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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 22, 2024
Morgan Automotive buys 9 Miami dealerships with $1B in revenue

The Morgan Automotive Group has bought nine dealerships and two collision centers in the Miami area, bringing the number of dealerships it owns to 76.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 10, 2011
Ledtolite gets $80K for 26 jobs

The LED light manufacturer is expanding to a new facility in Nokomis.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • May 18, 2023
Pair of cities in region score high in buy vs. rent game

The study shows that North Port's average rent is only $2 less than monthly mortgage rates.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 4, 2010
West Manatee Fire buys medical building

The West Manatee Fire & Rescue District purchased the 12,026-square-foot former Manatee Obstetrics & Gynecology medical office building on 3rd Avenue north of State Road 64 for $1.1 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 21, 2010
Eastpoint Stimuli buys Pine Island Road land

Eastpoint Stimuli LLC, a limited liability company led by Cape Coral broker investor Steve Krieg, purchased 15.8 acres on Pine Island Road west of 21st Avenue and adjacent to a BJ's Wholesale Club for $2.2 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 5, 2009
Lee County buys 56 acres for preserve

Lee County government purchased 56 acres at the eastern end of the Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve next to Interstate 75 and north of Penzance Road for $1.5 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 18, 2010
TJM Properties buys Sunset Lake Village

TJM Properties, a Clearwater-based senior-living real estate firm, purchased the 110-bed Sunset Lake Village north of the intersection of Jacaranda Boulevard and Center Road for $6.2 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 8, 2010
Lee's Conservation 20/20 buys land from Waterman

Lee County purchased 136 acres east of Interstate 75 near Wellfield Road.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 20, 2019
Noted family buys water sports firm, adds 55 employees to payroll

The Hoffmanns have invested about $500 million in buying numerous Southwest Florida properties the last three years.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 20, 2013
Covenant Capital Group fund buys Bayridge Apartments

The price equated to $94,595 per unit.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 28, 2008
Putt Putt Tour

Entrepreneur Bob Gaudreau has takenminiature golf and made it mobile, marketingit to companies, schools and organizations.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 12, 2014
Reach deep into cash reserves

There's a lot someone can buy with $139 million.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • April 13, 2024
Sarasota insurance company's ratings under review by AM Best

The ratings company placed SafePort Insurance's ratings under review with developing implications.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 12, 2018
Super security: Firm wants to change the login game

Super Auth, a Tampa, Florida-based tech startup, has created a password-less authentication system that uses a person’s fingerprint or facial features, inputted via his or her smartphone, to transmit login credentials to apps and websites.

  • Technology
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • August 24, 2024
SRQ airport wins $40M aircraft manufacturer project

Swiss-based Pilatus Business Aircraft plans to lease 17 acres of airport property for 40 years to build and sell aircraft, which includes some 350 jobs.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 29, 2024
$15M Sarasota reputation management company forecasts record growth

NetReputation, celebrating a decade in business, predicts it will hit $19 million in revenue in 2024.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 17, 2020
Gimme Shelter: Global rock star’s girlfriend buys $2M home in area

Melanie Hamrick, girlfriend of Mick Jagger, has bought a home in The Lake Club.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 17, 2022
Arizona company buys mobile home park for $363 million

Cove Communities pays near record price for Fort Myers manufactured home community.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 26, 2022
Developer buys nearly 12 acres near Tampa Bay for 'ultra-luxe' community

The Arizona developer will bring the apartment units to Tampa’s fast-growing marina district early 2024.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 16, 2021
Collier, Pinellas lead region in land prices

Land prices in the region are relatively stable compared to other parts of the country.

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