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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 22, 2006
Commercial RE Briefs

California apartment owner buys Twelve Oaks PlazaBank subsidiary buys SteeplechaseSarasota entrepreneur buys Stickney Point centerBuskirk, Summers & Gravely plan Synovus branch Barron Collier buys 4,200-acre SerenoaSand Castles Group expects headquarters start next year Land Solutions, Development Solutions buying new HQPhiladelphia real estate fund acquires five North Reo buildingsInvestment group buys, repositions Buccaneer PlazaPulte Homes breaks ground for largest new community

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 10, 2004
From Farmer to Developer

Manatee Fruit Co., one of the area's larger landowners, changes with the times.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 14, 2007
Coffee Talk

Lee County imposes moratorium: Incoming Lee County Commission Chairman Ray Judah had some explaining to do when he appeared before a group of builders and developers recently.Shells goes to the Middle East: It's not where you normally hear about international expansion.Construction firm looks forward to next year: T. Craig Campbell, president of Palmetto-based Zirkelbach Construction, uses phrases like "cautiously optimistic", "hopeful" and "still watching pennies", when predicting what kind of year the company is looking at in 2008. Commercial brokers seek access to TICs: If the National Association of Realtors has its way with federal regulators, some commercial real estate brokers will have another way of making money next year.WCI gets reprieve from lenders: WCI Communities got a one-month extension from lenders to Jan. 7 to renegotiate the terms of its loans. So what?Homebuilder celebrates the holidays with sales: November turned out to be a pretty good month for Lakewood Ranch-based homebuilder Neal Communities.Tampa to get Ritz-Carlton: For years, city and tourism officials have lamented that the Ritz-Carlton's flag hasn't flown over Tampa.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 22, 2005
Ruben's Back

After a year out of development with a bad back, Wayne Ruben is running full force again - this time with his own firm and his son. With partner Roger Holland, a Pennsylvania contractor, Wayne Ruben has five developments slated for construction in 2006 and 2007.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 1, 2008
Coffee Talk

+ Divorcee housing;supply meets demandSpouse kicked you out of the house? Forget hotels.+ Attention art lovers:Share your passion and winWhen Susie Harris and her two siblings decided it was time to get out of the art gallery and custom picture framing business earlier this year, they had one major problem: A dearth of interested buyers for their small but popular store in Bradenton, Art Decor International.+ Debt collectors beware,lawsuits are risingIf you're going after someone who owes you money - and in this economy, there is a lot more of that for Gulf Coast businesses - better know the rules. Florida's business climateshines again nationallyFlorida is back in the good graces of C-Suite executives seeking states that have the most pro-business attitudes in the country.+ Bradenton bank rescuedby outside capital - for nowFreedom Bank, one of a few Bradenton-based banks facing corrosive loan problems, has been thrown a $5 million lifeline.

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  • By Steven Benna |
  • June 6, 2022
Transactions: May 31 to June 6

A $143.5 million multifamily sale in Sarasota leads the way in transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • April 23, 2010
Government Digest: April 23 - April 29

A look at governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • July 15, 2011
Hispanic Boom

The Gulf Coast's Hispanic population grew 91% in the last decade, accounting for nearly half of the region's population growth. Now, nearly one is six Gulf Coast residents is Hispanic.

  • News
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  • By Pam Schuneman |
  • April 21, 2017
A new alternative on the way?

The alternative minimum tax — or AMT, more popularly — has been in the news of late, and while most Americans have heard of it, not many can tell you exactly what the tax is or how it's computed.

  • News
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • June 9, 2025
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A $42.2 million multifamily sale and $16.4 million business park sale in Pinellas lead this week's transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 23, 2025
Tampa claims No. 1 spot on best cities for foreign businesses list

The city moves from No. 26 to the top spot.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 27, 2008
Rooms Service

John McKibbon continues a family tradition of building and managing hotels, expanding the company throughout the Southeast.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 10, 2025
Sunshine Ace Hardware goes big on brick-and-mortar strategy

The Naples hardware store chain's chase for customers revolves around removing obstacles for customers and the action inside the store, not in a web browser or app. The strategy is working.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • December 4, 2022
Sarasota center for trauma recovery debuts to big interest

A centralized — and soothing — place to help people overcome trauma in their lives is quickly gaining traction in the region.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 12, 2009
Software Beach

In the shadows of condos, golf courses and hotels, there's always been a core group of successful technology companies in Naples. Don Innis can often be found among them and now he's launched another venture.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 18, 2014
Hot Communities

Institutional investors are paying top dollar for manufactured-home communities, lured by high occupancies and steady income. Even private equity firms are looking at the hot sector.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 6, 2024
Record condo sale kicks of next chapter for storied Longboat property

The $21 million sale of a condo unit at The Residences at The St. Regis Longboat Key is the largest ever in Sarasota County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • October 1, 2024
High-stakes plan to save downtown Sarasota building will cost $29M

Restoring the Mira Mar will be paid for with proceeds from the sale of 70 condos in twin 18-story towers built behind it.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • November 19, 2025
The Parrot owners buying, rebranding former Big Top Live venue

Renamed The Parrot Live, the business featuring live music is getting a multimillion-dollar update.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 16, 2025
Sales and construction to start on $350M Naples condo, marina project

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a new aquatic center to be built in Bradenton, the Rays are upgrading their stadium, and a new subdivision will be built in Pasco.

  • Florida
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