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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 9, 2025
Nearly $19.5M for 26 acres to build warehouse project

A pair of commercial real estate investment firms are developing a 331,000-square-foot industrial warehouse project in Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 2, 2026
Cannabis retailer cutting 58 jobs in Clearwater

Trulieve is laying of the employees at a call center in the city.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • April 21, 2023
Homebuilder expands Hernando footprint with purchase of 19-acre parcel

Pulte Homes plans to build a new residential community, Valleybrook, on the Spring Hill site.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 5, 2018
Trinity lands Lee County School District task

Trinity Commercial Group of Estero is chosen from among a dozen firms by the Lee County School District to market for sale nine properties totaling 245 acres

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 22, 2019
Neal Communities buys Sarasota tract for $21.55 million

Neal Communities has acquired for $21.55 million a 450-acre tract in Sarasota County at Fruitville Road and Lorraine Road for 900 new homes and commercial space.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • February 3, 2025
Key West hotel brand opens Naples property, an $80M project

The 6.3-acre site was purchased in 2021 by a Key West investment group.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • July 8, 2024
Sarasota Yacht Club presents expansion plans to the city

A three-story, free-standing structure is proposed to meet growing membership demands.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 22, 2006
Coffee Talk

Florida foreclosure numbers show big gainDon Ackerman will step down as chairman of WCI Communities at the company's next annual meeting, a sure sign that significant changes are in store for the struggling Bonita Springs-based homebuilder. Going into December, shares of PGT, the Venice-based impact-resistant window and door manufacturer, had been hovering in the $11-per-share range, and what's more, overall, the stock had decreased 15% since its June IPO and 33% since its all-time high of $18.84 Aug. 3.That was until SunTrust Robinson Humphrey analyst Keith Hughes upgraded his rating on the stock to buy from neutral.Coffee Talk is always a little weary when it hears about new products that come with a "change the entire dynamic" tag, be it small business banking or the latest stock craze. A little dose of skepticism can go a long way.But we perked up after talking to a few bankers about remote deposit capture, a federally approved system that equates digital check images with paper checks. It allows banks to provide a way for clients to scan paper checks and deposit them electronically. Coffee Talk usually takes the color-blind approach to judging businesses - or more to the point, if there's any color to be judged, the one with the most cache would be green. Hence, lists breaking down entrepreneurs by racial or gender categories are usually little more than window dressing.

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  • By Ashon Nesbitt |
  • January 23, 2023
Housing affordability lingers in Gas Plant neighborhood project decision

St. Pete Mayor Ken Welch will be choosing from among four bidding entities to redevelop the Gas Plant site.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 13, 2012
Builder buys 91 lots

Ashton Woods Homes targets east Manatee County for growth.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 12, 2018
Pre-construction begins on luxury condos

Site work and seawall enhancements start the first phase of construction for Oceane Siesta Key.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • April 17, 2024
County OKs 93-acre Sarasota Square mall redevelopment project

Last-minute height reduction of apartments secures enough Sarasota County Commission votes to transform the mostly vacant mall into an upscale lifestyle town center.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 11, 2004
Longtime Judge Honored for Work (Tampa edition)

For nearly three decades, Thomas E. Penick Jr. has been called judge. And that's not likely to change later this month when Penick steps down as an official member of the Pinellas-Pasco judiciary.

  • Law
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 30, 2022
Prominent sugarcane farmer and cattle rancher dies at 79

Joe Marlin Hilliard was inducted into the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame in 2017.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 10, 2010
Oil spill mucks up another opportunity

The remnants of the BP oil spill have dealt another blow to the Gulf Coast of Florida.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 30, 2013
Mayor aims to curtail growth

Anna Maria Mayor SueLynn delivered an unusual message to marketing officials who helped turn the Manatee County island city into one of the Gulf Coast's brightest tourism spots.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 20, 2022
Tampa zoo, craft brewery strike long-term sponsorship deal

Coppertail Brewing Co. will be the official beer of ZooTampa at Lowry Park through 2024.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 22, 2024
Punta Gorda Airport offers $200K incentive for restaurateur

A six-figure reimbursement is on the table for taking over vacant restaurant space at the Punta Gorda Air Center.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 9, 2005
Speculative Growth

Decreased vacancies in the I-75 corridor submarket accounts for why Duke Realty decided to build a new Class A spec building at Highland Oaks.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • April 25, 2026
Assisted-living facility near downtown Sarasota wins rezoning approval

On second reading, a divided Sarasota City Commission approves Alderman Oaks rezoning without a site plan, opening the door for proposed renovation.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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