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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 27, 2011
Gulf Coast banking consolidates

Stronger Gulf Coast banks are slowly buying up troubled competitors.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 13, 2013
Resident Techie: More fun the day before

Sometimes it's fun not to know. Call it the pre-Christmas euphoria. You may see the wrapped box that's just about the right size for socks, but maybe it's keys to a new car. The anticipation hangs thick in the air.

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  • September 28, 2012
Naples office sets sale record

A Minneapolis firm pays $49.9 million for Fifth Third Center.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 12, 2012
Minute Gym

You only need 20 minutes of exercise a week. Really. Jorgen Albrechtsen is so confident, he won't make you sign a contract.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 10, 2012
Discovery Management Group buys land for assisted-living facility

The price equated to $180,556 per acre.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 27, 2012
The Pointe sells for $186 per square foot

Jackson, Miss.-based Parkway Properties Inc. purchased the 252,000-square-foot The Pointe office building in Westshore for $46.89 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 1, 2021
SIx area Walgreens sold in portfolio sale

Miami’s Limestone Management and Orion Real Estate Group team up to acquire 27 Walgreens pharmacies, mostly in Florida, for $133 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 14, 2021
Italian company outbids competitor, buys local manufacturer for $4.8 billion

New Port Richey's Welbilt Inc. purchased by by Milan-based Ali Holding in all-cash deal valued at $4.8 billion.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • August 4, 2021
TerraCap Management buys Denver office tower

TerraCap's $31 million purchase of Denver Corporate Center I solidifies ownership of three-building property for first time in decades

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 19, 2021
Smith & Associates reports record year

Tampa-based luxury oriented residential real estate brokerage firm Smith & Associates excelled in 2020 thanks to technological investments and strong relationships.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 16, 2021
Local developer sees surge of new home starts

Metro Development Group in Tampa, Florida, has seen a surge of new housing starts between September 2020 and 2021, according to a new study by Zonda, a housing market research firm.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • December 9, 2021
New staffing platform turns focus to gig workers

Rather than hiring workers the traditional way, a new staffing platform is changing things up. And it's not a quick scheme to get hospitality industry workers back, either.

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  • October 25, 2020
Area man charged in $1.9M PPP loan scam, bought $100K Mercedes

This is at least the second person in the region federal authorities have charged with allegedly falsely using PPP loan funds.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 18, 2020
Banks in region grow asset bases rapidly

Raymond James remains the clear leader among banks based in the region.

  • Finance
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 30, 2020
Health care firm buys land for $4M, plans 40-bed facility

Encompass Health has 12 rehabilitation hospitals operating in Florida.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 6, 2020
Boat dealer expands reach with acquisition of $220M company

Clearwater, Florida-based MarineMax has acquired SkipperBud’s and its subsidiary Silver Seas Yachts, which combined to generate $220 million in revenue in 2019.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • December 6, 2019
Area biotech firm leaps to new creation: synthetic frogs

The SynDaver Synthetic Frog made its debut at J.W. Mitchell High School in New Port Richey in November.

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  • January 17, 2020
Fitness industry shapes up with new ideas

A number of new fitness industry concepts have debuted recently in the Tampa Bay region: Regymen Fitness, GymBursement and Mayweather Boxing + Fitness.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 27, 2020
Parkway Property hires Duncan as development director

Orlando-based broker Whitt Duncan will oversee work on planned five million-square-foot business park for Parkway Property Investments

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 7, 2019
Prominent family buys area minor league hockey team, arena

The Hoffmann Family of Companies, one of the largest commercial property owners in Southwest Florida, has added a unique asset to its portfolio: a minor league hockey team.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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