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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 5, 2016
Home prices rise again in Sarasota-Manatee

Prices increased at a rate more than double the national average.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 2, 2015
Moving up

Shawn Rupp; Jason Holley; Robert Eggimann

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 17, 2015
California real estate firm acquires local offices

Two Realty Direct brokerages in Tampa and Naples become part of Carrington Real Esate Services.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 12, 2024
Investor pays $6.15 million for Bradenton shopping center

The nearly 42,000-square-foot Cortez Village Square was bought by a South Florida buyer.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • November 17, 2025
Lakewood Ranch nursery sold to Georgia company

CC Landscaping Warehouse Plus was acquired by SiteOne Landscape Supply Inc.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • February 7, 2026
Tampa airport unveils final design for new $1.5B airside terminal

Tampa International Airport's first new airside terminal in nearly 20 years will cost an estimated $1.5 billion and feature a children's play area, a quiet room and lots of greenery.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • October 25, 2018
Keith Gelder, 37

President, Stock Luxury Apartment Living; vice president of land, Stock Development

  • Class of 2018
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 2, 2016
Match maker

Naples entrepreneur Lynn Pitochelli launched Design Match, a concierge service that connects interior designers with prospective customers.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 2, 2022
Sarasota man charged in $23M scam tried to donate to prominent cancer charity

The defendant was also on probation before attempting to donate to ESPN sportscaster Dick Vitale's V Foundation for Cancer Research.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 4, 2022
Born from experience: A new twist on senior housing

A Fort Lauderdale company moving into the Gulf Coast is looking to expand options for seniors who want the benefits of aging in place but the services they need to flourish in their new situation.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 16, 2007
Making their mark

EDCs have helped companies relocate or expand along Florida's Gulf Coast. St. Petersburg attracted one of the world's leading research institutes.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 20, 2006
Coffee Talk

A Love bite for Valentine's: No sooner was the ink dry on our profile of Norman Love Confections in the Jan. 6 edition of the Review than the Fort Myers chocolatier won top honors from Consumer Reports in the magazine's February issue.Private Capital likes newspaper cash flow: Bruce Sherman, the I-don't-talk-to-the-press chief executive officer of Naples-based Private Capital Management, has shaken up the wobbling world of publicly traded newspaper companies.Making Sarasota a tech-town: Is Sarasota a technology community? Not yet, according to Barry Tuchfeld, founder of The BT Group in Sarasota, which consults for businesses in the areas of strategic thinking and planning for effective growth.No more Crews control: Charles G. Brown III is taking up with a new hometown bank, this time in his real hometown.Sosso family ties: The region's newest developer has a familiar last name. The investment group OSSO LLC, which purchased the 200-unit Avondale Estate Apartments in Bradenton and four homes for $15.4 million, is headed by Mark Sosso.Investor relations pays: David Dragics has a simple justification for his place on the payroll of CACI International Inc.

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  • July 29, 2022
Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce hires CEO

Brian Hamman has been a Lee County commissioner for nine years.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 2, 2022
Williams Parker expands to Lakewood Ranch

The firm will move into the new place in spring 2023.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 23, 2021
Local insurance company adds 13 states to portfolio

The expansion allows the organization to write policies in 29

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 17, 2022
Wealth management firm grows by two

There is over 25 years of experience between the two new team members.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 15, 2019
Construction begins on $11.8 million early education center

The new building will house an early learning center and a K-5 charter school.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 22, 2019
Prominent chocolatier expands in region with new store

The new Norman Love Confections location will also offer an interactive dessert experience.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 25, 2019
Despite boost in supply, Florida is facing apartment shortage

Florida will need to add hundreds of thousands of new apartment units over the next 11 years to keep pace with demand, an association survey finds

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 25, 2019
New incubator opens, with focus on startup leaders

SecondMuse will work alongside Southwest Florida Community Foundation in Fort Myers’ new Collaboratory.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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