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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 31, 2017
Agency collects $23.75 million in tourist development tax

Visit Tampa Bay's bed tax collections eclipsed the tourist agency's 2014 performance.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • December 20, 2017
Tech incubator welcomes new board members

Tampa Bay Wave also reappointed Alfred Goldberg as board chairman.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 5, 2018
High Tech

Construction company gets smart with technology.

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  • September 10, 2014
Three Gulf Coast centers sell for $123M

A new joint venture of Brookdale Senior Living and HCP acquired Freedom Village at Bradenton, South Port Square and Regency Oaks.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • February 27, 2014
Flippers find fun, and riches

The allure of flipping a house in Tampa for a quick profit has dimmed.

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  • May 23, 2014
Solaris building traded in sale, lease-back deal

A Minnesota investor purchased a 10,412-square-foot office building in the Colonnade Medical Park for $2.5 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • December 17, 2013
'No Rules, Just Right' marketer promoted

Bloomin' Brands names Michael Kappitt the chief marketing officer for all its restaurant brands.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 22, 2016
Market Spotlight | Lee County Industrial Market

Lee County's industrial market, which consists of roughly 2,170 buildings totaling 30.55 million square feet of space in Bonita Springs, Cape Coral, the city of Fort Myers, Estero, Lehigh, North and South Fort Myers and its islands, had an overall vacancy rate of 5.8% at the end of the first quarter of this year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • May 27, 2016
Calling all tenants

When Matt Drews came to Michael Saunders & Co. in August 2015 to run its commercial division, he brought with him some new ideas.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 17, 2016
1250 Medical Plaza trades for $16.1 million

A Palm Beach Gardens investment firm has acquired a four-story medical office building outside downtown Sarasota near Sarasota Memorial Hospital for $16.1 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 15, 2015
Entrepreneurs of the Year | Coral Pleas

Cutting Loose Salon Sarasota

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  • November 20, 2015
A centre for business and leisure

Centre Club, an all-purpose location for business people in Tampa, has invested $1.8 million for renovations to spruce up life at the club.

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  • December 11, 2015
Letter to the editor

Act preserves important natural resources

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  • March 6, 2015
Realtor logs banner week

Sarasota area Realtor Nick Herron recently had an all-time week to remember: He was involved in closing four real estate transactions that surpassed $9 million from Feb. 13-20.

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  • November 24, 2023
Tampa financial firm adds property, casualty insurance with partnership

Thomas Financial, a Tampa firm specializing in health and life insurance, is adding personal and commercial property and casualty insurance to its client offerings.

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  • July 15, 2025
The Business Observer launches commercial real estate newsletter

CRE Central will focus on industry news and much more from Pasco south to Collier and east to Polk.

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  • August 22, 2025
$585M deal for Fort Myers bank wins regulatory approvals

Kansas City-based Commerce Bank announced the deal for FineMark Bank two months ago.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • October 18, 2021
People are still flocking to Florida — and staying

Mayflower's making a lot of inbound trips to the Sunshine State.

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  • October 13, 2024
Storms force noted Clearwater restaurant to close after 51 years

Capogna’s Dugout owners say the economy played a role in the decision, too.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 17, 2025
19 layoffs coming to Fort Myers as window installation hub closes

The Iowa owner of Avanti Installation Hubs is closing three facilities in Florida leading to more than 50 job cuts.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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