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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 16, 2014
Mega mall plots sneak peek

The Mall at University Town Center is officially scheduled to open Oct. 16.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 9, 2014
Developer Mannausa transfers land to start The Jewel construction

Developer Thomas Mannausa has transferred the property at Main Street and Gulfstream Avenue in downtown Sarasota from one of his entities to a second entity he owns for $10 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 30, 2014
Miami firm buys four local apartments

Tzadik Management pays $23.22 million for the Gulf Coast properties as part of a $81 million portfolio.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 11, 2015
Big-time asset goal within reach

The billion-dollar asset mark in banking is increasingly being recognized as an industry threshold: Get over it, and a bank can survive, thrive and even buy some other banks.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 21, 2015
Homebuilder not for sale

WCI Communities is attracting all kinds of positive attention from investors for its most recent quarterly earnings report, so it's no surprise there's talk of the company becoming an acquisition target.

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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • January 16, 2024
Construction giant names VP to run Tampa, Southeast market

Ryan Cos. U.S., a national commercial real estate company, names Brad Hill vice president of construction operations in the Southeast region.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 5, 2024
Tampa's Morgan Automotive adds country's No. 2 Kia dealership to growing roster

The dealership group, one of the largest in the U.S. has now bought 10 South Florida dealerships this year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 28, 2025
Lakeland mortgage company lays off 58 as it shifts policies

Amerant Bank is looking to focus on in-Florida mortgage originations.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 3, 2025
SWFL Harley-Davidson entrepreneur buys two dealerships

Scott Fischer has been selling Harley’s for some 40 years.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • January 31, 2024
West Coast shipping giant offers $450M to buy Tampa company

A freight company with $5 billion in sales is in the market to possibly buy a publicly traded Tampa shipping company.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 7, 2024
Tampa airport board members to interview with four CEO finalists

The Hillsborough County Aviation Authority's board will begin interviews Sept. 30 and vote on a successor to Joe Lopano on Oct. 30.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 15, 2024
SeaPort Manatee receives $9.5M from state to aid post-Milton recovery

The port in Manatee County sustained $200 million in potential losses due to Hurricane Milton.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 16, 2026
57 St. Petersburg jobs cut as in-person tolls on Skyway eliminated

Layoffs come as FDOT plans to replace toll booths on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge with an electronic toll system to ease congestion.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • February 17, 2026
New Bonita Springs condo offers 'resort within a resort'

The developer of Infinity at The Colony provides amenities in a country club setting.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 1, 2006
Real Estate Briefs

Retail land bank invests in Bradenton Pala Band of Mission Indians buys Bradenton RoadhousePeople's Community Bank plans new Bradenton branchIowa's BH Equites acquires Three PalmsGreenbelt's Baywood Hotels plans suites for Tampa FairfieldParadigm Properties buys Lakeview OaksSanta Fe's BGK Group pays $9 million for office buildingBradenton resident buys Fort Myers CVSTaggart buys building on First Avenue in NaplesD'Jamoos Group announces São Grato

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 27, 2006
Learning to Share

A retired fire-chief-turned-Realtor is trying to change the way his field shares data. Turns out it's a hot issue.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 30, 2007
A Palm Plan

The Leiter Group and John Buck Co. score high for lower density, parking plan, affordable housing units and promise to minimize construction impacts for a downtown Sarasota project.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 21, 2003
Lou Lasday: Plan for Success

There are nine words a business owner must know to create a dynamite business plan.Lou Lasday, an independent marketing adviser residing on Longboat Key, creates action-oriented strategic corporate initiatives for emerging companies.

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 25, 2008
Block by Block

During the boom, as much as 90% of Boran Craig Barber Engel Construction Co.'s business was building condominiums. The company is returning to commercial construction andexploring new avenues to replace lost condo business, including insurance and small projects.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Bloomberg News |
  • January 7, 2011
U.S. Unemployment at 9.4%

The nation's employers added 103,000 net jobs in December 2010.

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