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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 17, 2026
Fort Myers land zoned for single-family houses sold

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Sarasota office property sells, an investor buys a low-income apartment complex in Tampa, and construction starts on a hotel at a Fort Myers mall.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 18, 2009
Loyal Lucie

A Gulf Coast hairstylist to stars, celebrities and the affluent has found that no matter the customer, loyalty goes a long way. She's proving her theory in the recession as well.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2015
HSN looks to Ohio

HSN Inc. already employs more than 1,300 people to answer calls from shoppers buying products they find on the company's cable channels. But soon, the St. Petersburg media company will add 300 more spots throughout northwest Ohio.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 24, 2003
Cheers?

Anchor Glass Container Corp.'s latest IPO didn't shatter any records. But the troubled Tampa bottle manufacturer envisions a rebound - with help from a Bud or two.

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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • December 3, 2024
Longtime St. Pete engineering firm, president reinvigorated after acquisition

The dawn of a new era comes after delays from two storms.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 14, 2008
Technology Reboot

After a few years of quiet time, a company that focuses on helping new technology businesses get going is back at it. It hopes to make some noise.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 15, 2011
Community hits $300M in assets

Community Bank & Co. had its fourth consecutive profitable quarter.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 17, 2014
Sarasota wireless firm harnesses new patent

Wireless communication firm xG Technology now has 52 patents.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 24, 2015
St. Pete opening docks to visiting boats

Visitors already come by road and by plane -- and now even more will have a chance to visit St. Petersburg by sea.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 19, 2007
Corporate Report

Mattison's scores Catersource coverFlorida Bank Group buying The Bank of Tallahassee MedClose VCS reports continuing clinical success Retailer Chico's buying Minnesota franchiseeMurphy Business & Financial names top brokers for 2006Tampa training company enters copyright disputeBlue Cross, HCA agree Pilgrim sells to Nihon KohdenUltroid's 'painless treatment'squaremouth Inc. offers health Forbes lingers hereProgress Energy raises moneyRegions exec named FNB veep

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 14, 2010
Corporate Report: Brown & Brown CFO retiring, subsidiary buys Alamo Group

A subsidiary of Daytona Beach- and Tampa-based Brown & Brown Inc. has purchased the assets of San Antonio's Alamo Insurance Group Inc., provider of property and casualty, employee benefits and personal insurance, plus risk management services with annual revenues of $4.3 million.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 29, 2006
Come Sail Away

Few lenders were willing to fund a new business designed to sell art via a yacht docking in wealthy cities. Support ultimately came when the company known for bulldozers and cranes climbed aboard.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 29, 2022
Tech firm that helps companies expand overseas lands $14M investment

Tampa-based HSP Group’s Series B round was led by ABS Capital.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 1, 2016
Business pulse beats faster - sort of

The SunTrust Banks Business Pulse Survey is the latest example of a rebounding economy.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 8, 2016
Florida legal climate feels hellish

Florida gets no love from the American Tort Reform Foundation's latest Judicial Hellhole report.

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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • June 19, 2024
Tampa Bay restaurant firm brings new concept to Pinellas golf club

The Feinstein Group, a hospitality company that owns several restaurants in the Tampa Bay area, is bringing its latest concept to the Dunedin Golf Club.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • February 27, 2024
Bill mandating county commissioner term limits advances in Florida

A Florida Senate bill aimed at limiting terms of county commissioners has made it past a key committee.

  • Florida
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 8, 2024
Visits to Sarasota County trend down in May year over year

The May 2024 visitor data shows a slight increase in cost of lodging but overall decreases in terms of visitors, occupancy and expenditures.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 10, 2015
Canadian investor latest on multifamily bandwagon

Continuing a wave of multifamily deals throughout Florida this year, a Canadian apartment operator has spent nearly $46 million to purchase a 13-building rental community in Lakeland.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 2, 2015
Land squeeze

A group of New York-based private equity investors is turning Alico into the largest citrus producer in the country, speeding up consolidation in the struggling industry.

  • Strategies
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