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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 2, 2004
Free Press (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Dictor & Martin establishes a financial company in SarasotaHealth care companies acquired by CJT Home Health Inc.Local health care consultant speaks to state associationMiles Media to produce Sarasota Convention site

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 21, 2018
Prominent law firm sells downtown site to developer

Sarasota-based law firm Williams Parker sold its long-time headquarters in downtown Sarasota to New Hampshire-based investment firm Capstone Group.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 3, 2026
St. Petersburg Gas Plant RFP draws nine proposals

The city's mayor will now evaluate the plans to determine who will get to redevelop the historic district.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 9, 2007
Florida 'edupreneurs'

Donald Jones and his family have created and managed schools and career colleges all over Florida. Their formula for success has been based on this basic business tenet: Pay attention to the customer.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 30, 2025
Lee nonprofit breaks ground on $50M food bank that will double capacity

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Best Buy warehouse is acquired, construction begins on a $50 million food bank facility, and a developer sells homesites in northeast Hillsborough County.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 23, 2023
Texas company pays $13.75 million for former Donzi property in Manatee

The building supply company plans to use the nearly 10-acre site to expand its operations and distribution.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 19, 2012
Build it for them

Want to make your customers feel special? Build them a website of their own.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 13, 2018
Apartment developer taps Cushman & Wakefield for retail parcels

Richman Group of Florida taps Cushman & Wakefield of Tampa to market pair of outparcels connected to planned Sarasota apartment site

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 1, 2021
Commercial real estate brokerage pick roils Sarasota firms

Sarasota County’s selection of Colliers’ Tampa office to market administrative headquarters in downtown Sarasota has caused consternation among competitors.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 17, 2010
Gulf Coast Week: Dec. 17 - Dec. 23

Regional business news at a glance.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 21, 2014
Naples home prices jump

The median price of existing single-family homes in Naples rose 26% in March as inventory continued to drop.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 23, 2015
Naples condo prices jump 26%

Existing-home prices rose in January in Naples, with condos leading the way with a 26% increase in the median price compared with the same month in 2014.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio and Mark Gordon |
  • August 19, 2021
Retail developers find ways to beat back e-commerce

Several large landlord and developers aren't ready to give up on the traditional shopping plaza.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 29, 2020
CVS Health opens more COVID-19 drive-thru test sites in area

The new testing sites in Sarasota are at 4301 Bee Ridge Road, 3709 North Tamiami Trail and 2811 Clark Road.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • September 2, 2025
Chipotle with drive-thru planned in Manatee County

The more than 2,000-square-foot restaurant would be built on the site where a gas station used to operate.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 29, 2013
Manufacturing, financial firms relocating to Pasco

Officials say county job creation incentives help attract new companies.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 17, 2004
A Flood of Controversy

The developer of Tampa's exclusive Avila community seeks $8 million in damages from the Southwest Florida Water Management District and Hillsborough County.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 10, 2007
Saving Time and Money

St. Petersburg's RapidVector takes a different approach to Web site development locally: It sells its product to resellers and uses a workforce primarily in India.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 10, 2025
City of Venice to buy auto dealership site for nearly $12M

The city plans to relocate its solid waste, recycling and fleet maintenance operations to the site on the U.S. 41 Bypass.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2015
Polk County | Carefree buys Haines City RV and residential complex for $10.45 million

One of the nation's largest manufactured and RV community owners has acquired Central Park in Haines City for $10.45 million. Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Carefree Communities Inc. said the late April purchase, its 40th of the past two years, will add 368 RV sites and 110 manufactured home sites to its portfolio.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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