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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 13, 2005
Newsmakers (Sara/Mana)

Newsmaker is available free of charge.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 4, 2011
Don't fear the media interview

One business owner's dream come true — media coverage — could be another's worst nightmare.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 17, 2013
Watch this

A trio of entrepreneurs weathered the downturn by making strategic acquisitions and targeting customers in another part of the country.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 25, 2011
Development Deals

Collier County may be at the forefront of new residential development projects as inventory dwindles and demand increases.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 14, 2014
Virginia family's Mountain Manor buys 16-building VanDerNoord portfolio

The price equated to $41 per square foot.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 30, 2014
Carroll Organization, AIMS Real Estate pay $122.5M for West Park Village

A joint venture of Atlanta-based Carroll Organization and AIMS Real Estate, a business unit within Goldman Sachs Asset Management, purchased the mixed-use West Park Village for $122.5 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 22, 2008
Ensured Frustration

Tallahassee's first attempt at legislating property insurance rates failed. Get ready for the sequel.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 12, 2004
Dealing with NIMBYs

Debra Garrett's efforts to win approval for a Publix in east Sarasota County show the new reality for developers. Before you file for anything, be aggressive getting out the facts and be willing to make a lot of concessions.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 30, 2023
Structural framework completed at new 300-unit Sarasota complex

The Gainesville developer expects to open leasing in the spring and to finish the entire project later this year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 11, 2022
Bicoastal law firm expands to downtown Sarasota

The office is the firm's fourth with other locations in Miami, Orlando and Portland, Oregon.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 25, 2009
Clearwater investor buys Carlisle Lakes

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 29, 2010
Plumbing owner buys Sawyer Road building

Joybill 5600 LLC, a limited liability headed by Joyce Milligan, purchased a 10,000-square-foot warehouse on five acres just off Sawyer Road north of Clark Road for $900,000.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 1, 2010
Checkers chips in on vet's business effort

Tampa-based Checkers Drive-In Restaurants has added a garnish that anyone who supports our military can appreciate.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 8, 2010
It's not rocket science - OK, maybe it is

Count Bernie McShea, vice president of business development for Space Florida, as the special district's chief cheerleader.

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  • December 24, 2010
Link between corporate profits, political gifts?

It's difficult to say whether political involvement makes a company perform any better, but a University of South Florida business professor sees a solid line connecting the dots.

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  • December 1, 2010
Nov. confidence holds high

Florida consumer confidence is still higher than it was in September.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 1, 2011
Real estate outlook improves

Analysts are increasingly optimistic about Florida's real estate market.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 13, 2010
CoStar survey offers signs of hope

The industrial sector of the commercial real estate industry, desperate for any sliver of good news, can find some in a new survey.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 16, 2010
Florida foreclosures spike

Statewide foreclosure activity was up 29% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2010.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 29, 2011
Confidence falls in March

Floridians are skeptical about the recovery's future, a university study says.

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