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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 18, 2012
Quick Turnaround

Rob Smithson's graphic design firm went from hemorrhaging cash to fast growth in two years. More growth could be forthcoming.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 11, 2012
Donato buys five Main Street buildings

Canadian businessman Lou Donato in a single transaction became one of the largest owners of Sarasota Main Street real estate.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 25, 2020
Wheels up: Growth accelerates for retail tire franchisor

Tampa, Florida-based RNR Tire Express has rolled to surprisingly big gains during the pandemic.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 26, 2020
New York investment firm buys area sports events company

New York investment firm Advance has acquired Tampa, Florida-based The Ironman Group from Wanda Sports Group Co. Ltd.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 7, 2019
Naples firm buys Collier Place office complex

A Naples investment firm has acquired the two-building Collier Place office complex in Naples for $12.85 million, with plans to invest significantly to improve the 62,000-square-foot property.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 18, 2014
Investors buy 170 acres of Charlotte land

Edgewater Opportunity Fund II LP, a group led by Ron Greenland, plans to entitle it for a 400-lot gated residential development.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 5, 2014
BH Management, equity partner buy Sabal Park, Courtney Cove apartments

A joint venture of BH Management Services LLC and Highland Capital Management LP purchased the Sabal Park Apartments and Courtney Cove Apartments for a combined $38 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 9, 2014
Clearview Hotel Capital, William Harris buy Bilmar Beach Resort

Newport Beach, Calif.-based Clearview Hotel Capital LLC and Chicago-based William Harris Investors Inc. purchased the majority of the rooms, commercial units and all the amenities of the 165-room Bilmar Beach Resort for $16.4 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 22, 2013
Score some business advice

Manasota Score, a mentoring organization for businesses with a stable of retired executives in consulting roles, has hit on two new ways to reach out to entrepreneurs.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 10, 2014
Two Tampa apartments sell for combined price of $48.47 million

The combined purchase price equated to $78,805 per unit.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 24, 2016
Firm pays back county on failed incentives

Entrepreneur Scott Gerber made the last of six $9,333 payments July 31.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 29, 2016
How the other coast lives

Christopher Roog recalls a time in the not so distant past where many communities on Florida's east coast were rather unfriendly, if not downright hostile, to businesses.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 2, 2015
Commercial Real Estate

Like father, like son?

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 13, 2015
Radco Cos. buys Bay Park for $29.85 million

Atlanta-based The Radco Cos. purchased the 228-unit Bay Park Apartments for $29.85 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 3, 2015
Lee County home sale values double since 2010

New RealtyTrac report shows Cape Coral and Fort Myers among the nation's leaders in home price appreciation.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 15, 2025
Miami manufacturer buys Charlotte County firm, doubles payroll

The new owner is "dedicated to securing the future of the American industrial base."

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 1, 2024
Boca Raton investors pay $6.75 million for Pinellas portfolio

A Boca Raton real estate investment firm has bought a nearly 45,000-square-foot industrial portfolio in Pinellas County.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 15, 2023
Sarasota Hispanic media company buys faith-based radio station

Solmart Media, a Sarasota-based Latino-owned and -operated radio station company, has acquired a radio station with reach in the Tampa-Clearwater and Orlando markets.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 13, 2025
Tampa MSA home, condo prices spring decline signal 'a trend has emerged'

Condo sale prices dropped 15% year over year in the market as home prices declined for a fourth straight month.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • September 5, 2025
Manatee County company acquires screen-printing business

Business incubator Public Products has added BC Sales to its portfolio.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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