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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 9, 2014
Lakeland's Highland Homes buys more lots in Palmetto Estates

Lakeland-based homebuilder Highland Homes purchased 40 lots in the Palmetto Estates community for $980,000.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 4, 2013
Homebuilder bolts past 700 annual sales

Neal Communities, with 712 sales on the year, is ahead of the 2012 pace.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 20, 2016
POWER BROKERS: Dale Peterson

The CBRE Inc. senior vice president went on a tear in 2015, selling seven major assets totaling nearly 3 million square feet for a collective $457.2 million.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 9, 2015
Clearwater land broker accused in $70K fraud

State Attorney General Pam Bondi says Property Solutions International and Premier 1 Property made promises the firms couldn't keep.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 3, 2015
Tampa apartments sell for $85.1 million

Cortland Partners expands its Tampa multifamily portfolio, paying $102,300 per unit for Camden Bayside.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 26, 2013
Corporate Report: April 26

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 28, 2024
As it shuts stores globally, Foot Locker plans HQ move to St. Pete

The retail chain is planning to relocate its headquarters from New York as part of an effort to streamline costs.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 9, 2022
Population surge leads to developers shifting approach to mixed-use projects

A popular commercial real estate conference for retailers has returned to live action. Among the trends: new shopping center mindsets and higher rents.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 11, 2010
Smaller firms grow, too

With its 2006 expansion into Tampa, Shutts Bowen grew by building its new office on the foundation of a 100-year history, and the nearly 200 lawyers already on staff across the state. However, several smaller law firms have found a way to grow as well.

  • Law
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • May 18, 2018
Entrepreneur helps companies find ‘hero’ employees

At the helm of Sarasota-based employee recruiting company Rewired Solutions, Timothy Hearon focuses on goals every day.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • September 20, 2019
Area company finds seamless way to transition to next owner — an apprenticeship program

In July, Reba Rogers completed the sale of Bradenton-based Secure Aging to Melissa Leedom.

  • Finance
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • February 9, 2018
Get the most out of a trade show

How to be prepared when it's time to showoff.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 28, 2007
Count on 'em

A trio of Gulf Coast women shines through on a national list of the top financial advisers in the country.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 24, 2006
Postcards from the Edge

Backstabbing isn't allowed at Joy Gendusa's PostcardMania office. The goal is to have fun. It works.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 5, 2014
A New Partnership

Southwest Florida developer and builder Todd Gates has built businesses through partnerships. His latest is with the Seminole Tribe of Florida, a financial powerhouse in the state.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 9, 2014
Back to School

Elizabeth Garcia's Discovery Day Academy in Bonita Springs has a three-year waiting list, so she's building a $5 million building to handle more students.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • December 20, 2024
High-tech Naples dry cleaning business presses forward on a big year

Platinum Dry Cleaners ends 2024 with some global recognition.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 20, 2022
Organization connected to luxury Naples developer buys Sarasota condos for $9.4M

An LLC with ties to The Ronto Group has purchased almost 20 units in three adjacent buildings.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 13, 2013
Bed bugs and Hollywood

Being lost at sea wasn't a concern for the six entrepreneurs who appeared in the Bravo show “Below Deck.”

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 3, 2024
Tampa nonprofit laying off 150 employees due to state funding cuts

Lutheran Services Florida is cutting staff in a program aimed at helping refugees to acclimate.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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