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  • December 7, 2017
Construction firm finishes $25 million tower

Halfacre Construction Co. finished the 139-foot tower at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • December 13, 2013
Strong hiring season coming up

Surveys of executives continue to show that hiring will continue to be strong into the New Year.

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  • December 27, 2013
Wood Will

Innovation is rare in the lumber industry. A Gulf Coast entrepreneur set out to change that, and 2014 could be his proving ground.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 7, 2025
Tennessee investor pays $13 million for Fort Myers medical office

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a preview of St. Pete tower, a pair of properties sell to a California family, and land is for sale in Ruskin.

  • Florida
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  • December 10, 2020
Resort, sold for a $250M redevelopment project, faces last season

The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club opened in 1946.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 30, 2017
New Sarasota County Tax Collectors' office breaks ground

$6.7 million project will provide enhanced services for residents.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 7, 2019
Interior designer relocates to region from NYC

After 15 years of being based in New York City, Interior designer and industry blogger Sarah Baynes has relocated her business to Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • December 11, 2015
A new opportunity buds

Sarasota area florist Art Conforti recently confronted one of an entrepreneur's greatest challenges: The exit strategy.

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  • November 8, 2022
Apartment owner sees Naples property appreciate 400% in 10 years

The owners of a Naples apartment complex sold to a Dallas investor for $60.1 million more than what they paid in 2012.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • June 27, 2014
Buff times for real estate agent

Go naked or go home.

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  • December 1, 2025
Shopping center near USF sells for $10.5M after liens are paid

The fully leased Fountain Shoppes in Temple Terrace was bought by an investor with local ties.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 26, 2019
SunTrust Financial Centre ranks among most expensive U.S. buildings

A London-based financial website claims that the SunTrust Financial Centre in downtown Tampa is among the most expensive buildings ever developed in the U.S., at $1.8 billion.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • January 27, 2012
Lakewood Ranch among best

Lakewood Ranch ranks among the top selling master-planned communities.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • November 30, 2017
Builders sell 92 homes in community

October is the fourth month in 2017 when more than 90 homes were sold in West Villages.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • March 30, 2021
NY tech firm moves HQ to region, plans 300 hires in the next year

CrossBorder Solutions, as part of its corporate shift from New York to St. Petersburg, plans to hire roughly 300 within the region for sales and development.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • April 1, 2022
Sarasota entrepreneur jumps at new franchise opportunity

From rock star drummer to cancer survivor, Michael Tucci has seen (almost) it all. His latest challenge: finding the just-right space to open an indoor trampoline park in Sarasota.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 27, 2019
Brew and improved: With land deal, beer maker takes next big step

Fort Myers Brewing won awards for its beers in 2019, but the biggest news was the acquisition of a 23-acre parcel that will be the site of its much-needed new headquarters.

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  • December 17, 2012
Bayview PR is now B2

Pinellas County firm will undertake campaign management in its expanded role.

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  • September 6, 2011
Rogers Towers hires competitor

The Jacksonville firm hired a Henderson Franklin veteran for its new office.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 24, 2011
Foreign buyers love Cape Coral

Here are the three most popular U.S. cities for foreign buyers of residential real estate: Los Angeles, New York and ...Cape Coral.

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