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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 31, 2022
Tampa expands down payment assistance program to address yawning housing affordability

City raises the maximum purchase price of homes for those who qualify in effort to help homebuyers.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 21, 2018
Prominent law firm sells downtown site to developer

Sarasota-based law firm Williams Parker sold its long-time headquarters in downtown Sarasota to New Hampshire-based investment firm Capstone Group.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 25, 2018
Three companies in running for prize from big retailer

Pip & Grow, Makers Market and Creative Behavior Solutions were named American Small Business Championship finalists.

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  • October 12, 2018
Flap over FPL

MEP Coalition for Fair Competition asks state to investigate FPL and FPL Energy Services, claiming utility uses public assets to boost for-profit contracting business.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 16, 2018
Economic forecast: James Ramos, founder and CEO, Ramos Companies, Tampa

James Ramos, founder and CEO of Ramos Companies in Tampa, Florida, predicts the state of the local economy in 2019.

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  • August 16, 2019
Fifth on first

Fifth Avenue South has seen a surge in new tenants.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • November 15, 2019
Economic Forecast 2020: Manufacturing

Wendy Shim, president and majority owner; Harry Bakker, part owner, Trailmate

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • February 1, 2019
Lighter, simpler interiors take center stage on west coast of Florida

Miromar Design Center showroom manager says whites and off-whites are consistent colors in home design.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 29, 2018
WCI completes second Westhore Marina District land purchase

WCI Communities spends a total of $15 million to buy land to develop more than 140 luxury townhomes within the 52-acre Westshore Marina District that BTI Partners is developing in Tampa

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 3, 2018
A new castle for aviation support company relocation

Newcastle Aviation begins construction on new headquarters in Fort Myers

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  • September 21, 2018
Union job

Veteran mortgage executive makes the move from banking career to Lake Michigan Credit Union.

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  • April 24, 2022
Travel insurance company rewards customers who stuck by firm in pandemic

Squaremouth took a deep look at one of its darkest days.

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  • February 24, 2017
A clean business opportunity

A research and development project two years and at least $100,000 in the making at Naples Soap Co. is about to get a major publicity upgrade.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 31, 2017
Lay of the land

'We're in a new bull market,' economist says.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 16, 2018
Equus buys Reserve apartments in St. Pete

Fueled by sustained job and population growth in the Tampa Bay area that has outpaced much of the nation, investors are continuing to flock to multifamily rental investments regionwide, property records show.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 18, 2013
Discovery Senior Living, Kayne Anderson buy out GE's interest in Aston Gardens

The price equated to $145,237 per unit.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • August 1, 2014
Hydro-Dyne Engineering buys, relocating to Pinellas Park building

Hydro-Dyne Engineering Inc. purchased a 107,500-square-foot industrial building for $5 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 31, 2014
Fresh Look

Louies Modern is one of the newer entries in the downtown Sarasota eating scene.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 23, 2014
Formation Capital, NorthStar Realty joint venture buys senior-housing facilities

Alpharetta, Ga.-based Formation Capital LLC sold six Gulf Coast healthcare and rehabilitation facilities to a joint venture for $85.49 million. Formation Capital joined with New York City-based commercial real estate investment and asset management company NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. to take over ownership of the properties.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 23, 2016
Developer wins in long-term play

September marks six years since The Ronto Group, partnering with a New York investment firm, bought TwinEagles, a 1,115-acre master-planned community in Naples where home sales stalled in the downturn.

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