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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 22, 2017
Brookwood buys Southwest Florida portfolio

Brookwood Financial Partners LLC, a Beverly, Mass.-based private equity firm with a total capitalization of $2.4 billion, has purchased a portfolio of more than a dozen office buildings in Fort Myers and Bonita Springs.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 9, 2014
St. Pete: eighth best city for Hispanic entrepreneurs

Wallet Hub ranked it one of the top 150 large U.S. cities based on Hispanic purchasing power and business friendliness.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 24, 2014
GL Homes buys 550-acre piece of Naples' TwinEagles development

The price equated to $63,636 per acre based on the rough acreage.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 5, 2016
Save the sand dollars

A day at the beach these days isn't always cheap.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 25, 2015
Fundraiser targets businesses

One way for charities to get more corporate donations is to borrow a page from the chamber of commerce playbook.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 15, 2014
St. Pete arts enclave raises $350,000

Association hopes to raise another $850,000 for renovation project.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 12, 2015
Chicago's Capright acquires Tampa firm

Oxtal Real Estate Advisors will maintain local office, with former president now a principal.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • August 15, 2024
Tampa-based insurance firm expands out of state

An increasing number of homes in South Carolina will now be covered.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • March 22, 2025
Tampa investment firm surpasses $1 billion in assets

The milestone comes after closing a second round of funding.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 10, 2024
Canadian biometrics firm buys Tampa software ID company

Toronto-based biometrics security company BioConnect has acquired Silent Partner Technologies Inc., a Tampa-based software company.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 19, 2025
$45 million loan for Fort Myers industrial project

The Minneapolis developer will begin work on the 442,000-industrial park to begin next year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 21, 2023
Fort Myers window manufacturing firm acquired

Eastern Architectural Systems, a Fort Myers-based impact-resistant window and door manufacturer, primarily serving the Florida repair and remodel market, has been sold.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • March 18, 2025
Tampa financial services group acquires CPA firm

The William Stanley CFO Group, a Tampa-based financial services company, announced the purchase of another local firm.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 7, 2025
Faith-based health care giant buys 77-year-old Polk medical group

The Bond Clinic was founded just after World War II.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 12, 2025
Build-to-rent community under construction in Palmetto

A community of cottages is being built in Manatee County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 27, 2025
Hillsborough townhouse community sold for $18 million

Berkadia has arranged an acquisition loan for a Miami real estate investment firm buying a build-to-rent community in Seffner.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 17, 2026
Investor buys St. Petersburg apartments

Ram Realty Advisors, an investor in Midtown, bought the 327-unit Beacon 430.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth Djinis |
  • January 29, 2021
Medical practice, partially by treating COVID-19 patients, tracks growth path

A six-year-old medical practice, going against conventional wisdom, is in rare air amid the pandemic: growing revenue and looking for new offices and markets.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 15, 2023
Food distribution giant moves ahead on $65 million distribution center

Sysco is building the facility to ease pressure on its other centers in the state and to position itself for growth as Florida's rising population increases demand.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 8, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana)

New London ruling not as bad as it seems: There are some days it just doesn't pay to get up in the morning.It's not the Rays; the problem is the stadium, location: In the early 1960s, the pathetic Boston Red Sox couldn't attract more than 4,000 baseball fans for a home game.Clockwork ready to franchise in Sarasota, Manatee: With more than 250 franchises nationwide, it always seemed odd that Sarasota-based Clockwork Home Services Inc. (formerly VenVest) didn't have a single plumbing or HVAC franchise in either Manatee or Sarasota counties.

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