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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 24, 2004
Cultivating the Ranch

Following the crest of new home sales, Lakewood Ranch's Corporate Park has reached the top of the area's business park market.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 17, 2006
Coffee Talk

HMA: Bond sale? What bond sale?: Just two days after Naples-based Health Management Associates said it would sell $400 million worth of bonds, the hospital company abruptly canceled the sale.Film fest puts on a profitable show: Sarasota residents love movies, and they spent the cash to prove it the last few weeks.Boston developer scouts for deals from Tampa to Naples: Evidence of Southwest Florida's growth has popped up on the radar of The Davis Cos., a longtime Boston development company that has developed more than $1 billion worth of real estate in 30-plus years.Demand goes up, rents rise: The Tampa Bay area's office market moved up to fourth place in 2006 on the Marcus & Millichap ranking of the country's major commercial real estate markets, thanks to a strong local economy spurred by company expansion and corporate relocation.In memoriam: Coffee Talk was saddened to hear about the death of Brent Craven, the former CEO of a Tampa online education company and one-time St. Petersburg resident.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 9, 2004
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Analyst: Dump BankAtlantic Florida's most convenient bank is heading for a fall.Rumor fuels media frenzing over Schiavo case judge Nuisance abatement issue his Florida SenateSarasota Palm proposals narrowed to five

  • News
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  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 12, 2023
Manatee County lines up to buy well-known farm — but it might take awhile

Manatee County is readying a purchase of Mixon's Fruit Farms through its environmentally significant lands program. It promises to be a lengthy process.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 28, 2024
Disruptive apartment-like hospitality brand targets St. Pete

In the space between a hotel room and an apartment building lies a new brand: Mint House. Florida is a sizable growth opportunity, says its CEO.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 25, 2024
Builder planning 255 homes pays $6.5M for 265 acres in Pasco

In the week's top commercial real estate news, another Fort Myers Beach property hits the market, a Polk County Chipotle is sold, and a Palmetto apartment community brings $55 million.

  • Florida
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 13, 2006
Tax funding won't solve gridlock; it's time for tolls

Lee and Collier counties want to privatize expansion of I-75. Waiting forfederal funds is futile.

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 10, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Little sales, big sales lead to record sales for AckermanLakewood Ranch land costs make bank branches expensiveCharley heats up warehouse marketLuzier leaves for Dunlap & Moran

  • News
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 12, 2021
Plaintiff attorneys on losing end of business interruption insurance cases

Lawsuits statewide against insurance firms in Florida, with allegations of not paying claims, have failed to gain any traction with judges.

  • Insurance
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 15, 2020
Fitness entrepreneur seeks certainty amid chaos

What's it like to open two niche gym locations in a pandemic? Stressful. 'If we have to close again it’s going to get really serious,' says the owner.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 30, 2020
Major retailer targets three-phased reopen plan

One of the region’s largest retailers prepares for reentry. ‘It was much easier to close stores than it has been to reopen them,’ new CEO says.

  • News
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 20, 2022
Tech firm tackles pain points of presentation management

Shufflrr, a software platform firm with some supersize global clients, aims to build on its momentum — by ditching New York for Tampa, Florida.

  • Technology
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 13, 2022
Fight club: Tech company leader roughs up the competition

Most sporty executives tend to gravitate toward golf and tennis. Tampa, Florida, tech firm CEO Stan Liberatore competes in mixed martial arts fights.

  • Executive Diversions
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • May 25, 2018
Extreme makeover for scenic hotel, beach bar

A Tampa Bay beachfront hotel property with a colorful history has changed hands. The new owners hope to change the target market, too.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • September 27, 2019
Vantage point: Developer sees big opportunity in boutique property

Fred Bullard, CEO of the Bullard Group, a Clearwater-based property development and management company, has named a Marriott Tribute Portfolio hotel in honor of his wife, Karol.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • September 19, 2023
Family of banks unite under one name after 94 years

The Crews brand saw an opportunity to unite after technology in the industry became more prominent.

  • Florida
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • October 29, 2009
Beach Retreat

Sea level rise predictions are controversial, but they are driving policymakers to start thinking about changes that could have serious implications for coastal and inland property owners.

  • Florida
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • November 25, 2009
Backward economics

The productive trend toward regionalism is being undermined by the protectionism of local preference ordinances hoped to keep more tax dollars circulating within communities. The trade-off is higher costs and lower quality for public projects.

  • Florida
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jay Brady |
  • July 16, 2010
Property Tax Pressure

Real estate values continue to trend down, but at a slower rate, as some county governments look to increase property tax rates in economic uncertainty.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 4, 2008
Scary Stories

What's it like to be on the inside of a bank in crisis? It's amix of gray hairs, tears, fist pumps and lots of heartache.

  • Entrepreneurs
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