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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 17, 2023
Niche SWFL real estate firm sold five months after founder’s death

Jeff Darragh founded Worthington Realty in 1989.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 26, 2020
Builder uses Tesla system to help power area new home

Pulte Homes uses a Tesla Powerwall stored energy system for a new home in Babcock Ranch.

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  • By Steven Benna |
  • May 6, 2016
Corporate report

Sarasota company expands national presence; Senior living executive adds new role; Superior Uniform grows through acquisition; Minnesota business adds jobs; Real estate firm appoints executive

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  • July 10, 2012
Clash over impact fees continues

Local entrepreneur Michael Evanoff lost his first battle against Sarasota County in a skirmish over impact fees — though he refuses to concede defeat.

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  • May 2, 2008
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  • October 4, 2019
Law firm convenes leadership forum

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor, the city’s former police chief, recently spoke at a Community Leadership Forum sponsored by GrayRobinson law firm.

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  • February 12, 2010
Carbiz careens out of business

Sarasota-based Carbiz Inc. has closed amid growing debt.

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  • July 29, 2013
Put the lime in the growth

A fast-growing Tex-Mex quick casual chain, founded in Miami in 2004, is expanding quickly on the Gulf Coast.

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  • September 25, 2012
Odyssey ceases recovery

The shipwreck recovery company concludes two of its operations until spring.

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  • July 28, 2021
Master-planned community advances first high school

Babcock Ranch High School could be ready in 2022.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 13, 2013
McGuire Development Co. acquires Collier Health Park

Collier Health Park features a 49,500-square-foot multitenant medical building, 17,000-square-foot surgery center and 10,000-square-foot plaza with retail space.

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  • September 16, 2016
Big move across the way

Size matters in the niche liquefied natural gas industry, a point on full display Sept. 9 outside Port Manatee in north Manatee County.

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  • February 9, 2026
Swedish construction firm to rebuild Tampa school in $77M project

Work to combine Stewart Middle Magnet and Just Elementary schools is set to begin this month.

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  • November 22, 2022
St. Pete companies see uptick in business from bus rapid transit route

Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority says tens of thousands of residents have tried the SunRunner since its launch a month ago.

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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • July 20, 2023
Tampa furniture giant Ashley HomeStore tweaks its name

The Tampa-based retailer has shortened its name.

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  • April 22, 2010
Raymond James financials up

Comparisons to last year quarter, show revenue, net income improved.

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  • April 15, 2010
Medallion Homes buys most of Stone Walk

Bradenton-based Medallion Homes purchased 59 home lots in Stone Walk Preserve for $1.1 million.

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  • January 21, 2013
Naples median home prices jump in December

The median price of a single-family existing home in Naples rose 21% in December compared with December 2011.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • April 22, 2011
Homebuilder D.R. Horton buys Willow Chase lots

Homebuilder D.R. Horton Inc. purchased 21 home lots in the Willow Chase subdivision for $1.05 million. The price equated to $50,000 per lot.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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