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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 25, 2007
Coffee Talk

Do I hear more auctions? Going once...: Realtors at Sarasota-based SKY Sotheby's involved in a traditional tent-held auction of 20 multimillion-dollar homes May 18 considered the event a massive success.Still waiting on SevenShores: When the Review profiled the SevenShores condo and mixed-use development project June 9, it was a story about persistence and perseverance.Ave Maria University sells old campus: Ave Maria University will sell its campus near Vanderbilt Beach Road and Interstate 75 to a group of undisclosed Tampa investors who will redevelop it as a retirement community, says Nicholas Healy Jr., the university's president.Tampa firm finds interest in its latest discovery: Diving crews working for Tampa-based Odyssey Marine Exploration found much more than $500 million in water-buried treasure earlier this month in the Atlantic Ocean.Medical firm seeks to alleviate debt with IPO: Executives at Clearwater-based medical supply firm CCS Medical Holdings are seeking to cash in on the firm's recent revenue growth spurt by announcing plans to go public.Motivate from within: Everyone needs a little motivation now and then, even the best of the best employees.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 1, 2022
Georgia apartment developer buys almost 9 acres in downtown Sarasota

The Atlanta-based developer bought the property with plans to bring more units to downtown.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 26, 2020
Builder uses Tesla system to help power area new home

Pulte Homes uses a Tesla Powerwall stored energy system for a new home in Babcock Ranch.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 4, 2016
Banyan Street solidifying CBRE relationship

In the wake of its $193.5 million joint venture purchase of the Bank of America Plaza in downtown Tampa last December, Banyan Street Capital is cementing its relationship with CBRE Inc., the nation's largest commercial real estate brokerage and services firm.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 13, 2024
Luxury island hotel accepting reservations ahead of opening

Although St. Regis Longboat Key may not be open yet, people can make their reservations now.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 25, 2024
Florida woman sues Boar’s Head, Publix over husband’s listeria death

The wrongful death suit related to the listeria outbreak was filed in Sarasota County Circuit Court.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • November 14, 2024
Sarasota soccer team appoints head of revenue

David Herman will help build sponsorships and grow ticket sales, among other initiatives, to support the men’s pre-professional soccer team in Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 24, 2021
Accountant arrested in murder-for-hire scheme

Tampa accountant charged with trying to hire a hitman on the Dark web and pay for the murder with Bitcoin.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • August 29, 2023
Grocery stores close ahead of Hurricane Idalia's arrival

Publix, Walmart, Winn-Dixie and Aldi all have stores closing early.

  • Florida
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 22, 2021
Investor buys distribution center for nearly $50 million

Lexington Realty Trust has added to its statewide portfolio with a property in Plant City developed by Wharton Industrial and Red Rock Developments last year.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 3, 2021
Tampa apartments sell for $65 million

Off-market deal by ZMR Capital for Hanley Place the latest in a wave of transactions aimed at capitalizing on region’s stellar economy

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Jennifer M. Fowler | Board Certified Labor and Employment Attorney |
  • January 2, 2024
Budgeting Employee Pay for 2024

Businesses should keep in mind recent and upcoming minimum wage increases.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 31, 2026
South Seas buys 22-acre artist retreat on Captiva

The resort's owner bought the property once belonging Robert Rauschenberg on the barrier island but have not finalized development plans.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 4, 2025
More St. Pete layoffs after Trump administration cuts youth jobs program

The U.S. Department of Labor has paused Job Corps centers operations nationally leading to the shuttering of a St. Petersburg center and the layoffs.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 16, 2022
Illinois company pays nearly $6 million for Fort Myers industrial properties

An LLC with ties to a Chicago-area real estate firm bought the three buildings on Idlewild Street and Plantation Road.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 11, 2010
There's money in that pet poop

Dan Vickers is the proud franchisee of a larger business that generated $4.5 million in 2009. Representing one of 100 nationwide locations, the company saw dramatic growth last year, despite a slow economy.That company is Pet Butler. Their business: poop scooping.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 27, 2012
Business Basher-in-Chief

Had enough of the relentless business bashing, including from our own president?

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 2, 2021
Chicago pizza chain makes Florida debut in region

Billy Bricks Wood Fired Pizza adds to Chicago restaurant portfolio in Clearwater

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 11, 2021
Insurance firm creates pandemic-based resilience tool

BRP Group helps other companies stick together.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 23, 2020
Florida firm buys Tampa offices

CTO Realty Growth buys Sabal Pavilion property occupied by Ford Motor Credit

  • Commercial Real Estate
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