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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 15, 2019
Economic forecast 2020: Banking

Rita Lowman, president of Pilot Bank

  • Finance
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 15, 2018
Pricey storage suites for expensive toys selling fast

Island Storage Suites provides men — and their wives — what they want.

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  • August 24, 2018
Corporate gym management firm changes hands

St. Petersburg, Florida-based Corporate Fitness Works has been sold to former Valpak CEO Michael Michael Vivio and his wife, Beth Vivio, for an undisclosed sum.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 6, 2022
Naples man cleared in $70 million fraud lawsuit

The civil case dates back to summer 2018.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Ted Carter |
  • February 10, 2017
How to... Do business in Cuba

Jason Woody, head of a Tampa nonprofit specializing in cornea transplants, has worked hard in recent years to get a foothold in Cuba.

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  • October 4, 2013
Matt Buchanan, 29

Operating Partner, Sarasota Ford; Co-Founder, Dealers United

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 4, 2013
Background Check

Brandon Phillips started his business in a 150-square-foot office and now has 80 employees and 1,500 clients.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 19, 2014
Brookdale, HCP joint venture pays $123M for three Gulf Coast communities

A $1.2 billion joint venture of Brookdale Senior Living Inc. and HCP Inc. purchased three Gulf Coast continuing care retirement communities for a total of $123 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 14, 2014
Virginia family's Mountain Manor buys 16-building VanDerNoord portfolio

The price equated to $41 per square foot.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 20, 2014
Back to Business

Commercial real estate lending, the bread and butter of community banking in Florida, is on the rise as business owners start borrowing again.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 27, 2014
Ronto Group, partners buy Orange Blossom Ranch, Groves

The Ronto Group and its equity partners, including Boston-based Rockpoint Group LLC, purchased the partially developed Orange Blossom Ranch and Orange Blossom Groves communities for $15.26 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 27, 2013
Real progress

The first nine months of 2014 will be a cornucopia of activity at the only large enclosed mall under construction on the Gulf Coast. Then the real fun begins.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 24, 2016
Connecticut investor buys Corporate Oaks

A Connecticut investment firm has acquired the three-building Corporate Oaks complex in Tampa's Westshore district for $32 million, a further sign that buyers are locking into the city's office market amid a dearth of new construction and shrinking vacancies.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 24, 2014
Fresh air

A medical manufacturer's expansion in Lee County is more evidence that Florida can grow companies in this sector.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 7, 2014
Tzadik Management buys four Gulf Coast apartments

Miami-based Tzadik Management purchased three Tampa apartments and one in Sarasota for a total of $23.22 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 23, 2015
Research city

After enduring the recession, a research hub anchored by Florida Gulf Coast University's Emergent Technology Institute takes shape.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 25, 2015
Bark for more

Entrepreneurs Paula Savarese and Dawn Ward recently signed a deal to distribute their healthy dog treats nationally.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 13, 2015
U.S. Tent Rental owners consolidating and expanding

The Boyle family, owners of U.S. Tent Rental Inc., purchased the 73,820-square-foot former Berry Plastics industrial building and an adjacent 16.85 acres for $2.45 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • February 26, 2024
Bloomin' Brands to shutter 41 underperforming restaurants

Bloomin' Brands, the Tampa-based parent company of Outback and Carrabba's, will close 41 underperforming stores — even as the firm eyes adding another 40-45 stores in 2024.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 7, 2024
Atlanta firm buys $176M Fort Myers roofing company

New owner seeks to grow within the Sunshine State.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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