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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 13, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Developers start Magnolia Green office GSR Development buys Holiday Beach ResortThree partners to develop two flex buildingsTwo local investors buy Osprey buildingsTwo brothers buyTamiami gas station

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 26, 2005
DREAMTIME Hits Big Time

Former TV reporter John Biffar started his film production company by borrowing equipment from his employer. Now he's shooting for the History Channel and National Geographic.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 18, 2008
'A Horror Show'

An Ohio business owner nearly jumped at the chance to move most of his $15 million company to the Gulf Coast. Now he'd jump for just about anything else.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • July 21, 2011
Government Digest: July 22

A summary of governmental action from around the Gulf Coast, including: Charter board rejects voter approval measure, U.S. House targets EPA water quality standards and Sarasota bonds down, Florida's rating is up

  • Florida
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • July 1, 2016
Suds on the bus

Standing out in what's become a crowded field of independent breweries can be difficult. One company, with franchise plans, thinks it has an edge.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 19, 2014
New focus

Losing a leadership role at a fast-growth company jarred Michael Corley. But he recovered.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 5, 2007
Green Backs

One of the greenest of green buildings in the Gulf Coast takes, well, a lot of greenbacks. It's worth ever dollar, its owners say.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 8, 2023
Developer gets $26 million in financing for Tampa cold storage project

Two hotels changing hands and an apartment complex selling top the week's commercial real estate news.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jay Brady |
  • October 23, 2009
Shell Games

The state's economy has a lot of could happens and should happens when looking into the future. One major issue: Who will pay for rising Medicaid costs?

  • Florida
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 31, 2024
Clearwater company pays $7M for Venice, Bradenton senior living centers

In the week's top commercial real estate news, Tampa and Sarasota lay out affordable housing programs, and a Sanibel resort is being rebuilt.

  • Florida
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 23, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Juniper Communities buys Naples ALFFort Myers hoteliersbuy Naples Super 8 MotelBelleair Development Groupplans Skyline Boulevard 7-ElevenJBM Realty Advisorslisting River Reach ApartmentsHealth Care REIT funding Windsor facility in VeniceHide-Away Storage Servicesplanning Fruitville facilitySpec Building Materialsbuys Bradenton warehouseStarwood Land Venturesinks N.C.-acquisition dealKennedy Investments buys Hanna warehouseProBuild Holdingsbuys Plant City warehouseDEV Hospitalitybuys Clearwater Wingate Road, Shops at Wiregrass,set to open in October

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 11, 2003
Golf Under Siege

Gulf Coast counties are implementing golf course design standards, ostensibly to maximize environmental protection. Opponents say it's a thinly veiled attempt to prevent growth.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 28, 2010
Sarasotan wins $26M verdict

The founder of Alpha Mining Systems won a landmark copyright law decision.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 26, 2011
Ft. Myers CFO leaves for HMA

Kerrin Gillespie resigns from Radiation Therapy to return to HMA.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 17, 2013
Fort Myers seasonal hiring bright

Here's a sign that businesses expect a good winter season this year.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 17, 2014
Sold! Antique pros open high-end auction biz

Andrew Ford and Elizabeth Lathrop Ford expand their company.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 15, 2013
River Reach Apartments sell for $45 million

The price equated to $80,935 per unit.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • March 26, 2021
Design firm focuses on always becoming better

Emily Moss Concepts and Designs handles new construction design and remodeling.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 18, 2015
Knight's tale

A behind-the-scenes look at how an entrepreneur sold her company reveals important secrets.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 11, 2017
Bright Days

The labor shortage, particularly in trades, continues to confound companies. One company's latest salvo: paid interns, hired in bunches.

  • Strategies
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