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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 19, 2007
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Kaplan buys Bradenton store for MRT LawnBenderson plans retail on State Road 681 parcelSarasota's Unique Air moves to ManasotaPraedium Group buys Capital Realty portfolioAdvanced C4 Solutions relocating to Drew ParkLand Capital Group buys Bloomingdale siteHotel developer buys Fifth Avenue buildingsPrince-Bush brings Village Tavern to Fort MyersFort Myers' ESPO Capital buys Plymouth CenterDevelopers gearing up for Charlotte Regional Center

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 28, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

MCC to build medical tech centerInterShow suggests Palm dealfor parking, center, hotelStarwood buys 2,500home sites in three statesWendemen Constructionhired to build condo lobbyQuincy Investments suggestsnew Payne Park Village for siteB of A buys Countrywide Tampa officeB.E.T.-ER Mix ownerbuys Gibsonton landWade Trim, Renker Eich Parksdesign school renovationFulton, Tenn., couple buysCarrolwood Window warehouseFulton, Tenn., couple buysCarrolwood Window warehouseWalgreens buys landin Port CharlotteMillenium Partners 2 buysMurdock Family Medical Center

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 25, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Yellowfin Yachts adds Bradenton propertyNew York landlord buysBradenton Sports AuthorityWinter Park's Rock Propertiesbuys land for WalgreensAmerican Realty Capital buys Wachovia branchesBoston investment groupbuys Grove home, villa lotsLutgert Cos. renovatingVillage on Venetian BayWalgreen buys store from Paradise DevelopmentLiberty Insurance buildings sold to investorsSovran Self Storage buysLock N Key Mini StorageCrosland buys Westshore land,plans apartments, retail

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • August 9, 2023
Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch real estate developer and noted mentor dies at 89

Even after retiring in 1999, Frank Cassata didn't stop working.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • April 15, 2023
Real estate tech firm sees big potential in deep data dives

Cape Coral-based My Undercover Agent serves as Realtors’ hyperlocal expert and lets them focus on helping customers buy and sell.

  • Residential Real Estate
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • July 17, 2022
Two artists look to fill a void with new studio

Although not profitable yet, a pair of opportunistic art studio partners looks at multiple areas of potential growth.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • September 16, 2022
Amid economic slowdown, cut outreach with caution, branding expert says

Stacey Harrison shares insights about how businesses can "recession-proof" their marketing strategies during tough economic times.

  • Advice
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 9, 2023
Commercial real estate off to a fast start across the region

A surge of deals at the end of 2022 was met by another flurry of deals to kick off 2023.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 2, 2007
Masters of organic growth

An activist hedge fund tried to force Outback Steakhouse to divest several of its restaurant concepts last year to boost short-term performance, but Emory University Business Professor Edward D. Hess has only praise for the Tampa-based chain.Outback, which has changed its name to OSI Restaurant Partners Inc., is the only Florida company studied by Hess and included in his recently released book, "The Road to Organic Growth: How Great Companies Consistently Grow Marketshare."

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 5, 2004
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Bill Lockhart not running for Pinellas County clerk of the courtFormer partner Jamie Slater and Bruce Young feud Influential stock market watchers let go, but still to speak beofre Financial Analysts Society of Tampa Bay

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 19, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Band, Allen, McKay buy old city hallManatee County designs new waste water labStarling plans medical facility for Health SouthMcClain Sonics Inc. plans Venice restaurant Towne Hembree building sells for $6.4 million

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 26, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Wood Street Investors buy foreclosed Wood Street propertyAMF Bowling Centers sold to iStar Financial AutoNation finishes Glauser Mercedes purchaseAttorneys Kunkel, Hament buy space in Orange Centre

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 16, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Lee/Collier)

Prestige Builders converts Naples apartmentsBonita Springs developer buys land in AlvaFort Lauderdale builder plans Fort Myers homesMinnesota developer buys Naples parcelUS Home plansbuildings at Heritage Bay

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 17, 2006
Corporate Report

Look at briefs from Gulf Coast businesses for free.

  • Industries
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 28, 2005
Fair Trade

St. Petersburg's real estate department finds early dividends in going the extra mile for displaced businesses and residents.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 27, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana)

Phantom's chances vanishing: Sarasota's Infinium Labs faced a barrage of negative press coverage over its proposed Phantom gaming system and related network service, but given the company's questionable decision to attempt a rollout toward the end of the year, it's hard to foresee anything but a sad outcome.Tech tag team: Don't worry; Sarasota is not the home base for a new pop music boy band. Nicer things to say: Banking analyst Richard X. Bove is toning down his recent criticism of SunTrust Banks Inc.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 29, 2008
Crab hedge

As Tony Phelan grew hisseafood restaurant business, he needed to get a handle onvolatile seafood prices. So his son bought Island Crab as a hedge on crustaceans.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 18, 2008
Gulf Coast Week

Ybor meters coming out: To encourage more visitors and business in Ybor City, Tampa has started to pull out parking meters on the streets of the historic district.New redevelopment manager: Robert McDonaugh, who has worked in real estate development for the port of TampaClearwater streetscape: With work on the Cleveland Street streetscape complete, Clearwater officials' next step in reigniting the city's downtown will be an $11 million boat slips project.Scaled back trend grows: Sarasota developer Billy Springer is contemplating another do-over of his latest housing proposal, following a growing trend in the county: The scaled-back project.Buyers for Murdock Village: An 870-acre undeveloped swath of land in Port Charlotte owned by Charlotte County has drawn interest from several Gulf Coast developersMetro Parkway widened: State and local transportation officials announced a portion of Metro Parkway in Fort Myers will be widened to six lanes from its current two lanes.Lee school tax stalls: An effort to lower taxes on new construction that benefit schools will have to wait until the state legislative session is over, Lee County commissioners have decided.

  • Finance
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • February 23, 2009
Government Digest

A look at governmental events from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 12, 2003
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

This week's items: FNB joins Big BoardThe Hillsborough Clerk of the Court has quickly quashed an unauthorized interpretation of the recent state Supreme Court order Tampa developer Jim Shapiro joines Hall of Fame

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