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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 1, 2015
Equity Management Partners buys Elm Lake Apartments

Multifamily owner/operator Equity Management Partners Inc. purchased the 64-unit Elm Lake Apartments for $2.5 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 26, 2023
$2.7 billion credit union hiring for two new branches, call center

Achieva Credit Union’s Collier County branches are set to open early next year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • February 8, 2025
Virginia company acquires Bradenton hotel

The Extended Stay America Premier Suites in Bradenton has changed hands.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 7, 2025
Faith-based health care giant buys 77-year-old Polk medical group

The Bond Clinic was founded just after World War II.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 19, 2024
Amazon pays $66 million for 143 acres in Fort Myers

The online retail giant’s land is off of Interstate 75 near The Forum community.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 29, 2024
Tampa dental manufacturer expanding, doubling employees in the city

Cadmus Dental Lab will move from its Ybor City office to NetPark later this year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 22, 2025
Developer buys key parcel for $675 million Tampa project

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 1, 2025
$46M redevelopment of Fort Myers low-income community to begin this month

The project will replace the 14-structure Horizon Apartments on Summerlin Road with a new affordable housing complex with 230 units.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • February 23, 2026
Bank of America reopens Sarasota office; plans $29M investment in region

The bank was renovated following damage from Hurricane Milton.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 17, 2026
Investor buys St. Petersburg apartments

Ram Realty Advisors, an investor in Midtown, bought the 327-unit Beacon 430.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • December 16, 2021
Bill designed to make it easier for startups to secure funding is a hot topic among state officials

A top Florida official has spent months pounding away at a crucial issue for entrepreneurs: fixing how the state oversees funding startups.

  • Finance
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 4, 2008
Coffee Talk

+ Bank regulators seek coverBanking regulators are feeling the heat from Congress, and in turn they're putting pressure on Gulf Coast banks just as the regional economy struggles.+ Fowler White attorneysplit is amicableAbout 20% to 25% of the attorneys at Fowler White Boggs Banker in Tampa will be leaving the Tampa law firm Oct. 31. But they won't be going far.+ Lee County consultant:Raise taxesYou would think that raising taxes would be the furthest thing from the minds of Lee County commissioners, especially with the way the economy is going.+ Bank media guruplans for 'buyer's' marketOne of the Gulf Coast's most recognizable names in banking media relations has formed her own public relations firm.+ J. Christopher's looks to growBe on guard, First Watch.The Bradenton-based breakfast-brunch-and-lunch restaurant chain will likely face more competition from Atlanta-based J. Christopher's Restaurants LLC.+ Consultants to bringfirepower, ideas, to the publicA group of consultants and business gurus who have worked with numerous Gulf Coast chief executives on issues from budgeting to branding are bringing their road show to the public in a seminar scheduled for later this month.+ The next John Grisham?Cranking in Hyde Park?Cody Fowler Davis, a successful civil trial attorney and a member of a prominent Tampa family, is about to become a published author again.+ Horse droppingsto light up 1,40

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 7, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

Starwood Capital Purchase Ends SpeculationLucca Development deal fuels first-phase proposalThomas Enterprises finishes Brandon Pavilion acquisitionPublic Storage increasespresence in Brandon areaHeretick-Powell partnership closes on St. Petersburg land

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 31, 2006
Coffee Talk

No fools here: The list of debtors with claims against Infinium Labs just continues to grow.Then there were three: Two companies purchased an 11-acre portion of the much-ballyhooed $65-million Bay Street Village & Towncenter in Osprey. Should there have been three?Big bird could flyinto Fort Myers: Coffee Talk hears rumors that Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers could one day be home to a maintenance and repair facility for the world's biggest passenger aircraft, the Airbus A-380.Mad Money's Jim Cramer sides with Chico's: Jim Cramer, the screeching host of the business-news show Mad Money on CNBC, told Chico's Chief Financial Officer Charlie Kleman that he was ready to rip up a recently published J.P. Morgan research report critical of the Fort Myers-based retailer.Real estate investors eye State Road 29: Bet you never heard of a small Florida town called Felda. How about the hamlets of Jerome, Sunniland or Rock Island?

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 27, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Gulf Coast bankers get FBA honorsNo news from city regarding The Beckett Whitney Group LLC's offer to purchase the City CentreVenice-based PGT Industries Inc. may need a bigger help wanted sign.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 23, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Brighton Furnishings to liquidate Plaza Verdi negotiations said to be moving smoothlyPresident nominates Florida appellate Judge Virginia Maria Hernandez Covington for U.S. Judge

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 7, 2003
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Three Gulf Coast markets results mixed on Entrepreneur magazine's survey of "Best Cities for Entrepreneurs."An update on the British luxury car scheduled to be manufactured in SarasotaNorth Port considers incubator

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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • November 23, 2018
Krispy Kreme franchise territory is a sweet opportunity

After five years of pursuit, Jim Cosentino won Krispy Kreme franchise rights to southeast Florida. Now he's tackling the west coast of Florida.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 9, 2019
Top Deals in Sarasota/Manatee in 2018

Residences once again dominated the top commercial real estate deals of 2018, but one of the area's most plush resort outpaced all other sales.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 27, 2024
No. 1 luxury mall in the world coming to Sarasota — as a pop-up

Mall executive Whitman Lazenby says the concept is like a "retail carnival." It also brings several notable brands to town.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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