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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • April 18, 2023
Tampa shipping company to open office in Mexico

BlueGrace Logistics’ cross-border expansion will become official later this year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 17, 2009
D.R. Horton restarts, builds homes in River Place

Residential builder D.R. Horton purchased six lots in River Place, a community just west of Interstate 75 and south of State Road 70 for $326,000. The purchase price equated to $54,333 per lot.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 25, 2009
Better luck next time

Bank of Florida, the three-bank holding company in Naples, was forced to postpone a plan to raise at least $71 million after investors shunned its stock offering (symbol: BOFL).

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  • September 2, 2010
Businesses line up for light-rail

Some of Tampa's biggest players support the proposed referendum.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 11, 2011
NAFH plans banking merger

North American Financial plans to merge TIB Bank with its other holdings.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 14, 2011
Double the fun with multiple offers

Multiple offers on homes for sale, an anecdotal sign on the health of the real estate market, mostly evaporated when the economy tanked.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 2, 2011
Real estate issues will sink banks

Private-equity billionaire J. Christopher Flowers says continuing problems in U.S. real estate will force the government to shutter 200 to 300 more banks.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 5, 2011
Original Hooters gets makeover

Hooters Management Corp. is seeing business soar on the back of its chicken wings, which made it a difficult choice to temporarily close its flagship restaurant for remodeling.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 16, 2013
Comfort Cove Care LLC plans new assisted-living facility

The price equated to $151,423 per acre.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 7, 2012
Renewable projects get funding

Seminole Financial Services financed three renewable energy projects recently.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 18, 2012
Profit shouldn't be an alien concept

Government has largely dominated space travel, but one researcher says the private sector could do it better.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 4, 2012
Czech investors buy two Estero office buildings

Czech Republic and part-time Estero residents purchased two office buildings for $1.43 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 13, 2016
Investor buys St. Armands building for $6.8M

Businessman and real estate investor Howard Rooks owned the building for 13 years.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 30, 2017
New hotel, sports complex coming to area

Mainsail Lodging & Development's project gets a green light.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 3, 2017
Tampa: burritos are for the birds

City scores dead last in national poll on burrito consumption.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 16, 2014
Bradenton investment group buys land for senior housing

An investment group led by Steven Pimlott, a Realtor with Horizon Realty International, purchased 34.31 acres on the north side of State Road 70 east of Interstate 75 for $1.6 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 13, 2013
Hatfield Development Co. developing Riversong Apartment Homes

Hatfield Development was one of the developers behind the nearby 216-unit 210 Watermark apartment.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 1, 2016
Incubator gets $2 million

A Naples business incubator avoided the governor's veto pen and will receive $2 million from the state.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2014
Help wanted: Regional economist

Florida Gulf Coast University is looking for a regional economist.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 14, 2015
Time to buy a business?

In the Tampa Bay area there's more choice than ever for an entrepreneur to buy a ready-made company.

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