acquisition of Clarient, a unit of General Electric.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • September 18, 2015
Gopher gets good news

Sarasota businessman Joel Schleicher, founder of several technology companies, recently received an accolade that takes him back in time: The University of Minnesota, the school where he earned an accounting degree in 1974, named him Entrepreneur of the Year. Schleicher was honored at a ceremony at the school Sept. 9.

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  • July 26, 2025
Public hearing set for controversial Captiva resort rezoning

The owners of the South Seas resort — and those opposing it — will go before the Lee County Commission on Aug. 6.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • February 14, 2023
Airline to offer new routes at three Gulf Coast airports

Cities in Connecticut, Maine and Rhode Island will now be accessible via Breeze Airways flights from Fort Myers, Sarasota and Tampa airports.

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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • July 5, 2022
Sarasota marketing services firm promotes three, adds one to leadership team

Among the promotions announced was Craig McGlynn, the new managing director and executive vice president of agency.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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