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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • May 15, 2023
Clearwater Marine Aquarium’s new CEO shakes up leadership team

Joe Handy has named a new COO, a chief zoological officer, three vice presidents, a director of media relations and a director of sales.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • July 17, 2023
Top commercial real estate transactions for June 20-26 in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A Fort Myers Beach restaurant sale for $9 million highlights the week's transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • October 3, 2022
Transactions: Sept. 26 to Oct. 3

A trio of Sarasota auto dealerships sold for nearly $50 million.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 18, 2005
Free Press (Sara/Mana)

WCI wins school's 'Business Partner of the Year' honorSarasota, California companies team up for system upgradeSarasota workforce board given award for workCounty seeks nominations for conservation awardsInfinium Labs presents game service nationally

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  • November 28, 2008
Putt Putt Tour

Entrepreneur Bob Gaudreau has takenminiature golf and made it mobile, marketingit to companies, schools and organizations.

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 30, 2009
Setting Foundations

Ambient Technologies has looked for ways to capitalize on the latest demands in geology services.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 21, 2013
Capital froth

Two sessions on capital at a recent real estate conference in Naples presented stark contrasts.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 21, 2021
College announces new president selection

The Florida Board of Governors will vote on the appointment in June.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 5, 2021
Money grab for past due rent almost derailed sale of shuttered mall

As lawyers waited for final order approving the sale of the now-closed DeSoto Square Mall, the former owner's lawyer tried to collect back rent

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 6, 2019
100 N. Tampa tower coming to market

After nearly a dozen years of ownership, Prudential Real Estate is selling the 42-story 100 N. Tampa skyscraper in downtown Tampa, and has hired commercial brokerage HFF to makret it for what could be a record-setting $207 million.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 23, 2018
Baby boom

Do baby boomers have an exit strategy ready to go for their business? By one count, not really.

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  • September 12, 2014
Reach deep into cash reserves

There's a lot someone can buy with $139 million.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 12, 2016
Priatek sale may spur upgrade

If a deal goes through and Feldman Equities LLC and Tower Realty Partners acquire the 28-story Priatek Plaza in downtown St. Petersburg, look for the pair to sink millions of dollars into improving the city's tallest building.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • February 17, 2025
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A $23.5 million golf course sale in Collier County paces the week in transactions.

  • Transactions
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • April 1, 2026
Tampa tire store franchisor rolls into new brands, buys a restaurant

RNR Tire Express has launched multi-brand franchisor company DX3 Brands and is now looking to expand Safety Harbor’s Gigglewaters ‘eatertainment’ restaurant.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 17, 2010
Unemployment rises to 12%

Across the state, roughly 1.11 million Floridians are without jobs.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 22, 2010
Lee suburbs out of favor

Lee County is revising its land-use plan and the suburbs are out.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 17, 2010
Job-quitting on the rise

Of all those who left their jobs last month, 50% did so voluntarily.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 9, 2010
Syniverse's messaging grows

Mobile message volumes increased 23% for the Tampa technology firm.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 16, 2010
Pirates, TLI Sports finish work on field three

The Pittsburgh Pirates and Florida partner TLI Sports of Clearwater have completed an overhaul of field number three at Pirate City in Bradenton.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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