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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 28, 2014
Undisclosed Delaware company buys school district's Checkers property

The price equated to $1.03 million per acre.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 20, 2014
The Cove apartments sell for $53 million

Chicago-based The Laramar Group and Philadelphia-based Lubert-Adler Partners LP purchased the 689-unit South Tampa apartment through an online auction.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 15, 2016
Smooth operator

How do you sell more than $1 million worth of smoothies in a year?

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 29, 2016
Tampa company declares Wiener War with Burger King

Checkers & Rally's Restaurants has been selling hot dogs for more than 30 years.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 13, 2015
Nonprofit buys C.R.E.W. site, sells to state for environmental protection

The Trust for Public Land purchased 619.93 acres of land near the Bird Rookery Swamp for $9.77 million. The trust then immediately resold the former agricultural property to the state of Florida for the same price.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 30, 2025
Pair of neighboring Lee County waterfront properties listed for $28.75M

The properties — a house and vacant lot — together make up more than 2 acres and 200 feet of beachfront.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 25, 2023
Bradenton auto giant acquires high-performing Tampa Toyota dealership

Stadium Toyota is among the top 10% in sales among all Toyota dealerships nationwide.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 2, 2025
Naples Tractor Supply store with long-term lease sells to investor

The newly opened retail property sold for $1 million less than it originally listed for.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 26, 2003
Real Estate Briefs

Deal of the Week: Sunset expands dealershipDuke Realty Corp. buys land for Edwards Systems buildingCompany buys Braden River nursing facilityClimatized Self Storage building Florida Street facilityand more...

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 9, 2023
Startup SWFL bank adds office less than a year after debut

Gulf Coast Business Bank raised more than $20 million prior to opening.

  • Finance
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • June 12, 2023
Sarasota, Tampa become hot beds for built-to-rent homes

Tampa alone saw a 160% increase over the past five years.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 15, 2011
St. Petersburg's Edwards buys troubled BayWalk

St. Petersburg mortgage executive, music mogul and real estate owner/investor Bill Edwards purchased the struggling BayWalk development for $5.2 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 16, 2019
Apartment complex, after upgrades, changes hands

Simsbury, Conn.-based Hart Realty Advisers has sold the Rocky Creek Apartments community in Tampa, Florida, after renovations and improvements helped the 264-unit complex significantly appreciate in value over the hold period.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 20, 2022
Southwest Florida apartment rental market is one of the hottest in the state — and the nation

Apartments are going fast, especially in smaller markets.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 22, 2019
University names new leader

Steve Currall has worked for major universities in California and Texas.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 27, 2018
South Real Estate Group adds to Estero land holdings

South Real Estate Group, of Naples, is exploring options for its 14-acre University Highlands property in Estero following a land purchase that nearly doubles its holdings in the area

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 3, 2017
Maryland firm buys Lee site for apartments

One of the Baltimore area's best-known development firms has acquired a 37.6-acre tract in Fort Myers, where it plans an “upscale” apartment community.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 28, 2015
The butler did it

Sarasota entrepreneur Bill Merritt recently found success in front of an unusual audience for his low-tech product — a cup holder that attaches to a laptop computer, called the Laptop Butler.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 1, 2024
Hoffmann's Midwest buying spree continues with cruise company purchase

The Naples business conglomerate has bought a Michigan cruise business with two ships.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 6, 2024
84-unit affordable housing community to open in Sarasota

Cypress Square opens at a time when finding affordable or attainable housing is getting more difficult and bridges “the affordable housing supply-demand gap.”

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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