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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 12, 2010
Sarasota's Marson Group buys vacant Venice land

Sarasota-based Marson Group Inc. purchased 1.83 acres between Nokomis Avenue South and Calle Central in downtown Venice for $450,000.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • July 14, 2010
Rowing facility approved

Sarasota County has not determined the funding source for the $28 million project.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • July 1, 2011
Review takes home awards

The Review won first place in the special section category for its Gulf Coast 500.

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  • July 28, 2011
Boat retailer profitable again

Clearwater-based MarineMax posts strongest financial results in years.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • October 24, 2012
Report shows RNC's impact

The August convention provided a spike in hotel demand and media coverage.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • November 22, 2011
Chico's earnings miss mark

The retailer earned $26 million in net income, but investors expected more.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • April 4, 2019
Youth-focused nonprofit adds two board members

Fort Myers councilman, Lee County school board representative elected to board of Uncommon Friends Foundation.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • February 21, 2014
Platinum Health Care LLC buys Emeritus at Fort Myers

The price equated to $36,018 per bed.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • March 20, 2015
Mexican miners pay hefty price for Odyssey

Looking for buried treasure takes more than just a map and an “X” to mark the spot.

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  • August 23, 2025
Bonita Springs firm starts work on several Gulf Coast projects

Curran Young Construction is taking on four new projects valued at $28 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • October 5, 2007
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Songy Partners drops D'Jamoos at The ForumJMP Farms LLC buys High Cotton propertiesSpace Box Storage builds facilityHollywood investor groupbuys Oneco SquareAbsolute Metal Roofingmoves to SarasotaFormer St. Augustine couple acquires Holiday Inn ExpressDinerstein Cos., Perennial Properties planning Westshore apartmentsCommercial brokers invest in Twiggs office buildingWal-Mart buys land for Supercenter

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • February 27, 2024
Florida CBD retailers worry statewide hemp legislation will crush them

A pair of legislators from the region remain steadfast in their beliefs: Current regulations on certain hemp products need to be tighter.

  • Florida
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 17, 2020
Businessman merges two kinds of green in new bank

Ken LaRoe's latest venture continues his unwavering belief in triple-bottom line banking.

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  • August 9, 2013
Overcome your selling hurdles

Although there are many obstacles to making a sale, one of the toughest is also the simplest to fix. Plus, five qualities every good salesperson needs to succeed.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 28, 2012
Travel Time

A high-flying Gulf Coast-based Internet travel firm with a niche in international sales hopes to score big with a domestic service. The company's counterintuitive strategy has so far proved successful.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 12, 2018
Super security: Firm wants to change the login game

Super Auth, a Tampa, Florida-based tech startup, has created a password-less authentication system that uses a person’s fingerprint or facial features, inputted via his or her smartphone, to transmit login credentials to apps and websites.

  • Technology
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 8, 2016
Run, Mary, run

A successful sales executive shed her self-imposed 'terrible athlete' nickname. Now she runs 50 miles a week.

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  • December 21, 2012
Foreclosure glut swarms judges

A Florida Supreme Court report says it will take at least 63 judges to catch up.

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  • August 3, 2020
Nonprofit serving older adults announces new headquarters project

The new home for the Area Agency on Aging for Southwest Florida will be nearly 16,000 square feet.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 21, 2025
New mixed-use building coming to Water Street Tampa development

The developer behind the $6 billion development plans for 124-foot building with retail and nearly 700 parking spaces.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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