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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 10, 2011
Ledtolite gets $80K for 26 jobs

The LED light manufacturer is expanding to a new facility in Nokomis.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • July 27, 2023
Tampa bed tax collections rise 15%

June numbers show Hillsborough County could exceed $1 billion in taxable revenue.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 22, 2017
Brixmor adds Venice center to portfolio

Brixmor Property Group, a New York-based retail property owner that controls roughly a dozen Gulf Coast centers, has acquired a Sarasota County shopping center for $33.5 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 9, 2020
Company invests more than $16 million in land purchase

Deal comes two months after Alico sold land to Florida.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 16, 2021
Trader Joe's anchored shopping center sells for $97 million

Granada Shoppes in Naples sells to New York real estate firm

  • Transactions
  • By Michael J. Wilson, Williams Parker |
  • June 4, 2021
Florida (Finally) Enacts Wayfair Legislation

Florida (Finally) Enacts Wayfair Legislation

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  • June 3, 2011
Gulf Coast Week: June 3

Regional business news at a glance.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 7, 2014
Get a Dell, dude

A Gulf Coast technology hardware firm is on a five-year growth surge. It's a long way from selling computer servers out of a backyard shed.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 18, 2010
Jobless rate declines again

Florida's unemployment rate fell another 0.3 percentage points in May.

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  • October 7, 2010
Cadence takes better deal

After agreeing to sell to Trustmark Corp., Cadence Bank has changed its mind.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • March 14, 2023
Tampa tourism agency launches $1M campaign to attract new residents

Visit Tampa Bay is targeting out-of-state young professionals with “Work where you love” messaging in its newest campaign.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 19, 2012
HMA stock hurt by chief counsel's departure

Investors don't like surprises, and they often sell stock first and ask questions later.

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  • February 17, 2012
Neal's Woodbrook sells 32

Since November, the developer has sold 32 of 213 homes in its new community.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • February 6, 2015
Fort Myers eyesore sells

The most hideous building in Fort Myers has finally sold.

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  • March 10, 2025
Report: Major League Baseball wants Tampa Bay Rays sold

A story in a prominent sports publication says the league and owners want Stuart Sternberg to sell the team to someone who will resolve long running stadium issues.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 28, 2025
Clearwater insurtech company expands with new facility

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a downtown Fort Myers office building sells, a Tampa dentist buys a new office, and a Bradenton rental community starts its final phase.

  • Florida
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 20, 2012
Value Investor

Stuart Schweitzer, a top Wall Street investment strategist, believes Florida's real estate market is finally reaching a bottom — enough to invest his own money on it.

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  • August 22, 2014
Back in the top 10

It's no secret that residential construction has rebounded in a big way on the Gulf Coast.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • June 5, 2014
Designing Doom

Jay Kamhi works with a famous toy designer to bring their cute and creepy baby dolls to market. With a potential movie or television deal, the duo believes Vamplets will make it big.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 6, 2010
Basinger to lead eight counties

The executive director of Manatee's EDC will chair an eight-county council.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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