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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.

  • Strategies
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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
  • For Subscribers Only
  • 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.

  • Finance
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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.

  • Strategies
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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
  • For Subscribers Only
  • 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.

  • Strategies
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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
  • For Subscribers Only
  • 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.

  • Strategies
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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.

  • Strategies
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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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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • January 11, 2025
Manatee County buys Seafood Shack property in Cortez for $13M

Acquisition of the Seafood Shack property will have a "generational impact" on his district, one commissioner says.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Andrick & Associates |
  • May 16, 2025
Why Local Still Works: How Andrick & Associates Proves Relationships Matter

Based right here in town, Andrick and Associates is entering their 5th Decade of providing full service commercial printing and expert direct mail services in our local market.

  • Andrick & Associates
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • November 28, 2024
Florida is top moving destination in US: National Association of Realtors

Nearly 373,000 people moved to Florida in 2023, according to the National Association of Realtors 2024 Migrations Trends report.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 28, 2025
Florida dragging national condo market down as investors back off

A new report finds that investments in condominiums have fallen to the lowest level since the start of the pandemic in 2020.

  • Florida
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 13, 2024
Florida's 573 Family Dollar stores in crosshairs as chain closes 1,000 stores

Dollar Tree announced Wednesday that it is closing 970 Family Dollar and 30 Dollar Tree stores, starting with 600 early this year.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 30, 2024
Florida preserves 28,000 acres, including land slated for 1,900 homes

The purchase of tens of thousands of acres protects natural lands and links existing conservation areas, the state says.

  • Florida
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