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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 28, 2024
Manatee County entrepreneur buys 333 rural acres for $2.5M

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a self-storage company is building six facilities, St. Petersburg apartment complex The Drake sold, and a boutique hotel is scheduled to open this fall in Naples.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 11, 2021
Balancing act: How can high-dollar condos and affordable housing co-exist?

The frenzied pace of glorious luxury condos going up in downtown St. Pete comes with a not-as-pretty side effect.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 15, 2023
Soap company adds trio of stores across Florida

Naples Soap Co. overcame multiple post-Hurricane Ian challenges.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 22, 2022
Dealership chain closing half its stores, laying off 30% of workforce

A new store in Clearwater is among those shuttered as Virginia-based CarLotz cuts costs.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 20, 2005
Calendar of Events

The Calendar of Events is available free of charge.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 5, 2009
BIG Moves

A corporate executive who gave up a globetrotting careerfor something more entrepreneurial likes the transition so far.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2008
TO WATCH (Sarasota-Bradenton): Sean Murphy

Sean Murphy, founder of a Bradenton-based fence company with 12 offices in four states, spends most of his working days in constant motion, a cross between a hands-on problem solver and a big-picture visionary.He's been known to get in his truck and drive to a company facility in Charlotte, N.C. or suburban Nashville, Tenn. to handle a customer situation. But he's also been to known to come up with ideas that can turn into company revenue-boosters.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2008
TO WATCH (Sarasota-Bradenton): Art Lambert and Ron Simkins

The corporate atmosphere at LexJet, a Sarasota-based digital printing and software sales and marketing firm is anything but corporate. Employees wear flip-flops and T-shirts to work, flip Frisbees over cubicles and can be seen lounging on a couch near the lobby watching sports highlights on TV. But this isn't a case of employees waiting until the boss leaves to slack off.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 6, 2011
Out of the ER

Health Management Associates continues to cement its reputation as one of the nation's premier hospital operators in the nation. The numbers show it.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 1, 2011
Adventures in Babysitting

An established executive in an established industry can still dream big about big growth. That's what Paul Gesko is doing.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 16, 2009
Bend it Like Braden

Braden Chandler, 24 MVP Sports Arena

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 27, 2011
Corporate Report: May 27

The latest news from United, Brown & Brown, and Coleman Cable.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 29, 2013
Rate Management

Longtime hotelier Fred Hirschovits says room rates are rising again after years of declines.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 13, 2012
Good Luck Builder

GL Homes is poised to take advantage of the housing recovery by opening a new residential community in Naples called Riverstone.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 25, 2011
Development Deals

Collier County may be at the forefront of new residential development projects as inventory dwindles and demand increases.

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 25, 2021
Large Tampa office landlord sells building for $43 million

Highwoods Properties Inc.’s sale of Preserve VII is the first in a series of dispositions planned by the Raleigh, North Carolina-based company.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 29, 2021
Local hospital to spend half-billion on upgrades

Tampa General Hospital has launched a $550 million facilities plan, the largest in its history.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 1, 2021
Child's play: Specialized treatment gains traction, leads to expansion

A growing demand for child play therapy services has prompted Dr. Brenna Hicks to open $1 million new facility in Pasco County, Florida.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 7, 2021
Area lab company buys British firm in $390 million deal

Fort Myers-based NeoGenomics made its first investment into the firm in May 2020.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 9, 2021
Construction industry officials develop program to attract more workers

The program was designed to educate workers on building skills and construction safety.

  • Strategies
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