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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 22, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

Renaissance Vinoy Deal Valued at $44 MillionVenture pays $30 million for assisted-living facilityDeveloper purchases rental properties for $106 millionOpus South closes dealto build luxury condosREIT pays $26 million for east Tampa property

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 27, 2007
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Publix Supermarkets buys Lehigh's CrossroadsPartnership starts infrastructure for 90-acre Meridian CenterFGCU foundation buys marine research facilityColonial Bank plans Nokomis branch21st Century Oncology opening Lakewood Ranch officeWillis A. Smith Construction awarded SCTI expansionArea Dunkin' Donuts buildings up for saleGoldenTree, Cypress Creek buy 501 KennedyBaycare Health System buys land for hospitalCalif.'s Pacificia Cos.acquires Sun City residence

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 12, 2005
How Growth Brought Chaos

Craig Pisaris-Henderson, CEO of Miva, learned the consequences of making four acquisitions and doubling his company's size in a year.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • October 14, 2022
Alyssa Thomas, 34

Sarasota Sailing Squadron, manager

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 23, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Brighton Furnishings to liquidate Plaza Verdi negotiations said to be moving smoothlyPresident nominates Florida appellate Judge Virginia Maria Hernandez Covington for U.S. Judge

  • News
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 7, 2021
Sarah Newcomb, 32

The Wine Room, Founder/Owner

  • Class of 2021
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 29, 2021
Ambitious startup aims to capture real estate data market share

Resquared uses data to nudge old-school commercial real estate brokers into the digital revolution. ‘We want to be a $1 billion company — not just a mom and pop thing,’ says a  co-founder

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • September 18, 2020
Tea company sips, shifts to new market demands

Local Tea Co. has felt the impacts of the pandemic on its wholesale business. Recent months, though, have also led to more online sales.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 1, 2020
CEO invests $3M into fast-growing business he founded

'There’s a lot happening here,' HealthLynked Chairman and CEO Dr. Michael Dent says of the firm.

  • Health Care
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • December 16, 2019
Admitted workaholic heads to ‘Hilton on wheels' to recharge

Karen Mosteller has a welcome respite from the grind.

  • Executive Diversions
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • August 10, 2018
Reading accessories company sees big expansion

2020 Vision braces for more growth, including expanding sales internationally.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 20, 2015
Grow your own

Home-Tech has been successful forming its own employees with an apprentice program it has operated for two decades.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 8, 2015
A hospitable school

With nearly 900 students, FGCU's school of resort and hospitality management is producing job-ready graduates for the recovering industry.

  • Industries
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 1, 2025
Reforms to new condo safety law may be coming

The Florida Legislature is expected to take up changes and tweaks to a safety law passed to prevent a repeat of the Surfside condo collapse in 2021.

  • Florida
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 30, 2010
Salvage Operation

A group of creditors who control WCI Communities after it emerged from bankruptcy reorganization is betting the company can come back as a homebuilder. The company has fences to mend first.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • October 21, 2020
Builders in hot pursuit of a new target: renters

Analysts and builders alike predict a big strategy shift is coming soon in new home communities. It's already here in some cases.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 17, 2022
CEO of Florida's largest daily newspaper looks ahead upon retirement

Venerable news organization, during an era of sweeping changes in how customers consume content, is about to get a new CEO.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kat Wingert |
  • April 16, 2025
AI: The next new frontier?

While some media organizations are clamoring to be leaders in artificial intelligence, the Observer is following a different approach.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • November 1, 2024
Construction firm's 'overcome anything' mindset pays off

The pandemic and Hurricane Ian nearly destroyed an upstart Fort Myers construction firm. It even cost the owners their new home. Now G&R Construction has a new showroom from which to embark on its next phase.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • June 2, 2023
Naples storm window manufacturer embraces winds of change

A major innovation launched Advanced Hurricane Technology. That creative spirit rolls on as the family business grows under its second generation.

  • Technology
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