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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 29, 2013
Baptist Slavic church buys New Life center building

The price equated to $72 per square foot.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 27, 2023
Barnes & Noble to open first new Tampa store in 15 years

The bookseller, which is adding more stores this year than in the past decade, is moving to a new, smaller, location after 29 years on Dale Mabry.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 29, 2016
Commercial repeat

Despite high valuations and concerns about economic growth, experts say commercial real estate will repeat with another year of solid performance.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 25, 2011
Make Friends First

Hazelden, a Minneapolis-based addiction-center operator, defused fears of competition and avoided the fate of Cleveland Clinic in Naples by partnering with local providers.

  • Industries
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 23, 2016
New focus

The sudden death of a company leader didn't derail a prominent area architecture firm.

  • Strategies
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 17, 2024
South Florida developer buys three-parcel lot in Fort Myers for $3.5M

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a great month for a SWFL firm, warehouse sales in Tampa Bay and a nonprofit gets corporate office update in Sarasota.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 1, 2023
Boiler room co-conspirator to pay $14 million and serve 11 years

A Georgia woman was sentenced in Tampa for using bank accounts to launder money from an international boiler room scam.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 8, 2005
Rising Prices Fuel Dispute over Land Deal

About four years ago, Martin Bezdek negotiated the first of three deals. He bought about 139 acres northwest of Plant City for about $4,130 an acre.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 20, 2005
For Sale

Is an Atlanta company planning to sell Corporate Center at International Plaza?

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 27, 2011
Sarasota real estate investor wants more

Prominent Sarasota real estate investor and developer Henry Rodriguez wisely began to sell off the bulk of his holdings in 2005 and 2006. Now he wants to get back into the market.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 17, 2020
Miami developer receives tax benefit extension

Jaxi Builders has received a six-month extension on its planned construction start of three condo towers just outside downtown Fort Myers, which will keep in tact tax benefits worth millions of dollars to the planned One and Allure condo projects.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 17, 2020
Meridian sells Concourse Center property in Clearwater

Meridian Development Group has sold its Concource Center property in Clearwater aftfer 13 years of ownership, and is focusing on buying additional properties in the Tampa area.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 28, 2022
Women's leadership conference is back — and bringing stars to Tampa

The Women’s Conference of Florida is scheduled for April 8.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 13, 2018
Local businessman develops one-wheel electric vehicle

A local inventor has developed an electric unicycle that’s gaining traction.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 5, 2015
MULTI COUNTY: Lakeland, Charlotte County centers sell to Miami investor

Companies led by Jeff Morr of the Miami area purchased two Winn-Dixie-anchored shopping centers for $29 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 12, 2015
TRANSACTION SPOTLIGHT | Minnesota investment firm takes over Realmark property for $31.8 million

Minnesota investment firm takes over Realmark property for $31.8 million

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 27, 2023
Real estate exec headed to federal prison for money laundering

A Pasco County owner of a real estate company was sentenced for using bank accounts to launder money from international boiler room scam.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • September 23, 2016
Find failures

Mistakes can be painful — and costly. Three entrepreneurs talk about how they overcame their biggest goofs.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 27, 2025
Once-powerful Sarasota developer Henry Rodriguez reshapes, refocuses life

A go-star in development and politics, Henry Rodriguez now laments the direction his life took. "I was young, influential and making a ton of money," he says, "but I was miserable."

  • Leadership
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 23, 2011
Checkers set to expand in 2011

The Tampa-based burger chain will soon add 12 new restaurant locations.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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