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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 15, 2021
Lone Star buys Discovery Village portfolio

Acquisition of a handful of senior living properties around the Gulf Coast by Lone Star Funds is part of a larger disposition by Healthpeak Properties

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 4, 2021
TerraCap Management buys Denver office tower

TerraCap's $31 million purchase of Denver Corporate Center I solidifies ownership of three-building property for first time in decades

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 19, 2021
Smith & Associates reports record year

Tampa-based luxury oriented residential real estate brokerage firm Smith & Associates excelled in 2020 thanks to technological investments and strong relationships.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 1, 2021
Flood insurance firm receives $100 million capital infusion

HCI Group subsidiary TypTap Insurance Group will use Centerbridge Partners’ $100 million investment to expand nationally.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 26, 2021
Area toy company to launch first toy in April

Countdown is scheduled to launch April 6.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 14, 2021
Pier pressure: Owner, town at odds over shuttered beach attraction

A legal battle rages over the future of the vacant Redington Long Pier site, a prime piece of Gulf-front real estate in Redington Shores, Florida.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 16, 2021
Local developer sees surge of new home starts

Metro Development Group in Tampa, Florida, has seen a surge of new housing starts between September 2020 and 2021, according to a new study by Zonda, a housing market research firm.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • December 9, 2021
New staffing platform turns focus to gig workers

Rather than hiring workers the traditional way, a new staffing platform is changing things up. And it's not a quick scheme to get hospitality industry workers back, either.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 25, 2020
Area man charged in $1.9M PPP loan scam, bought $100K Mercedes

This is at least the second person in the region federal authorities have charged with allegedly falsely using PPP loan funds.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 11, 2020
iStar REIT buys Plant City warehouse

iStar Financial's net lease-targeted real estate investment trust spends $70 million for C&S Wholesale and Winn-Dixie distribution center.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 5, 2021
Venice Regional selling proposed hospital site

— 50-acre tract in Venice that had been proposed for a new hospital comes to market with nearly $13 million asking price

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 18, 2020
Banks in region grow asset bases rapidly

Raymond James remains the clear leader among banks based in the region.

  • Finance
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 30, 2020
Health care firm buys land for $4M, plans 40-bed facility

Encompass Health has 12 rehabilitation hospitals operating in Florida.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 6, 2020
Boat dealer expands reach with acquisition of $220M company

Clearwater, Florida-based MarineMax has acquired SkipperBud’s and its subsidiary Silver Seas Yachts, which combined to generate $220 million in revenue in 2019.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 6, 2019
Area biotech firm leaps to new creation: synthetic frogs

The SynDaver Synthetic Frog made its debut at J.W. Mitchell High School in New Port Richey in November.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 17, 2020
Fitness industry shapes up with new ideas

A number of new fitness industry concepts have debuted recently in the Tampa Bay region: Regymen Fitness, GymBursement and Mayweather Boxing + Fitness.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 27, 2020
Parkway Property hires Duncan as development director

Orlando-based broker Whitt Duncan will oversee work on planned five million-square-foot business park for Parkway Property Investments

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 8, 2020
Credit union CEO mulls post-pandemic plans — while avoiding stress-eating

Achieva Credit Union CEO Gary Regoli also resists the temptation to micro-manage teams.

  • Leadership
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 17, 2019
Bid made to purchase major employer

Struggling with lagging sales, Fort Myers-based Chico's FAS fields offer from its largest shareholder.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 7, 2019
Prominent family buys area minor league hockey team, arena

The Hoffmann Family of Companies, one of the largest commercial property owners in Southwest Florida, has added a unique asset to its portfolio: a minor league hockey team.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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