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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 4, 2013
Corporate Report: January 4

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 3, 2007
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Whitaker Yacht Club near start, adds MarriottBonita Bay Group buys back Punta Gorda landNaples developers renaming, developing Tranquility IslandEdens & Avant buys Coral Shores centerLiberty Investment plans extended-stay Fort Myers hotelCitrus World buys 80-acre groveRealty Equity buys two office buildingsDuke Realty buys land for Big Bend center Camden Property Trust acquires Pointe at Kings AvenueFuel and Shubh buy Westshore Hotel

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 28, 2006
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Brookline Development buys strip centerLane Co. buys Watermark 1Atria Senior Living Group assumes Amber Wood facilityBurton-Katzman Development planning Honore office projectNew York investor buys Cortez Village SquareBiggins buys industrial building for $2 millionCedar Bay Marina becomes yacht clubWayside Industrial acquires large Alico Road tractSenior Housing Properties Trust buys Buena Vida

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 29, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Saudi Sheik, Boca investor buy 44 acresPreshers Tool & Fastener grows, adds warehouseMartinez family buys Del Prado centerThree doctors buy units in Vanderbilt Beach buildingOrion buys land, plans Venice galleria branchAirport Hampton Inn to start in MayHome health care firmbuys South Trail buildingMetro, D.E. Shaw buy part of Epperson RanchTA Associates fundbuys Reo BuildingNorthgate Lincoln-Mercury buys Tampa dealership siteRoyal Yacht Club sold, named Beso Del Sol Resort

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 9, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana)

Thayer Lodging Buys Allens HotelsBlackpoint Group planning Washington CrossingSarasota investment group buys apartment developmentFifth Third Bank buys in Sumter Crossing

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 8, 2008
Debt Woes Continue

Solid, investment-grade companies, such as General Mills, are normally able to sell debt like Cheerios. But with the freezing up of credit markets worldwide, even the strongest firms are shying away. Between the time it takes and the increasing costs, it is a decreasingly attractive option right now.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 22, 2006
Commercial RE Briefs

Giles starts work on Manatee Bay in Waterside Cape Coral Parkway, Red Rock buy land for office condoNassif Development plans Prima LuceNaples investment group plans office developmenSeminole attorneys buy Brooker Creek centerDeveloper Grady Pridgen buys Buccaneer CenterSierra Stone and Aggregate buys Largo warehouseU.S. Assets completes Wicker Inn purchaseNew Jersey entrepreneurs plan car wash chain

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 12, 2007
Prescription for Success

Get doctors and nurses involved in the medical-supply buying process and an amazing thing happens: hospitals save millions of dollars. Here's how a cooperative effort by two Southwest Florida hospital groups does it.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 28, 2016
Resilient market

Since the recession, Naples' residential real estate market has been a bellwether for the Gulf Coast. Is a real estate slowdown on the horizon?

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • April 1, 2020
Pizzeria owner adapts to changing conditions in the face of the coronavirus — toilet paper included

In a true sign of the times, Solorzano’s Pizzerias is giving away a free roll of toilet paper to customers who place an order over $30.

  • Strategies
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 9, 2024
50-acre Gasworx project outside downtown Tampa starts to take shape

While it is still in the early stages, the plans for and the work on the Gasworx project shows how the development may transform Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • June 16, 2025
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

Two shopping center deals for nearly $50M in Hillsborough lead the week in transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • September 16, 2022
Amid economic slowdown, cut outreach with caution, branding expert says

Stacey Harrison shares insights about how businesses can "recession-proof" their marketing strategies during tough economic times.

  • Advice
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • February 18, 2021
Nimble spice manufacturing business tastes big year

Southwest Florida cooking ingredients company balances managing rapid growth while eyeing a simmering, second revenue stream.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 20, 2019
Exit ramp: Firm succeeds by smoothing the sale process

Aberdeen Advisors, a St. Petersburg, Florida-based boutique mergers and acquisitions firm, has seen rapid growth as more companies take advantage of the bull market to sell or merge.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 3, 2014
History repeats

WCI Communities barely survived the real estate collapse. But this is Florida, where the housing market always bounces back.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 2, 2015
Corporate report

Front Burner Brands reorganizing, splitting off Burger 21; Jabil aftermarket buyer, iQor relocating to St. Pete's One Progress Plaza; BayCare Health CEO retiring in 2016, COO Inzina to assume top role; Tech Data board agrees to $100 million buyback; American Water Chemicals rebranding, changing name to Alkema Solutions; American Water Chemicals rebranding, changing name to Alkema Solutions; Morristown, N.J.'s Covanta operating new waste plant

  • Strategies
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  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 11, 2024
Virginia golf company buys landmark Manatee County country club

The new owner plans improvements to all three courses at Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club and intends to retain many of the club's staff members.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 12, 2021
Oncologist, entrepreneur embraces transformational mindset

Physician with a rock and roll side has long sought to facilitate big change — in an industry that sometimes moves slowly.

  • Leadership
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • July 20, 2022
Inventor strings together a business by solving a common tangled cord issue

Necessity forced a 30-something entrepreneur to adapt — and invent a solution. His product could have a solid shelf life.

  • Strategies
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