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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 29, 2017
Calculated risk

Central Florida Development took a chance developing spec in the Interstate 4 corridor before many others. The bet has paid off in a big way.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 22, 2016
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE PROFILE: Larry Feldman

Larry Feldman is president and CEO of Feldman Equities LLC, an investment and development firm headquartered in Tampa with offices in St. Petersburg.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 11, 2024
Walmart shopping center in Brandon sells for $6.9 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, matching Sarasota apartment buildings sell, a CRE firm closes a deal and wins a prize in Fort Myers, and an interesting Lakeland property is on the market.

  • Florida
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • May 31, 2024
Sarasota inks arts center design pact with architect Renzo Piano

After some discord between government funding entities, the vision for Sarasota's new performing arts center on the bayfront moves into its next phase: design.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 7, 2024
Sarasota restaurant space on the market for $2.2 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Chilean manufacturer buys land to build a $25 million plant in Lee County, a bank branch sells in Tampa, and a developer lists the Sarasota shopping center it opened last year.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 23, 2025
Maryland buyer pays $72M for housing near Florida Gulf Coast University

In the week's top commercial real estate news, an insurance company takes more space in Tampa, a Fort Myers company plans to build homes, and a major Sarasota project gets a big loan.

  • Florida
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • March 25, 2024
Former GE executive, son open $4M restaurant in Sarasota

New restaurant owners Dan Henson and Dan Henson Jr. have no direct hospitality experience. At Arts & Central in Sarasota, they plan to make up for that with passion and a heightened sense of purpose.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 5, 2025
Venice car dealer buys land once slated for pickleball club

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Naples apartment sells to a New York investor, a Fort Myers RV park is sold, and a Tampa brokerage is on a roll.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 17, 2023
Port Charlotte resort to hold five job fairs to fill more than 1,000 spots

Sunseeker Resort looks to hire 1,200 ahead of October grand opening.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • July 19, 2023
Longtime Sarasota attorney, pioneer in condo law dies at 91

A career-long fixture at Williams Parker, William Getzen also helped found the Argus Foundation.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • June 4, 2022
Pinellas County returns to spotlight in streaming series

Visit St. Pete/Clearwater's innovative marketing vehicle "Life's Rewards" returns for a second installment on Amazon Prime Video and YouTube.

  • News
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • June 17, 2022
Symposium to reveal findings from series of resiliency studies

Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council's June 23 event will examine how key coastal areas can prepare for catastrophic flooding.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • September 2, 2022
St. Pete coffee company gears up for new era of franchise operations

Kahwa Coffee Roasters, St. Petersburg’s homegrown answer to Starbucks, has at long last taken steps to franchise its brand.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 4, 2008
Cover Update: Grand Slam '07

Last year may be remembered as a historic year for the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour both on and off the court.The most significant win was the battle for equal prize money for women at the French Open.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 16, 2008
Blades of platinum

A new cultivar of grass with roots in the slave ships from Africa may prove lucrative for a Gulf Coast turf company, especially if it ends up on your front lawn.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 16, 2004
Letter:What happened to affordable housing?

I thought that after reading your article there were only two "developers/respondents" that counted: Trammell Crow and my group, Rocco Santomenno & Wanda Di Paola.

  • Law
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 26, 2003
Legal Briefs (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Court certifies need for more judges, issues warning Pinellas clerk's office changes service for attorneys New managing shareholder named at Fowler White Fowler White shareholder named to museum board

  • Law
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 26, 2003
Tech Talk: Good Spam

Does spam deserve its awful reputation? It saves trees and gives the small business ownereasier access to consumers.

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 21, 2011
Schemers target small businesses

Small business owners are constant targets of scam artists, and those scammers aren't always trying to steal money.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 22, 2010
Business groups pan Crist school bill veto

Republican leaders in the Legislature aren't the only unhappy campers following Gov. Charlie Crist's recent veto of Senate Bill 6, the teacher merit pay bill.

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