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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 31, 2023
Las Vegas cannabis company pays $49M for Florida dispensaries

Planet 13's purchase of VidaCann, which has a large Gulf Coast presence, gives it an immediate foot print and the infrastructure to double its Florida store count quickly.

  • Florida
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • December 17, 2023
Former state prosecutor arrested in $100K fraud case with 85-year-old victim

Sherry Lee Ellis, 65, is charged with stealing nearly $113,000 from her Alzheimer's patient boyfriend.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 11, 2024
New York firm buys 246 Tampa condos, borrowing $32 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, $110 million for car dealerships in Lee County, $9.9 million for a shopping center in Pasco County and $2.7 million for a school in Manatee County.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 22, 2014
Pittsburgh's ECHO Realty buys Publix-anchored Paradise Plaza

Pittsburgh-based ECHO Realty LP purchased the 139,000-square-foot Paradise Plaza for $26.72 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 23, 2025
Tampa claims No. 1 spot on best cities for foreign businesses list

The city moves from No. 26 to the top spot.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 22, 2025
$107M MacDill Air Force base school built to fight hurricanes

The new Tinker K-8 School on the Tampa military base is being built with a focus on resiliency and how students learn.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 18, 2023
Report: Small business optimism continues to fall

Labor quality and inflation remain chief concerns.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 23, 2010
Discovery Development Inc. buys land, building center

Discovery Development Inc. purchased slightly less than two acres for $700,000.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • December 30, 2024
New and expanding supper clubs to take a bite out of the industry

The trend of supper clubs promises a different way to dine in Tampa Bay next year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 24, 2012
Garrity Land Development buys Dale Mabry Palms

The Garrity Land Development Group purchased the 40-unit Dale Mabry Palms Apartments for $2 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 22, 2016
Naples home prices rise 14%

The median price of an existing single-family home in Naples rose 14% in January compared with the same month a year ago, helping to boost inventories of homes for sale.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 14, 2016
Mason Tush, 34

Co-owner, CB’s Saltwater Outfitters

  • Class of 2016
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 19, 2006
Gang Green

Steven Winter, the granddaddy of green building concepts, thinks there are greenbacks aplenty for companies that use the environmentally friendly concept.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 24, 2016
Speed of sound

Online crowdfunding provided three innovative business partners who share a passion for great sound a powerful kick-start to their business. Now the pressure is on to deliver.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • February 8, 2022
Behind the beans: Happy coffee guy grows grumpy-led business

Grumpy Goat Coffee keeps building buzz in Bonita Springs. One key to the early success? A willingness to find and utilize partners and collaborators.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • April 18, 2014
Communications Test

SmartSAT owner Heidi Akers wears multiple hats, including COO and CFO. But her definition of success isn't how much money the company makes.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jay Heater |
  • October 24, 2024
AI captures history as virtual biographer in new venture

One Manatee County entrepreneur finds the solution to help people capture life stories without costly ghost writers: AI.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 19, 2008
Tiny transactions, GIANT DREAMS

An entrepreneur seeks super-sized growth through puny margins. It's a tough task.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 21, 2016
Sarasota/Manatee Retail Market

Despite a plethora of wealthy retirees and a robust tourist trade, Sarasota and Manatee counties' retail market has mirrored much of the Gulf Coast region since the end of the economic recession.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • April 9, 2024
Tampa siblings from noted family grow multimillion-dollar ice cream business

Max Chillura and his siblings run one of the most popular ice cream chains in Tampa Bay. Ice cream keeps them together.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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