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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • March 4, 2011
The Right Direction

Low prices on retail centers are attracting investors, although deals now require more effort. Values will stay low until the state's economy improves.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 25, 2013
Blue Rock Partners, Konover South buy two adjacent Brandon apartments

The price equated to $58,045 per unit.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 23, 2011
Home Cooking

Sue Wolverton is Regional Senior Vice President for Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, Southwest Florida.

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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • December 23, 2011
Urban Interest

Lee Arnold is the founder and CEO of Colliers International in Tampa.

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  • February 26, 2021
Stoneweg US kicks off 2021 with deals and key hire

St. Petersburg-based apartment investor Stoneweg US buys Indiana properties to expand portfolio and adds development-focused executive

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  • October 19, 2021
Real estate firm launches $100M fund, considers moving HQ to region

Company says while headquarters is up north, 'a large segment of our employees live in Florida.'

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  • December 2, 2020
Entrepreneur opens new clothing boutique amid pandemic

Darci Jacob opened Darci, a new Sarasota women’s clothing boutique, in October.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 12, 2020
Area art gallery sells a Picasso — with digital currency

The cryptocurrency sale is a first for the iconic artist's works.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 12, 2019
Brookline adds to Naples assemblage with $6 million deal

Brookline Development of Clearwater, which is planning a significant retail and office project in downtown Naples, has purchased what is likely to be the final piece in its assemblage for $6 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 27, 2013
Publishing house

Publisher Tony Spano is growing his glossy magazine empire, closely following the recovery in residential real estate.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 11, 2015
Twist and shout

Pam Oakes may have sold her automotive repair shop in Fort Myers, but that hasn't stopped the well-known mechanic from more entrepreneurial ventures.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 13, 2025
Hoffmann to buy Naples Fifth Avenue property from famed local hotelier

The family-owned business empire is under contract for the five-retailer property in the city's swanky shopping district.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • March 4, 2026
MarineMax votes to keep CEO amid bids to buy company

CEO Brett McGill was reelected to his position for a three year term despite bids for a potential takeover.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • July 7, 2022
At capacity: Industry struggles with a counterintuitive 'COVID bump' challenge

Furniture retailers are confronting an unexpected, pandemic-driven business oddity: an oversupply of product.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 8, 2005
Fitness Machine

Lifestyle Family Fitness LLP grew from eight to 27 centers in less than two years. With $8 million in new capital, it's on track to double its units in the next two years. Geoffrey Dyer says he's running the business like a public company.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • December 14, 2018
Sub chain CEO: 'I'll clean the worst restrooms'

Don Fox was recently in Tampa for a University of South Florida Muma College of Business “Conversation with a CEO” event. In an interview with the Business Observer, Fox talked about leadership, franchise best practices and connecting business with philan

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  • November 25, 2019
College foundation names new board members

Monica Van Buskirk is the former president and CEO of the Van Wezel Foundation.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 3, 2017
Bank on top

Three banks with a major presence in the region are some of the top-performing big banks in the country, according to the Forbes Best Banks in America list.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 8, 2017
Time to hire

Finding and keeping the best is hard.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 10, 2017
Pirates treasure Bradenton

The MLB team celebrates 50th anniversary with the town in 2018.

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