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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 17, 2024
MarineMax founder retires from board, executive chairman role

MarineMax founder and longtime boat industry entrepreneur Bill McGill Jr. has retired from his role as board director and executive chairman.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 27, 2025
$12M Naples skin, hair care business wins upgraded stock listing

The company is also coming off a "strategic, companywide organizational and financial turnaround."

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 10, 2025
Venice Theatre passes $20M donation milestone in rebuilding effort

Recent support for the campaign to rebuild Jervey Theatre in Venice has come from a local family, the state, city, community and an anonymous donor.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 29, 2024
Sarasota-based physical therapy franchise surpasses 600 locations

Fyzical Therapy & Balance Centers celebrates a milestone after rapid growth this year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • September 22, 2025
Towering 250-foot Ferris wheel could come to downtown Tampa

Tampa City Council will soon consider plans to build a 250-foot observation Ferris wheel near the cruise ship terminals in downtown's Channel District.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • September 23, 2025
Bealls implements AI into retail company's planning process

The Bradenton-headquartered retailer has deployed a platform called Profitmind companywide that CEO Matt Beall says is "like adding rocket fuel to the way we make decisions."

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 18, 2025
Pasco AI software firm to invest $4.6M in expansion, add 60 employees

VantagePoint AI will expand its presence in Wesley Chapel. The expansion also comes with some $300,000 in Pasco-approved incentives.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 18, 2025
Unlicensed contractor imprisoned in Sarasota hurricane scam

A judge handed down prison time for a Hillsborough County man who prosecutors say stole thousands of dollars from Hurricane Ian victims in Sarasota County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 8, 2024
Feds arrest Lee County resident, indict another for COVID fraud

Two Lehigh Acres men are facing decades in prison in unrelated cases that involve allegations of defrauding the Small Business Administration.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Amy L. Concilio |
  • March 13, 2026
Understanding Your TRIM Notice: Deadlines, Values and Your Rights

Each August, the county property appraiser mails homeowners their TRIM notice. “TRIM” stands for Truth in Millage, and the notice lists your property’s assessed value, any exemptions applied or removed, and the proposed tax rates used to calculate your property taxes for the coming year. Because this document directly affects how much you will pay, understanding it is critical—yet many homeowners overlook the TRIM notice and misunderstand its purpose.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 9, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Origin Capital buys 14 Lee County homesSellstate Professional Realtyowners buy North Cape CentreSchool Board of Lee Countybuys 19-acre Buckingham ChaseBCBE renovatingVillage on Venetian BayColorado REIT UDR buys Vintage LoftsNiagara Falls, N.Y. firmbuys Fowler Pilot Bank branchBZ Properties buys, renovating Clearwater retail strip centerSovereign Investment buys Ruth's Chris buildingMosaic Fertilizer buys270 acres from G&D FarmsFDOT buys SR-64 land,for roadway expansionSovereign Investment Co.buys Ruth's Chris building

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 15, 2009
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

SMH buys space in Heritage Medical Plaza

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • November 29, 2019
Well-respected real estate firm refreshes brand to prepare for years ahead, enhance current edge

Sarasota-based Michael Saunders & Co. honed in on the company’s key attributes and added more vibrant colors and patterns to the firm’s look.

  • Strategies
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 26, 2005
Know When to Hold, When to Fold

Entrepreneur Michael Lepore has had a knack for getting in and out of businesses at the right time. At this point, though, it looks like he may be hooked on hotel and real estate development for a long time.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 20, 2018
Region's CRE markets show enduring momentum in 2018 first half

Despite rising interest rates and the prolonged growth cycle, Gulf Coast commercial real estate's deal velocity continued unabated in the first half of 2018, notching $1.16 billion for the region's Top 10 deals

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 10, 2004
Repeat Performance

Steven G. Burton's work four years ago for President George W. Bush has earned him another job during the 2004 general election.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 28, 2025
Area's biggest homebuilders to seize opportunities in 2026 after rocky '25

Inflation, tariffs and of course interest rates have dented the homebuilding sector. But, says homebuilder Ian Schmoyer, a "good operator is going to find margin, find a way to get through it."

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 21, 2023
Miami investor launches $250M multifamily fund targeting Tampa

A Tampa office building sells, a top real estate firm consolidates, and a major price drop top the week's commercial real estate news.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 27, 2007
Growth Surge

Oldsmar-based Network Liquidators has grown to become an adviser to clients and has seen revenues for the first six months of this year surpass all of 2006.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 26, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

It's a new world: Walt Smith, court administrator for the 12th Judicial Circuit that includes Manatee and Sarasota counties, is among the objectors to a long-awaited report that supports making court records available on the Internet.Alpert: You got me: Through illness and divorce, retired Tampa lawyer Jonathan L. Alpert says he has remained true to himself and his profession.This sand's gold: A recent sale on Indian Rocks Beach shows just how much investors prize beachfront on the Gulf Coast.Another warning: Pinellas Park bank analyst Richard X. Bove pooh-poohs affordability indices, which show skyrocketing home prices far outpacing tiny increases in personal income within hot real estate markets around the country.

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