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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 13, 2012
You're hired: Trump to win award in Sarasota

The Sarasota Republican Party will name Donald Trump Statesman of the Year at a dinner right before the Republican National Convention in Tampa.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 25, 2015
Dealmaker gets holiday wish

The saying in real estate is every property has a story, but this tale sounds almost too bizarre to be true.

  • News
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 9, 2024
50-year-old Pinellas County health care group closing, cutting 245 jobs

Florida Blue-affiliated Diagnostic Clinic Medical Group has notified the state, patients and employees that it is closing its three offices and will cease operations.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 7, 2012
They did build it, and they are ticked off

Backlash to President Barack Obama's now infamous four words — you didn't build that — continues to grow in the local business community.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 14, 2016
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Vice president of strategy and business development, The Symphony Agency

  • Class of 2016
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 24, 2023
Naples startup helps homebuyers avoid real estate commissions

Listella, an online home listing service, looks to shake up traditional real estate sales by injecting technology and simplifying the process.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 5, 2014
Frontier Communities buys Bay Point Villas

Silver Spring, Md.-based Frontier Communities purchased the 136-unit Bay Point Villas Apartments, formerly known as the Pinellas Point Apartments, for $4.8 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 24, 2014
BB&T Insurance promotes local exec

John Laurie oversees 26 insurance brokers in the Bradenton-Sarasota market.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 1, 2005
The Conversion Craze

Real estate analyst Marvin Rose thinks the conversion of apartments to condos is approaching saturation.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 28, 2025
Famed Tampa waterfront restaurant to be replaced by apartment tower

The site of the Rusty Pelican, a gathering spot since 1978, will be redeveloped as a 21-story building starting in 2027.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • April 27, 2024
Holmes Beach businesses in recovery after car crashes

The storefronts are boarded up across the street from one another along a busy stretch of Marina Drive.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Dana Kampa |
  • September 26, 2025
Longboat hotel reopens nearly a year after storm

Owners Harold and Christine Cullison reopened Sandpiper Inn after working hard to rebuild from hurricanes Helene and Milton.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • February 22, 2024
Door manufacturer consolidates headquarters in Ybor City

Masonite signed a long-term lease for the former Kforce building in Ybor City, moving its two corporate offices under one roof.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 16, 2009
In-Rel Management buys Plaza 66 center

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  • June 11, 2010
Lee County surgeons buy Riverside Center

An investment partnership purchased the 39,874-square-foot Riverside Center for $3.25 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 12, 2012
Investor Protectors

The financial crisis exposed many problems in the industry, and Naples law firm Vernon Healy has benefited.

  • Law
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 22, 2023
Survey: Small business owners remain worried about economy

While fears of inflation and difficulty finding employees are still a major concern, a new survey finds that owners do see signs of improvement.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 28, 2014
Phillips Edison, ARC REIT buys two Gulf Coast centers, 13 others

The price equated to $137 per square foot.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • December 12, 2023
Report: Small business optimism shrinks as year ends

Inflation and a lack of qualified applicants are vexing businesses in Florida and elsewhere.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 28, 2024
Fort Myers school spends $29 million on office buildings

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a major hotel project is OK’d in St. Pete Beach, more land is conserved in Sarasota, and Margaritaville comes to Naples.

  • Florida
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