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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 23, 2025
Virginia company buys ninth Florida golf club

About one-fourth of the company’s courses are in the Sunshine State.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 28, 2024
Nonprofit with 100-year, $1 lease with city opens in Fort Myers

Valerie’s House raised $3 million to build and prepare the 7,000-square-foot center for children dealing with grief.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • February 25, 2025
Health care giant BayCare adds 100 students with expanded residency

The Tampa Bay hospital system looks to triple its students amid doctor shortage by 2029.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 28, 2025
Ashley Furniture buys Lakeland industrial building for $70.54M

The building is part of Lakeland Central Park, an expanding industrial park off of Polk Parkway.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Laura Lyon |
  • August 1, 2024
Tampa real estate investment firm acquires area complexes

Argyle Real Estate Partners, a Tampa-based real estate investment firm, recently closed on the acquisition of two properties in nearby Lutz.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 19, 2025
DC investor buys 216-unit Naples apartment community for $40.9M

Oasis Naples' new owner plans to make major improvement to the 33-year-old apartment complex.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 28, 2024
Weeks after hurricanes, St. Pete Beach house sells for $7.5M

The sale of the home in Pass-A-Grille closed Oct. 24, less than a month after hurricanes Helene and Milton cause major damage to Pinellas barrier islands.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 5, 2024
Atlanta developer buys land, takes $45M loan for Tampa apartments

The developer behind Mercedes-Benz Stadium building 330 units in Temple Terrace.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • November 20, 2024
Publix-anchored shopping center in Sarasota sold for $20.4 million

The Shoppes at Palmer Ranch has changed hands in a November acquisition.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 1, 2025
Shopping center near USF sells for $10.5M after liens are paid

The fully leased Fountain Shoppes in Temple Terrace was bought by an investor with local ties.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • January 26, 2026
Dollar Tree site sells for $950K in Fort Myers

The retail pad will be developed into a discount store.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 18, 2025
ESPN report: Naples' Hoffmann family buying NHL hockey team

The family does not deny a report from sports network ESPN that it has agreed to buy the Pittsburgh Penguins.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 16, 2011
Brandon Honda to be sold

The jobs of all 94 employees could be impacted by the ownership change.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 12, 2016
Law firm brings on executive

Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns LLP is a law firm based in Clearwater.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 5, 2013
Let's get physical

An entrepreneur with a stellar track record in franchising targets a new industry for creative destruction. His plan is to move fast, and be bold.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 10, 2011
Hold 'Em

A Texas firm with bravado and a few boldfaced backers has entered Florida. It doesn't intend to let a crowded marketplace deter its plans.

  • Industries
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 20, 2020
Accidental entrepreneurs chase $50 million threshold

The company Lauren Weiner and Donna Huneycutt founded more than 15 years ago continues to outperform both expectations and competitors — and push its founders to overcome more obstacles.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • December 1, 2017
Early to Rise

Christine Nordstrom runs a Sarasota commercial kitchen share where dozens of food-related businesses have gotten a boost. Her specialty: blunt feedback.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 12, 2023
Jordan Fogler, 37

Lessons learned from his father and at the Naval Academy guide a commercial real estate executive.

  • Class of 2023
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 2, 2023
Pittsburgh Pirates GM talks leadership, trust, culture — and replacing a legend

Creating a stellar corporate culture is a must-do in today’s work environment. Pro sports executive Ben Cherington says he’s learned that to deliver the best culture, you have to first have the best people.

  • Leadership
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