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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 7, 2018
Construction firm wins bid to build customer service building

This is the second project Stevens Construction has been awarded from Bonita Springs Utilities.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 4, 2018
Fast-growing area to get new Publix

Publix will anchor a commercial development by Primerica Group One Inc./Primerica Developments Inc. in north Manatee County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • September 10, 2019
Construction company launches special projects division

Firm's president selects contractor with 20 years of experience to lead the division.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • April 27, 2018
Commercial real estate brokerage appoints new managing director

Greg May has more than 12 years of experience in real estate.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • November 3, 2016
The art of customer service - for seniors

State College of Florida addresses a niche area of customer service.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • February 21, 2014
Brooklyn's Read Property Group buys Windsong Club Apartments

The price equated to $70,000 per unit.

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  • March 7, 2014
Where do you find good people?

With the economic recovery underway, employers say they're having a hard time finding qualified people to hire.

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  • March 7, 2014
Fort Worth trust buys 19th Street Circle Apartments

The price equated to $65,000 per unit.

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  • March 14, 2014
Stock Development buys, building Hidden Harbor

The price equated to $138,234 per acre.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • June 13, 2014
Harley dealer rocks new site

Scott Fischer Enterprises plans a 5,000-person concert venue at the new Harley-Davidson store in Fort Myers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 12, 2016
Channelside future found in D.C.

If history is any guide, expect Strategic Property Partners' $2 billion Channelside district to take on many of the attributes the high-end projects its new CEO has included in projects in and around Washington, D.C.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • August 28, 2015
Sarasota Flats developers buy vacant Fruitville land

An affiliate of Tampa-based Forge Capital Partners purchased 2.8 acres of vacant land west of Lemon Avenue for $5.77 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • January 16, 2015
WCI Communities buys land for future Arborwood Preserve community

WCI Communities LLC purchased 236.6 acres of agricultural land for $5.49 million.

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  • March 31, 2015
Auto dealer drives off with Gettel Supercenter

Firkins Automotive Group grows its presence in Bradenton.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 18, 2025
228 townhouses coming to 43-acre parcel

A national homebuilder has bought a 42.8-acre parcel in Pasco County’s Hudson.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 6, 2025
Rural acreage in Hillsborough County marketed to residential developers

A 12.1-acre parcel has hit the market in southern Hillsborough County.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 19, 2006
Real Estate Briefs

Signature Communities Inc. acquires Naples Vanderbilt InnWalport Properties buysCollier Boulevard SquareDRD Murdock Circle Executive CenterMichael Saunders office expands on Longboat KeyJohn McKay buys Parrish landLowe's buys land in North PortHotel industry veterans purchase Tampa blockVision 193 LLC buys 5th Avenue ApartmentsTarpon Restaurant Services buys Pappa's Riverside

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  • August 15, 2008
Lost Edge

A 30-year-old Gulf Coast knife company is fighting to avoid its demise. It hopes some big risks will result in a big payoff.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 15, 2025
Former Navy Seal's Tampa firm brings solar power to Manatee arts school

Manatee School for the Arts' planned solar project includes 3,000 panels and was drawn up by former U.S. Navy Seal Steve Rutherford, who used technology to protect soldiers in Afghanistan.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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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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