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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • November 14, 2023
Tampa-based national burger fast-food chain targets $900M in revenue

Checkers and Rally's is looking to bring its brand into the future.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • March 4, 2016
Quest for more

ReliaQuest is on track for employee growth of 150% in two years. How does it plan to manage that?

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 12, 2023
SWFL airport one of first in Florida to pump environmentally friendly fuel

The sale of the new fuel, at least in the near-term future, wil be small because less than half of the light aircraft based at Naples can safely use it.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 27, 2006
Tight Market

Lee County's office-space market is marked by low vacancies and rising rents. But a closer look at the county's submarkets shows some pockets of empty space.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 8, 2012
Corporate Report: June 8

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 3, 2020
Stoneweg US's portfolio tops $1 billion

St. Petersburg-based apartment investor Stoneweg US, which has focused on workforce housing, maintains ambitious plan to grow

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Cheryl O'Neill |
  • July 24, 2014
How to increase sales in a competitive market

No matter what industry you are in, what worked well a few years ago isn't good enough today. This is no time for trial and error or order taking; this is the time to sell.

  • Strategies
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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • October 3, 2025
Keel Farms keeps a glimpse of Old Florida alive with new event space

After roughly a year's worth of renovations, a Hillsborough farm with multiple business lines — and a keen eye for nature — transformed a 125-year-old farmhouse into a lakeside vineyard retreat dubbed The Osprey View.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 9, 2022
Newly formed home services firm buys local HVAC company

St. Petersburg-based Southeastern Home Services has acquired Mario’s Air Conditioning & Heating.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 16, 2022
St. Pete bank acquires fintech platform

Ecountabl, now owned by Climate First Bank, indexes thousands of companies’ environment, social and governance performance.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 12, 2010
Israeli firm buys vacant lots, units in Seven Oaks

Gamla-Cedron Group purchased 62 townhomes and 34 finished vacant lots at Lakeside Townhomes at Seven Oaks for $4 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 4, 2013
West Coast Mattress of Venice plans future move, expansion

The price equated to $65 per square foot.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 1, 2013
Ronto Group Inc., partners buy Waterford Landing property

The price equated to $37,890 per acre.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 16, 2011
Orange Lake Resort buys Sunset Cove shares

Vacation resort developer Orange Lake Resorts purchased all the unsold timeshares at the 36-villa Sunset Cove Resort for $6.63 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 23, 2013
Balboa Retail Partners, Och-Ziff buy Gulf Coast supermarkets

The price equated to $44 per square foot.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 16, 2012
American Realty Capital Trust buys Tampa Family Dollar store

The price equated to $105 per square foot and a payoff ratio based on an income (capitalization rate) of 8.4%.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 26, 2012
Realtor, PILOT Real Estate execs buy land for Mustique of Olde Naples

An investor group headed up by Jordan Saper and Joe Belz purchased four parcels totaling a little over half an acre on Fourth Avenue and Fifth Street.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 3, 2012
CoreStates Capital Advisors buys Sundial Beach & Golf Resort

Sundial Beach & Golf Resort and two additional lots on Middle Gulf Drive in Sanibel sold for $2.3 million

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 20, 2012
Bayside Pet Resort & Spa buys U.S. 41 bowling alley

Bayside Pet Resort & Spa Inc. purchased the 22,000-square-foot former Rip Van Winkle Lanes bowling alley on U.S. 41 for $2.6 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 16, 2012
TerraCap Partners buys The Loop for $11.75 million

TerraCap Partners purchased 171 acres on Jones Loop Road with frontage on U.S. 41 for $11.75 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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