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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 5, 2003
Real Estate Briefs

This week's items: Deal of the week: North Port apartment complex plannedManufacturer acquires vacant industrial siteCalifornia investors buy retail site for $293 a square footTrenam Kemker agreesto new 11-year lease

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 23, 2005
A Near-Death Experience

Leslie Flegel quadrupled Source Interlink's size in one year. But at one point, his acquisitions almost sank the company. Nonetheless, he's transforming the way magazines, CDs and DVDs are distributed.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 9, 2009
In Tune

Rick Michaels' founded a small boutique Tampa investment banking firm in 1973 and after healthy growth is adjusting to the new media landscape.

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  • By Rod Thomson |
  • July 10, 2009
The tax boon that is growth

A national economist clearly shows how growth pays for itself and so much more.

  • Opinion
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 4, 2022
So cool: Tampa sewing entrepreneur takes a star turn on YouTube

So you want to be a YouTube star? Former TV news producer Jennifer Moore shares some tips for that.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 10, 2014
Lehigh returns

Builders of moderately priced homes are venturing back into Lehigh Acres as the housing recovery pushes sales higher.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 22, 2025
$107M MacDill Air Force base school built to fight hurricanes

The new Tinker K-8 School on the Tampa military base is being built with a focus on resiliency and how students learn.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 13, 2025
Sarasota church sells property to charter school developer for $3.5M

In the week's top commercial real estate news a New York scent company's building is completed in Lakeland, a restaurant chain is expanding into Naples and developers, commissioners agree in Sarasota.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 20, 2024
Home Depot in Clearwater sells for $23 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Bradenton apartment project gets $60 million in financing, a Tampa project gets $117 million, and a Naples project gets $1.3 million.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 15, 2024
New York investor pays $137M for Tampa Bay hotel

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Pennsylvania pool company picks up space in Sarasota, a St. Peter commercial parcel is quietly for sale, and a former Perkins sells in Naples.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 5, 2004
Newsmakers

Newsmakers is provided free of charge.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 9, 2004
Legal Calendar (Tampa edition)

The calendar of Tampa legal events is available free of charge.

  • Law
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 17, 2004
Legal Calendar (Tampa edition)

This listing of Tampa legal events is free of charge.

  • Law
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 29, 2012
Banker goes to D.C. -and goes off

CEO and chairman of Insignia Bank, Charlie Brown, had a lot to say about potential mortgage origination rules at a panel discussion in D.C.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 23, 2021
Board approves $1 billion stock buy back

Manufacturer Jabil Inc. granted authority to buy back $1 billion in shares from time-to-time through fiscal 2023

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 17, 2021
School scores major business hit with diversity, equity and inclusion program

USF had more than 100,000 registrants for the program.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 14, 2018
Shopping center sells for $7.35 million

Sarasota attorney Evan Berlin and his revocable trust purchased the 72,795-square-foot property.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 29, 2017
Open and shut

Goodbye, Key West. Hello Naples, once again.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 27, 2017
CBRE tapped for Fifth Third Center

In the wake of its estimated $52.5 million acquisition of Fifth Third Center, in Tampa, Farley White Interests has tapped CBRE Group to lease the 19-story building.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 11, 2013
List it and they will come

If Snapchat can create a product without a business plan or revenues and get a buyout offer for $3 billion, maybe others can do the same.

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