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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 18, 2024
Naples developers secure $114M loan for luxury residential project

With financing in place, construction can begin on 15-story building not far from famed 5th Avenue district.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 24, 2013
Prospect Capital REIT buys Tampa's Lofton Place

The price equated to $92,857 per unit.

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  • May 26, 2011
Gulf Coast banks break even

But area banks not named Raymond James lost a combined $26 million.

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  • August 14, 2018
Manufacturer acquires distributor for $26 million

Helios Technologies acquired Custom Fluidpower, an Australian distributor that serves mining, material handling, agriculture, construction, energy/oil and gas markets.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 27, 2016
In Memoriam: Edward Fox 1933-2016

Edward Fox, 82, founder of Fox Electronics in Fort Myers, died May 14 after fighting Alzheimer's disease for more than 26 years.

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  • January 28, 2016
Michigan firm acquires outlet mall for $26M

Michigan-based Dahlmann Properties acquired Tanger Outlets shopping center in Fort Myers for $26 million in cash.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 19, 2014
Lennar Homes pays $16M for additional Belmont home lots

Miami-based homebuilder Lennar Homes purchased 291 home sites in the Belmont community for $16.18 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • April 5, 2011
Pro-business in Bonita Springs

Some small municipalities are more aggressive than others at cutting the red tape that ensnarls businesses. So let's give kudos to Bonita Springs.

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  • June 21, 2016
Car dealership revs up 40 new jobs

A new Mitsubishi is coming to Bonita Springs.

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  • December 12, 2014
Love and donuts mix nicely

What could be better than freshly baked donuts from Bennett's Fresh Roast?

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  • November 16, 2015
Daytime cafe continues rapid expansion

First Watch Restaurants is opening a new restaurant in Virginia.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 7, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

The Old-Fashioned Way: Alex Sullivan and Adam Schoenbaum have earned their keep the old-fashioned way.Coast update: Stock down: Coast Financial Holdings Inc., the Bradenton-based parent of Coast Bank of Florida, will be selling another 2.5 million shares of its common stock for $15.50 a piece.He's alone, for now: One of those walking oxymorons, a Republican trial lawyer, is kicking off his campaign for a third term in the Florida House of Representatives.Bankers coming to Bay area: The Florida Bankers Association has chosen St. Petersburg as the site for its first annual Banker Education Expo.Locals dot FBA board: Jerry J. Williams isn't the only Gulf Coast banker taking over a leadership post at the Florida Bankers Association.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 26, 2023
East Manatee County apartment complex sells for $102 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, more storage coming to Cape Coral, money for a housing study in Tampa and 412 apartments coming to Lee County.

  • Florida
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 31, 2024
Manatee County to buy 105-acre rural site for conservation for $3.6M

Triple Oak Preserve will be used for conservation and could be a site for environmental education, a county official says.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • October 23, 2009
Government Digest

A look at governmental action from around the Gulf Coast

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  • May 31, 2011
Source Interlink grows again

The Bonita Springs-based media group bought Mud Life magazine.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • February 8, 2023
Sunshine State on brink of recession, says noted economist

According to Sean Snaith, director of the University of Central Florida’s Institute for Economic Forecasting, Florida ‘can’t escape’ a downturn.

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  • October 26, 2024
Columbia Restaurant on St. Armands reopens after storms

Cha Cha Coconuts is also back after nearly a month of work to repair damage from hurricanes.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • September 25, 2024
Airport updates from Hurricane Helene at TPA, PIE, SRQ, RSW, PGD

Follow the Business Observer for updates on airport closures and flight cancellations as Helene approaches the Gulf Coast.

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  • November 29, 2007
Coffee Talk

Businesses fight back: We're not bad: The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce is out to prove that businesses, both big ones and small ones, from developers to diamond sellers, aren't the enemy of the good life on the Gulf Coast.Judge advocates secrecy pact: The Spanish government got another step closer to getting long-awaited details of the estimated $500 million in sunken treasure salvaged by Tampa-based deep-sea explorers thisWestshore projects slow down and stop: South West Shore Boulevard has some of the last large tracts of waterfront land in South Tampa available for redevelopment.Company seeks motivation in new name: An entrepreneur's two-year quest to stop a sales slide and focus on a new direction has led to one of the riskiest decisions a company could make: A name change.ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT

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