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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 23, 2020
Company creates coin to commemorate canceled cruise

John Jordan of Sarasota-based Cruise Coins designs and creates brass coins for cruise ship guests.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 1, 2020
Penler buys Manatee County apartments

The Tradition at Palm Aire apartments become the latest suburban multifamily rental property to trade amid the oronavirus pandemic.

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  • November 29, 2019
Area company buys Houston esports team

The business of esports is worth nearly $1 billion.

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  • December 10, 2019
Retailer with more than 550 stores names new CEO

Matt Beall joined the family business in 2004 as a buyer for Beall’s Outlet.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 6, 2020
Denholtz acquires nine-building, Tampa office complex

Thompson Center, at 95% occupancy, fits within company's strategy

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  • April 29, 2020
Entrepreneur behind $175 million business joins investment bank

Barry Shevlin will lead the Skyway Capital Markets Technology practice.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 22, 2020
Moorings buys Grand Lake's first phase

Moorings Inc. acquired the first phase of its Grande Lake luxury senior living community from partner London Bay Development for $80.3 million as residents began moving in.

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  • June 4, 2020
Area company uses repurposed components to make needed masks

Sarasota-based Yummy & Trendy decided to take advantage of some extra material sitting in storage.

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  • June 5, 2020
Virtual shift for tech conference

Synapse Florida has created a virtual tech conference for the COVID-19 age, and it costs just $25 to attend.

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  • May 10, 2019
Organization helps veterans find new purpose through culinary careers

Bryan Jacobs founded Vets 2 Success to trains veterans for careers in the culinary, baking and hydroponic gardening fields.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • June 1, 2018
A spark of innovation gets big results

Tampa marketing firm SPARK shares how it pulled off a big win for longtime client Visit Florida.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 19, 2018
Phoenix firm buys Sarasota manufactured home communities for $165 million

Cove Communities' purchase of the Camelot Lakes Village and Camelot East Village in Sarasota County for $165 million adds a pair of properties to its growing Florida portfolio.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 23, 2019
Phoenix firm buys Crosstown Center for $199 million

JDM Partners, a Phoenix-based firm, has acquired the two-building Crosstown Center office complex occupied by military financial services firm USAA for $199 million.

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  • October 11, 2019
Even with slight dent, industrial leader continues rolling

Lakeland has added 10 million square feet of industrial space since 2016.

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

Rita Lowman, president of Pilot Bank

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  • 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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  • April 6, 2022
Naples man cleared in $70 million fraud lawsuit

The civil case dates back to summer 2018.

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

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