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  • By Michael Hinman |
  • July 24, 2015
Sky high obstacles

Drawing people to a new attraction, especially in tourist-heavy Florida, isn't for the meek.

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  • By Sharon Hillstrom |
  • August 28, 2024
Long-term planning in Manatee County pays even longer-term dividends

Tourism is big business all over Manatee County — and getting bigger.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 29, 2006
Real Estate Briefs

HMA purchases Naples Cleveland ClinicMarriott Vacation Club to buy Marco Island RadissonBradenton investor ACQUIRES retail SPACERobb & Stucky plans aggressive expansionNeal Communities buys land for River's Song communityPremier to acquire Turnberry's second phaseRanch Realty plans MEDICAL/OFFICE parkSCI buys Northbay Commerce CenterInvestment group buys Missouri CrossingsCCMS 200-1 Corporex buys Lakecrest Office

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • September 27, 2019
Vantage point: Developer sees big opportunity in boutique property

Fred Bullard, CEO of the Bullard Group, a Clearwater-based property development and management company, has named a Marriott Tribute Portfolio hotel in honor of his wife, Karol.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 20, 2022
Billion-dollar industry blooms as acceptance for marijuana becomes widespread

As the marijuana industry and its connected sectors gains acceptance, it creates real estate and other challenges.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 22, 2023
Luxury transportation company stretches services to Orlando, Miami

Naples-based BC Executive Services was founded in 2017.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 25, 2011
QR codes: How will mass market respond?

Maybe you've seen them before: those black-and-white squares that resemble bar codes, asking you to scan with your smart phone to win a prize?

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  • July 28, 2011
Tampa firm connects with Nigeria

Tampa entrepreneur Josiah Osibodu discovered a wealth of opportunities in a foreign economy that grew nearly 8% last year.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 26, 2012
Uncertainty abounds prior to Election Day

Pre-Election Day surveys that find high uncertainty levels among small business owners have become as common as Florida summer sun showers.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 9, 2012
Sun begins to shine on commercial real estate

In a recent BB&T Corp. earnings conference call, Florida earned a positive shout out.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 17, 2022
Four-story downtown hotel hits key milestone

Construction on the hotel started in late 2020.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 17, 2017
How low can Tampa go?

The Tampa region, winning national recognition for jobs growth, scored another victory recently in an important category: cost of living.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 27, 2017
Technically speaking

'Tampa Bay is Florida's most venture-backed tech hub.'

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 3, 2017
Sasaki tapped for Sarasota bayfront design work

Sasaki Associates Inc. has been picked to lead design and planning work for a 42-acre, municipally owned cultural tract just outside downtown Sarasota.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 2, 2014
Dental management firm drills five acquisitions

Dynamic Dental Partners Group expands in Florida and Virginia.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 20, 2014
Two Tampa-area centers part of $261M in deals

Real estate investment trust expands its presence by 1.6 million square feet.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 29, 2016
Kolter unveils Ritz-Carlton Sarasota residences

Kolter unveils Ritz-Carlton Sarasota residences

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 6, 2016
JLL fund buys Tampa warehouse

JLL Income Property Trust, a Chicago-based non-listed real estate investment trust, has acquired the Madison Business Center in Tampa for $28.3 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 12, 2014
Publix buys second area center, acquires Publix at Bee Ridge

Lakeland-based grocer Publix Super Markets purchased the 47,800-square-foot Publix at Bee Ridge retail center for $8.4 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 6, 2015
Stonegate cheers trading

Stonegate Bank has been marching up the Gulf Coast, snapping up banks from Naples to Fort Myers, Sarasota and Tampa, including Florida Shores Bancorp in January 2014.

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