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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 16, 2017
Johnny Cash property for sale

Pasco County waterfront property once belonging to the country music legend is listed.

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  • October 6, 2010
Key Club unveils new model

The Longboat Key Club and Resort's $400 million Islandside redevelopment plan will be available for public viewing.

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  • December 17, 2025
Builder to bring 1,200-home community to Lakewood Ranch

Homebuilder Taylor Morrison acquired land to build its new Esplanade at Cammaray community of 1,200 homes and condos.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • May 14, 2010
Maddux: Digital pub wasn't solution

A combination of dwindling advertising revenue and decreasing demand for print magazines forced the ultimate decision to fold the Maddux Business Report.

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  • October 30, 2008
Winning Time

The timing has never been better for Jeffrey Neil Fox and his family, who run a retail business that caters to fans of the Rays, Bucs, Bulls and Lightning.

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  • October 3, 2018
Theater closes its sale for $9.5 million

The Players will turn its attention to building a $30 million complex in Lakewood Ranch.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • June 16, 2025
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

Two shopping center deals for nearly $50M in Hillsborough lead the week in transactions.

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  • October 26, 2012
Don CeSar names marketing head

The hotel has appointed a Loews veteran to oversee sales and marketing.

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  • April 29, 2010
Peninsula Bank under more duress

Despite gloomy numbers, executives at the bank based in Englewood say they don't believe the institution's failure is a certainty quite yet.

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  • March 16, 2018
Virtual reality changes the way firms market real estate

Virtual and augmented reality is changing the way commercial real estate is designed, built, marketed and even furnished.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • August 29, 2017
Report: Summer home sales slowdown is a myth

A report from the Naples Area Board of Realtors says Realtors sold 682 homes in July.

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  • August 15, 2014
Gulf Coast locales lead state in cash home sales

More than half of all home sales in Florida in May were cash purchases.

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  • July 6, 2012
Phone firm seeks more lines

Florida, and the Gulf Coast, is a major growth target for Cellular Sales, the largest independent Verizon Wireless dealer in the nation.

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  • June 27, 2016
Home listings jump

The number of existing single-family homes and condos listed for sale in Lee County jumped in May.

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  • May 13, 2015
Cash still rules home sales

Monthly data from CoreLogic show that cash sales declined in North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, but still account for 58.3% of all home sales.

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  • October 2, 2008
Corporate Report

Consumer First Bank set to launch next yearDiamondhead Casino extendstime frame for Casinos Austria Monroe to head up newventure capital companyCourt approves $150-millionfinancing for WCI bankruptcySuperior Uniform Grouppicks Steelwedge SoftwareThree area companies topartner in Mercedes contestValpak at 40: new facility,major Martha Stewart promoNoise expands into newlocation on Sanibel IslandLoreto Resources Corp.completes stock offeringCallMiner and Co-nexusto sell integrated productsCryo-Cell to distribute new service to seven countries

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  • January 31, 2018
Restaurant giant adds exec in newly created role

Ramin Eivaz joins Bloomin' Brands Inc. as senior vice president of digital marketing.

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  • April 4, 2008
Coffee Talk

Cabinetmaker struggles to be busy: In a market full of ominous signs, here's one that screams out as especially gloomyRue Education pursues nursing solutions: There is a problem getting enough registered nurses on the Gulf Coast and throughout the country.The Vineyards: Naples no-drop zone: You'll have to forgive prospective homebuyers for feeling shy about signing a contract to buy a new house in Naples these daysThousands of homes, still an optimist: When more than 50 employees of Lakewood Ranch-based homebuilder Neal Communities gathered recently to celebrate the company's 7,000th home, they got more than a party.Cape Coral spotlight: Harmful or helpful?: Does an article in The Wall Street Journal generate home sales, even if the tone is negative?A glimpse inside Wal-Mart purchasing: It is rare that a small business owner, a vendor or supplier, can gain access to officials from the world's largest retailer, Wal-Mart. Centex bucks trend, selling new houses: Despite the slowdown in the residential market, Centex Homes sold 77 new houses in 75 days during its recent winter-clearance promotion in four Hillsborough County communities.Women unitein commercial real estate: Women long ago smashed the glass ceiling in residential real estate, but men still dominate Southwest Florida's commercial real estate industry.Entrepreneur mom sells cloth diapers: Amy Carr's daughter Emily couldn't wear disposable diapers beca

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  • March 16, 2017
Homebuilder off to record-breaking year

Neal Communities has sold 210 homes in 2017.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • September 5, 2014
Joint venture unites big firms

The prolific homebuilding pace at Neal Communities sometimes obscures the fact that the firm has had major successes in launching related businesses.

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