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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 27, 2017
Sarasota Bayfront issues request for designers

The Sarasota Bayfront Planning Organization seeks to improve a 42-acre, city-owned downtown tract.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 15, 2017
Region beats NY, D.C., wins 165-job expansion project

The Penny Hoarder cut the ribbon on its new headquarters in St. Petersburg.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 12, 2018
Floridays still standing with Ovation

When the new 162-room Art Ovation Hotel held a preview event in mid-December in advance of opening early next month in downtown Sarasota, press reports left out one prominent Gulf Coast player.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 29, 2014
Meritage Homes plans 475-home community

National builder Meritage Homes is moving forward with plans to create a 475-home community in Lakewood Ranch.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 24, 2014
Novare Group, Batson-Cook prepare to start SkyHouse Channelside Development

The price equated to $3.05 million per acre.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 4, 2014
Argos USA buys Tampa plant as part of Vulcan Materials acquisition

Atlanta area cement and concrete manufacturer/supplier Argos USA purchased a 50.03-acre cement and gravel plant for $13.67 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 18, 2014
Couple buys building housing Broach School, Extensions

Louis and Joan Robinson of Bradenton purchased a 14,433-square-foot office building for $915,000.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 22, 2014
Melting Pot looks to stir up expansion

The fondue restaurant chain is targeting several cities in the United States and Canada for new franchises and is offering existing restaurants to franchisees.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 23, 2014
B&L Investments buys Interstate Corporate Center

An affiliate of Tampa-based investment firm B&L Investments LLC purchased the 344,896-square-foot Interstate Corporate Center for $27.5 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 23, 2014
Oak Creek investors buy Garden Isles Apartments

A Los Angeles area investor group, led by Chaim Freeman of B.F. Management, purchased the 300-unit Garden Isles Apartments for $12.36 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 5, 2014
TerraCap Partners II buys land for 'multifamily opportunity'

BUYER: Sun Center Village LLC (principal: Walter S. Hagenbuckle), Bonita Springs

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 26, 2014
Bonefish Grill founders start new eatery

TJ Thielbar and John Mays, who were also involved in the early development of Hops Grill & Brewery, are developing a building in St. Petersburg for Noble Crust.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 18, 2013
Value Place corporate buys Fort Myers extended-stay hotel

The price equated to $46,812 per room.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 13, 2013
B&M Management LLC buys Courtney Trace, Addison apartments

The 11-building development occupies a 15.11-acre site.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 19, 2016
Williams picks JLL to sell 4,470-acre Lakeland tract

Williams Acquisition Holding Co. LLC has hired commercial brokerage firm JLL to sell a 4,470-acre property in Lakeland, one of the largest blocks of land to come to market in Central Florida in recent history.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 29, 2016
Chico's rebuts investor

The board battle at Chico's FAS took another turn Wednesday as the women's retailer accused a shareholder of a “self-serving proxy contest.”

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 4, 2014
Burger 21 expanding to the Windy City

Two McDonald's operators agree to bring the restaurant franchise to Rosemont, Ill., northwest of Chicago in the fall.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 14, 2014
Codina-Carr, Barron Collier start final phase of Moorings Park at Grey Oaks

HCC MP LLC, a joint venture of Coral Gables-based Codina-Carr Co. and Naples-based Barron Collier Cos., purchased 8.86 acres of vacant land for $4 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 28, 2014
Miami investor buys St. Pete YMCA after litigation

Nick Ekonomou of Miami purchased the 51,512-square-foot historic YMCA of St. Petersburg building for $1.4 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 4, 2015
New partnership targets 300 supply chain jobs

CareerEdge Funders Collaborative and St. Petersburg College team up.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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