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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 27, 2012
Juma Management Corp. buys Daniels building

Juma Management Corp. of Millwood, N.Y., purchased a 1,752-square-foot former Starbucks retail building for $1.1 million. The price equated to $628 per square foot.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 14, 2014
Finance chief indicted for embezzlement

The former controller of a Naples developer was charged with embezzling $2.4 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 28, 2016
CEO buys nearly 2,000 acres

Mark Pentecost is CEO of Manatee County-based It Works Global.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 12, 2015
Family buys Value Self Storage, creates new Big Jim

A Sarasota family led by Dora Thomas purchased the Value Self Storage in Venice for $7.2 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 16, 2015
Legoland owner buys closed Harley dealership

Merlin Entertainments purchased the property for a Lego creation hub.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 11, 2023
Legislators work to prevent enemy governments from buying Florida land

The Legislature will consider bills that will keep foreign governments or people tied to them from owning property near military bases and agricultural land.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • March 9, 2018
Trump's tariffs not fit for print

Economist knows 'it's just dumb. It's just so stupid.'

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 1, 2006
Commercial RE Briefs

First Tampa Development buys landCapital Realty Investors buys building in Hidden River ParkDirected Capital Resources' company buys four Taco BelInvestors pushing to annex Pine Island parcelsCroci North America buys land for future expansionDevelopers buy Bonita Beach property for Bellezza ShoppesRetailer Marco Destin buys St. Armands storeDevelopers buy S.R. 70 land for Lion's Gate DevelopmentBenderson Development revisiting Park of CommerceGold Coast Eagle Distributing completes purchase

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 15, 2022
A not-so-typical developer is building an affordable housing project with a twist in Wimauma

Nonprofit that builds affordable housing in rural areas through unique USDA program sees a pointed increase in demand. "There’s just there’s been an explosion" in need, says one official.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 26, 2008
Where's the Bottom?

Vulture funds are circling Florida looking to buy residential land for pennies on the dollar, but no one is prepared to call a bottom. A few investors have started buying.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 13, 2006
Home Investor's Heyday

Nationally recognized real estate investor/teacher John Schaub sees a heyday coming from the housing-price correction.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 7, 2013
Corporate Report: June 7

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • November 19, 2025
The Parrot owners buying, rebranding former Big Top Live venue

Renamed The Parrot Live, the business featuring live music is getting a multimillion-dollar update.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 12, 2023
Felon defrauded IRS of $6.37 million, spent $843,000 on cars in a week

Matthew Walker Meredith was on supervised release when he sought $170 million in fraudulent tax refunds and used proceeds to buy six Mercedes Benz vehicles and a luxury house.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 5, 2007
Beall's Inc. buys Tropicana HQ

The move cements Beall's headquarters in Manatee County.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 18, 2009
Minnesota bank steps out of the cold

Community bankers in Sarasota are abuzz over the latest competitor to the join the trenches, this one via a government-forced ousting of two other institutions.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 19, 2009
Open receiver

Developer Kenneth Saundry Jr. spent 31 years in the real estate business in Florida building homes, RV parks, shopping centers and offices. Now, he's reinvented himself as a court receiver to manage distressed properties.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 27, 2021
Rent -a-car giant changing how it disposes of fleet; expanding partnership with Uber

The Hertz Corp. will work with Carvana to sell vehicles in its fleet and expanding EV options to Uber drives

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 9, 2018
The virtues of virtual reality

St. Petersburg, Florida-based Marxent has struck a deal with retail giant Macy’s that will see the firm’s virtual reality technology form the backbone of a new interactive way for shoppers to buy furniture.

  • News
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 31, 2022
Naples ex-con charged with $2.5 million COVID fraud

Feds say convicted felon lied and provided false documentation to secure loans for five businesses.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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