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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2015
HSN looks to Ohio

HSN Inc. already employs more than 1,300 people to answer calls from shoppers buying products they find on the company's cable channels. But soon, the St. Petersburg media company will add 300 more spots throughout northwest Ohio.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 4, 2015
Firm offers $100 million stock buyback

Latest offering is $100 million, adding to $1.2 billion buyback over 10 years.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 3, 2015
Tampa apartments sell for $85.1 million

Cortland Partners expands its Tampa multifamily portfolio, paying $102,300 per unit for Camden Bayside.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 20, 2015
Strong dollar good for real estate

Don't fret about the gaining strength of the U.S. dollar.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 10, 2025
Austin company buys St. Pete apartment complex for $37M

ResProp, the Texas buyer, took out a $33 million acquisition loan to buy the community.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 3, 2025
Area broadcaster to buy Fort Myers Fox affiliate for $40M

Sun Broadcasting already has nine stations in the Fort Myers-Naples market.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 4, 2008
Follow the Champs

Commercial real estate pros share their investment insight and where they're putting their money.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 13, 2010
Integrated Freight buys Bruenger

The Sarasota-based freight company pays $11 million for the Kansas firm.

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  • June 1, 2010
HomeBanc finalizes Encore buy

The Tampa bank has acquired $50.4 million in deposits from Encore.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 28, 2006
Real Estate Briefs

Kite Realty Group buys three retail centersIndianapolis-based real estate investment trustInvestment group buys Metro DistributionNaples yacht club buys marina, plans Naples dockominium Sarasota hotelier acquires Regency InnForest Acquisition Fundbuys Lockwood Ridge apartmentDevelopers spend $15 millionfor Placida landACP buys two Clearwater office propertiesPrimerica buys on U.S. 301,developing retail/office plansClearwater's Gibraltar buy Tampa office building

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 6, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Massachusetts investor buys Charleston SquareRyals Citrus, Cattle Ranchdoubles ranch landInvestor group buys,rezoning Daniels landDairy Queen franchise company buys storeThe Adler Group Inc. buys 15 buildingsin Breckenridge ParkBoynton Beach company buys Jackson Heights ApartmentsKimco Realty Corp.buysDale Mabry Albertsons store

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 22, 2006
Commercial RE Briefs

California apartment owner buys Twelve Oaks PlazaBank subsidiary buys SteeplechaseSarasota entrepreneur buys Stickney Point centerBuskirk, Summers & Gravely plan Synovus branch Barron Collier buys 4,200-acre SerenoaSand Castles Group expects headquarters start next year Land Solutions, Development Solutions buying new HQPhiladelphia real estate fund acquires five North Reo buildingsInvestment group buys, repositions Buccaneer PlazaPulte Homes breaks ground for largest new community

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 30, 2009
A Delicate Balance

A small software sales and consulting business has grown in spite of the recession. But its founder worries that stagnant days are coming.

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  • February 6, 2004
Beat the Competition: Claim Fame

You have a personality. So does your company. Is it good or is it bad?Lou Lasday, an independent marketing advisor who resides on Longboat Key, creates action-oriented strategic corporate initiatives for emerging companies.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 4, 2015
Ultimate convenience

Walgreens will go head-to-head with convenience stores when its Rite Aid deal goes through, furthering a trend.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 14, 2019
Are credit unions the new community banks?

Credit unions, nationally and especially in Florida, are diving into a new form of expansion: buying banks. A pair of billion-dollar area credit unions lead the way in the buy-to-grow strategy.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 25, 2008
Pruning Branches

After years of hectic buying, some banks now are selling land and branches they no longer need.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 1, 2023
Boiler room co-conspirator to pay $14 million and serve 11 years

A Georgia woman was sentenced in Tampa for using bank accounts to launder money from an international boiler room scam.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 8, 2022
Boston private equity firm buys five industrial buildings in St. Pete

Taurus Investment has purchased 1.4 million square feet of industrial space in four U.S. cities, including St. Petersburg.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 19, 2012
Ask-Gary founder buys Enterprise building

Dr. Gary Kompothecras purchased the 14,940-square-foot Enterprise Building on State Street for $1.15 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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