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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 26, 2012
National Real Estate Solution buys Franklin Arms buildings

The price equated to $97 per square foot.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • November 19, 2012
DeSoto Square Mall sold

A New York firm buys Bradenton's only enclosed mall for more than $20 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • July 27, 2012
German investor group buys former Tabernacle building

The price equated to $27 per square foot.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 11, 2011
AREA Property buys rental properties

New York City-based AREA Property Partners purchased two Pinellas County multifamily rental properties with 766 units for $78.35 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jay Schlichter |
  • November 15, 2019
Economic forecast 2020: Marketing

Teri Hansen, Priority Marketing, Fort Myers

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  • April 25, 2017
Alabama firm buys area bank for $31.3M

Pasco County-based Patriot Bank was founded in 2004.

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  • June 5, 2015
Centennial Holding Co. buys second Tampa apartment

Atlanta-based Centennial Holding Co. LLC purchased the 297-unit The Gardens At Cross Creek apartments for $38.4 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 6, 2025
Clearwater health care organization buys offices for $145 million

BayCare bought 36 acres of office property in Tampa that includes buildings and parking garages.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 8, 2025
Big Lots to reopen a dozen stores in Florida

A discount retailer says 219 Big Lots stores it bought this year will start reopening April 10.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 25, 2024
Pair of Charlotte County hospitals sold for $265 million

The deal between AdventHealth and Community Health Systems includes operations of another facility in Lee County.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • May 5, 2026
$15B Michigan credit union expands in region with Hillsborough branch

Lake Michigan Credit Union's new branch is the credit union’s 23rd in Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Sharon Hillstrom |
  • December 27, 2024
Bradenton Area EDC reviews progress, looks toward productive 2025

Over the past decade, the Bradenton Area EDC and its partners have assisted more than 90 businesses with expansions and relocations.

  • Opinion
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 1, 2005
The Conversion Craze

Real estate analyst Marvin Rose thinks the conversion of apartments to condos is approaching saturation.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 13, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

Miami Beach Investors Expand PortfolioGeorgia group purchases Pelican Sound apartmentsPage-Burkett group assembles beach propertyPartners refinance several Tampa Bay-area propertiesSarasota investor refinances Valrico mobile home park

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • November 23, 2007
LEONARD: Unified communications for all

Unified communications (UC) is a technology and productivity tool that has been widely adopted by the Fortune 1000. But the small- to medium-size business market has yet to jump on and represents a huge opportunity for UC vendors.

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  • By Dan Ping |
  • July 21, 2011
Ready to Launch

Many Space Coast companies see gloom as the shuttle program comes to an end. Carol Craig sees opportunity as she starts a new venture.

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  • June 1, 2007
Corporate Report

HSN, DISH Network partner on speedy purchase ITV serviceKangaroo sweetens OSI deal, vote delayed until June 5thFlorida Bank Group agrees to merger with Cygnet financialNicholas Financial openscentral purchasing centerMr. ShowerDoor opens store in SarasotaWalter Industries Inc. announces dividendUSF Health joins U.S. Prevention NetworkCaldwell Trust hits $400 million in assetsNational In-Store survey highlights "clean" retail's impactAmerican Momentum Bank CEO funds new Moffitt center

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  • December 17, 2004
Agent V. Realtors

A lone agent takes on the Sarasota Board of Realtors, alleging antitrust violations.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 14, 2006
Coffee Talk

What's the future for Source Interlink? Sarasota County is considering nearly tripling its impact-fee assessments on new developments, despite the sluggish housing market.MarineMax, left out of Boating Industry magazine's annual top 100 listCoffee Talk realizes, obviously, that no one who reads the Review can be categorized as a bad boss. Still, the results of a Florida State University study on the employee-employer relationship are telling, in terms of what it means for employee performance and retention.Here's another indication that Florida's growth is pushing inland: Naples-based TIB Financial is opening a TIB Bank branch in Sebring. Gary Hoyle expected to be busy when he announced plans earlier this year to take the Peach's Rise and Dine breakfast/lunch concept national on a franchising basis.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 12, 2010
Opportunity Max

A top corporate America executive bets big on the Gulf Coast economy. If his past success is a guide, the new venture will be a big hit.

  • Entrepreneurs
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