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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 3, 2016
MARKET SPOTLIGHT: Sarasota/Bradenton office market

The Sarasota and Bradenton office market has been marked by shrinking vacancy over the past 18 months, and select sales of assets — including the four-building Gateway Professional Center, which sold for $37.1 million in May 2015 — have spurred investor interest.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 14, 2016
Best to go it alone

Hotel flags and established names, for real estate developers, are often the easiest and fastest way to get a solid return, given the built-in brand.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 1, 2016
Downtown Tampa Office Market

Tampa's downtown office market surged in the final half of 2015, the result of shrinking vacancy, a dearth of new construction and improved leasing activity, an analysis of CoStar Group data shows.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 31, 2014
Rays might say au revoir to Tampa

The surprise departure of Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon could be a worst-case scenario for area business and economic development leaders.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 15, 2015
Four new execs to bolster fast growth at Datum

One of the new hires previously oversaw 60 employees at Bloomin' Brands.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 16, 2015
Headquarters sweepstakes heats up

The big to-do in national corporate headquarters relocation news so far for 2015 is Mercedes-Benz blowing out of New Jersey for metro Atlanta.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 27, 2015
Insula Cos. expands to 20 properties, buys Bryan Dairy Place, Forest Creek

Sarasota-based Insula Cos. purchased the 96-unit Bryan Dairy Place Apartments and the 104-unit Forest Creek Apartments for a combined $16.6 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 11, 2015
Gulf Coast bank, medical company welcome new board members

Elizabeth Fowler joins Raymond James Bank, while Charles Orsatti connects with Bovie Medical

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 17, 2024
Pasco County resort obtains $72 million loan for redevelopment

The developers of the Saddlebrook Resort have secured financing to pay for a major revamping of the historic property.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 14, 2025
Downtown Sarasota properties sell for $13 million

The connected buildings at Five Points were sold by investor Chris Brown to entrepreneur Eric Baird.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 15, 2025
Naples housing market gets another sky-high listing — this one for $12M

The 5,419-square-foot waterfront estate is one of more than a hundred in the city currently listed for more than $10 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 22, 2025
Restaurant on US 41 in Sarasota sells for $2.1 million

A veteran restaurateur purchased the building on South Tamiami Trail, which spans more than 5,500 square feet.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • November 22, 2024
Developing community to become largest in Lakewood Ranch

Star Farms will include nearly 1,300 acres and 2,800 lots with the new addition of the Saddlestone neighborhood.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • September 28, 2023
National company acquires Sarasota marketing firm

The acquisition will allow the Links Marketing Group founder and owner to retire.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 31, 2025
Fort Myers shopping center under new management

Bell Tower will be overseen by third-party management company DLC.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • June 20, 2024
Clearwater tech giant CEO announces retirement

Rich Hume, who led Clearwater tech giant Tech Data through an acquisition and a merger, and then led the combined business, now TD Synnex, through the pandemic, is retiring.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • December 11, 2025
5 Aldi stores opening in region over next week

The grocer plans to open a handful of stores at former Winn-Dixie supermarket locations.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • February 10, 2026
Sarasota family office acquires large manufacturing plant

Nickolas Asset Management is taking over a plastic scrap recycling plant from Material Difference Technologies.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • February 24, 2022
Strong brew: Brothers bring disruptive, creative mindset to coffee startup

Hogg Batch Coffee Co., with its emphasis on experimentation, was bent but not broken by the pandemic. Its quick-thinking founders are now poised for big growth — and the challenges that can come with it.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 25, 2010
Can You Hear Me Now?

The seismic growth of the mobile and smart phone industry holds promise for more than Google and Apple. Some risk-taking Gulf Coast entrepreneurs also want in.

  • Strategies
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