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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 20, 2025
Potbelly to open first Sarasota location

The Sarasota Potbelly will be the 14th for the brand in Florida.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 2, 2024
Freestanding ER headed to south Sarasota County

The $31 million facility called Wellen Park Emergency will be open 24 hours a day.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 28, 2024
Nonprofit with 100-year, $1 lease with city opens in Fort Myers

Valerie’s House raised $3 million to build and prepare the 7,000-square-foot center for children dealing with grief.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 2, 2024
Tampa tech firm gets new CEO

The leadership change at Atlas Professional Services comes as the company founder takes on a role at its parent company.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 8, 2025
Hoffmann Family to develop Estero golf course on site it bought for $14.5M

The company is developing the course Old Corkscrew Golf Club, which it bought in 2022.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 20, 2024
National investment bank’s Tampa office nearly doubles in size

Kevin Phillips, managing partner at PEI Global Partners, says the move was made as it seeks to attract top-tier talent to the city.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 22, 2024
Premier Sotheby's International Realty appoints new president

The new head of the Naples-based luxury real estate firm led one of the largest independent real estate companies in the country.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 20, 2022
MLB commissioner ratchets up urgency of Rays’ stadium situation

Rob Manfred says "the time has come" for a resolution to the team’s cloudy future.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 12, 2025
SWFL botanical garden wins $1.3M in state funding for event center

Wonder Gardens in Bonita Springs celebrates its 90-year anniversary in 2026.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • April 20, 2026
Manatee County storage facility sells for $5.2 million

The self-storage complex last sold for nearly $2.28 million in 2022.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • January 23, 2026
Tampa developer names new president

Former Laine Development CEO Alissa Sieben has been hired as president of Souza Development.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • April 28, 2026
Two longtime Sarasota law firms merge

Syprett Meshad P.A. and Eastmoore Crauwels & DuBos will join under the name Syprett Meshad & DuBose.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 9, 2026
Venice senior living community buys 50 acres for $21.5M

Village on the Isle plans to build a second campus on the nearby property.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • February 23, 2026
Manatee manufacturer adds 185K-square-foot facility

Pierce Manufacturing is adding a facility near its Bradenton campus to increase its ability to make fire apparatus.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 14, 2024
Bonita Springs mixed-use project signs retailers, restaurants

Midtown at Bonita under construction on Bonita Beach Road has announced eight new tenants and is negotiating with several more.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 5, 2026
Waterfront restaurant opens on Manatee River

I’Lunie’s Dockside Bar & Grill is now welcoming diners in Palmetto.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 21, 2007
Commercial Real Estate Breifs

BPG Properties buys Westshore office parkEmpire American Holdings buys two Tampa apartmentsLocal investors acquires Brookside GardensKessler buys land for St. Pete's Grand BohemianMeridian Business Center approval approachesPalmetto hotelier buys Bayshore InnCourthouse Centre developer planning Adams Lane projectVenice brothers buy Punta Gorda landInvestor change leads to $15-million salWiegold & Sons moving to Enterprise Avenue

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 15, 2017
Dream Team

The banking sector is on the cusp of a significant shift, led mostly by technology. How can it survive, and thrive?

  • Finance
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 14, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

Tarragon pays $59 million for New Tampa apartmentsD.R. Horton buys Hidden River lots for $19 millionHallandale investors acquire Clearwater rental apartmentsTenants in common purchaseHarbourwood Nursing Center

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 26, 2005
Don't Compete with Rivals; Make Them Irrelevant

By: Lou Lasday

  • Opinion
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