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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 10, 2015
Sun shines in Jamaica

Teco Energy might be the big player locally when it comes to electricity, but Tampa's involvement in providing energy extends far beyond that.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 10, 2015
The master of TripAdvisor

In the hospitality business, there's probably no bigger arbiter than the online review site TripAdvisor.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 11, 2015
Drone on and on and on

Most of Crosby and Associates' property listings are rural, distant from strip malls, fast food restaurants and warehouses.

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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • December 7, 2024
$1B St. Pete construction firm to install hundreds of EV chargers

The firm is contracting with a Maryland-based EV charging company.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 8, 2025
Fort Myers office to be demolished to make way for apartments

An Indiana buyer spent nearly $9 million to buy a local office building it will bring down to build 256 rental units.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 9, 2025
$410K project to repair Venice pier begins

The "T" structure at the Venice Municipal Fishing Pier is being repaired by a Hillsborough County company.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 8, 2024
Janitorial company lays off 438 Florida employees, 188 locally

GDI Integrated Facilities Services, a Montreal janitorial and cleaning services company, is cutting 1,867 U.S. employees after its contract to work at some Amazon warehouses was canceled.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 4, 2026
Sarasota family office acquires Texas manufacturer

Nickolas Asset Management purchased Ranch Road Cargo.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 9, 2026
Minnesota buyer borrows $30.5M for Fort Myers industrial property

The Meridian Business Center, which is nearly 97% leased, was completed in 2024.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 1, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana)

For whom the bell tolls - Louis Rukeyser: When Charles and Kim Githler want to recognize a friend, they really go all out.SAR suit dismissed: Real estate agent Lois Hekker's antitrust lawsuit against the Sarasota Association of Realtors Inc. and its 2004 board of directors has been dismissed without prejudice. Court records back online by summer?: The Committee on Privacy and Court Records issued a draft proposal on court records on the Internet with recommendations that fall mostly in favor of open-record advocates.Learning ethics in Sin City: The Sarasota County Bar Association is planning a continuing legal education trip to Las Vegas from Sept. 23-26. In Vegas, the bar plans to hold two CLE meetings: one on professionalism and one on ethics.Bar trouble: Rumors swirled for months that the Tampa office of the Florida Bar had lost several of its senior attorneys, including Tom DeBerg and Steve Whelan.

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  • September 24, 2004
Cultivating the Ranch

Following the crest of new home sales, Lakewood Ranch's Corporate Park has reached the top of the area's business park market.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 3, 2020
New Arthrex headquarters to add 'quality jobs' to Collier economy

Arthrex Inc.'s new headquarters in Naples is expected to house hundreds of new workers and continue the medical device maker's expansion in Naples and Collier County.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 4, 2010
Mavilo Wholesalers Inc. moves to Henderson

South Henderson LLC, a company headed by Mark Olivia president of Mavilo Wholesalers Inc., purchased a 14,980-square-foot office building and a parking lot on Henderson Boulevard, south of Kennedy Boulevard, for $2.27 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 7, 2010
Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority buys land

The Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority purchased 1.6 acres for $795,000.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 16, 2011
Triad lands Sparknotes deal

Triad Retail Media will manage all online advertising at Sparknotes.com.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 18, 2012
Naples home prices jump

The median price for homes and condos in Naples rose steeply in November.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 21, 2012
Student-housing complex sells for $49M

The price equated to $237,864 per unit and $66,757 per bed.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 5, 2013
Neal Land Ventures buys nearly 100 acres of Venice

The price equated to $13,587 per acre.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 16, 2011
August sales rise in Sarasota

Year-to-date residential property sales are up 6.6% relative to 2011.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 16, 2011
Naples real estate slows down

Real estate sales in Naples slowed down in April 2011 relative to last year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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