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  • November 22, 2022
Veteran corporate attorney joins board of Tampa finance firm

Todd Zhang succeeds Joel Rodgers at LM Funding America Inc., which in September added Bitcoin mining to its platform.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 10, 2022
Tampa boosts funding for affordable housing by $20M

The city’s CRA is adding the money to fund initiatives addressing critical housing issues.

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  • March 24, 2009
Condo-tel rooms for convention center?

For more than two decades, officials with the Manatee Convention Center have been trying to find a developer to build a hotel nearby. Now with the real estate market downturn maybe those vacant luxury condominiums next door in Riviera Dunes could be the answer to that need.

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  • June 29, 2009
Environmental Biotech sees change

Perhaps Manatee County truly is in the process of changing its reputation toward business, even if it is only the chamber.

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  • October 2, 2009
Company wins more validation

In their ongoing battle for industry validation, the executives at Sarasota-based XG Technology have a new weapon for their arsenal.

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  • October 30, 2009
Turf company Bethel Farms buys 300 acres of cattle land

Arcadia-based Bethel Farms purchased 307 acres of grazing and wilderness land on Ryals Ranch and Knotts Berry roads for $1.13 million. The purchase price equated to $3,659 per acre.

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  • February 12, 2010
Alleged bank fraud and politics mix

As if banks don't have enough trouble, now Bank of America, and possibly other financial institutions that may have misled Florida's pension fund, may come under investigation by Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum, the leading Republican candidate for governor.

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  • January 15, 2010
Online business scene grows in Tampa

Our special issue on creativity is a perfect time to survey Tampa's involvement in the Internet start-up scene — a level that is rapidly increasing, and could soon put Tampa on the map with other national tech hubs.

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  • January 7, 2010
Homebuilder Neal bets on the ranch

Neal Communities purchased 63.8 acres in Lakewood Ranch's Country Club East from Schroeder-Manatee Ranch's subsidiary LWR Communities LLC for $4.81 million. The purchase price is $75,356 per acre.

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  • March 4, 2010
Joneses buy Capri Inn, plan rehab, rebranding

Don and Elena Jones of Sarasota purchased the 10-unit Capri Inn at The Beach motel on Siesta Key east of Midnight Pass Road from a The Bank of Commerce subsidiary for $995,000.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • November 13, 2009
Local executive lands new job

Tom Randle, one of the longest tenured credit union executives on the Gulf Coast, is going from building home loan portfolios to actually building homes.

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  • October 20, 2010
Relocation plans could sail away

A transaction that was thought to be a major victory for Sarasota County economic officials is now in doubt.

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  • December 1, 2010
GulfShore learns leasing the hard way

One would think a downtown Tampa office market with just under 20% vacancy and rents averaging $20 per square foot would be easy pickings for anyone looking to lease space.

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  • September 21, 2010
Hizzoner welcomes developers

Fort Myers Mayor Randy Henderson is making a big push to make the city developer friendly again.

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  • August 27, 2010
Kelly's new role provides platform

For at least three decades, Patrick Kelly has been widely recognized in Tampa Bay commercial real estate circles.

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  • April 28, 2010
McCollum slipping, Crist flipping?

A new poll by Quinnipiac University has nominee Bill McCollum only leading by a 40%-36% margin in the governor's race over Democratic favorite Alex Sink.

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  • March 28, 2011
Malpractice limit in works

Legislature proposes limiting damages in medical-malpractice lawsuits.

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  • May 13, 2013
Florida gets greener behind the wheel

Florida clearly has shades of blue and red when it comes to politics, but the Sunshine State goes green for cars and trucks.

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  • May 22, 2013
Sarasota monthly property sales surpass 1,000

Sarasota real estate official says this could be “a historic year for local real estate.”

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 11, 2013
SunTrust executive switches coasts

One of the more community-connected chief executives in the Sarasota-Bradenton region, Margaret Callihan, has relocated to Florida's east coast.

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