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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 22, 2006
Commercial RE Briefs

Giles starts work on Manatee Bay in Waterside Cape Coral Parkway, Red Rock buy land for office condoNassif Development plans Prima LuceNaples investment group plans office developmenSeminole attorneys buy Brooker Creek centerDeveloper Grady Pridgen buys Buccaneer CenterSierra Stone and Aggregate buys Largo warehouseU.S. Assets completes Wicker Inn purchaseNew Jersey entrepreneurs plan car wash chain

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 15, 2008
Coffee Talk

Lee County housing is nation's worst: Look at things on the bright side. Wachovia Senior Economist Mark Vitner does, especially when it comes to the housing market in Lee County.Real estate market on two strikes: When national housing economist Jack McCabe brought his brand of blunt analysis to a group of high-end Sarasota and Bradenton Realtors recently, he settled on a baseball analogy for one of his best zingers. StarLite adding to its fleet: One of the Tampa Bay area's oldest tourist and leisure businesses, StarLite Cruises, is adding another vessel to its dinner and sightseeing fleet.Tech group forms in SW Florida: Southwest Florida isn't exactly a bastion for high-tech entrepreneurs. Techies who toil here often do so alone.A Franchise first for First Watch: Lakewood Ranch-based First Watch, one of the Gulf Coast's most popular breakfast-brunch-lunch restaurant chains, is officially opening its franchise doorConstruction executive leaves lasting legacy: John Cox has long been highly thought of in Gulf Coast development and construction circles for his projectsGulf Coast BUILDING

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 6, 2025
$300M Tampa project positions Coke Florida for generational growth

Coke Florida has opened a new automated distribution and sales facility on 156 acres in Hillsborough County that simplifies its processes and improves efficiency.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 29, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Saudi Sheik, Boca investor buy 44 acresPreshers Tool & Fastener grows, adds warehouseMartinez family buys Del Prado centerThree doctors buy units in Vanderbilt Beach buildingOrion buys land, plans Venice galleria branchAirport Hampton Inn to start in MayHome health care firmbuys South Trail buildingMetro, D.E. Shaw buy part of Epperson RanchTA Associates fundbuys Reo BuildingNorthgate Lincoln-Mercury buys Tampa dealership siteRoyal Yacht Club sold, named Beso Del Sol Resort

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • April 14, 2023
Hospitals look to campuses — even middle school — to combat nursing shortage

As the number of open nursing positions grows rapidly, health care systems grapple with potential solutions. Many are targeting students — even as young as middle schoolers.

  • Healthcare
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 6, 2007
Walsh: REVIEW & COMMENT

It's the morning after. The more you dig into the tax-reform legislation adopted in the special session, the sleazier it looks. It's as predicted - a legislative, leadership failure, in spite of the tax rollback and tax cuts.

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 3, 2006
Corporate Report

Sembler's Tangerine Plaza takes top redevelopment awardThe Jack Parker Corp. announces Pacifico in Costa RicaWBRC Architect to help La. find post-storm sheltersGeneral Dynamics Tank contract grows to about $45 millionMost-capitalized de novo bank opens Tampa branchGevity net income declines, predicts revenue growthHealth Management Associates income declines in quarterTIB Financial reports 25% growth in third quarterLincare Holdings quarterly revenue grows by 12%Orion Bancorp's income increases

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 30, 2008
Coffee Talk

IT folks, others, make a show of force: Where did all these techies come from? The Gulf Coast is well known for its housing and tourism businesses, but a recent tech gathering in Fort Myers shows how technology cuts across all industries.Federal legislators try to control gas prices: Even for a legislative body known more for photo ops than passing bills with actual substance, a recent vote in the U.S. House of Representatives was a true head-scratcher.Going green from Dallas to Tampa: Tampa Heights, the redeveloping urban area just north of downtown Tampa, will be getting a new corporate tenant at the end of the month: The Beck Group, a Dallas-based construction company.On demand flyingexpands on Gulf Coast: Airlines big and small have been fleeing the Gulf Coast, another facet of the economic slowdown.Let's go this summer to Camp CEO: Forget canoeing or archery.High school juniors and seniors will have an opportunity to be chief executive officers at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers this summer.Evos wants faster growth, hires Chipolte exec: The Review profiled Evos, a growing a Tampa-based restaurant chain, in July, and now comes word that the company is preparing to make a major leap in growth.John Sykes gives to University of Tampa again: Tampa businessman John Sykes, whose name is on the University of Tampa's School of Business building, has made another sizable gift to the university, which sits on the edg

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 5, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana)

Sarasota Pays Quay for Roundabout LandBruce Williams Homes unveils CrossCreekTwo medical practices relocating to North TrailInvestor buys Lake Osprey VillageCar care business moving to 39th AvenueBenderson Development Co. moves forward with Town CenterWestwater Construction moving to Orange AvenueFrank Menke Organization buys more land for SumterHotelier acquires I-75 Hampton InnLee School Board acquires two sites

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 5, 2007
WALSH: REVIEW & COMMENT

This is always true: States that cut taxes and have low taxes always do better economically.

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 20, 2004
Economic Blessing?

Hurricane Charley may have destroyed or forced the closure of only 1% to 5% of businesses in its path. That's much less than the damage Andrew caused in 1992.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 4, 2022
Born from experience: A new twist on senior housing

A Fort Lauderdale company moving into the Gulf Coast is looking to expand options for seniors who want the benefits of aging in place but the services they need to flourish in their new situation.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Carl Cronan |
  • August 27, 2010
Intelligent Growth

Celestar Corp., a low-profile defense contractor in Tampa, doesn't have to operate in the shadows to perform its best work.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 25, 2012
Tumble Up

Good times continue to pour in at Tervis Tumbler, a success story among recession tales of woe. But now, with a new CEO, the company has some lurking challenges.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 26, 2016
Bounce back

Like many developers, Chris Deveso suffered through the recession last decade. But he also learned a valuable lesson about the value of timing and good customer service.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • June 3, 2016
Flavor frenzy

Spend more to make more — sales and products — is an ongoing theme at a St. Petersburg ice cream making business. Growth has followed.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 23, 2015
Stores of love

It takes discipline to manage growth. Chef Norman Love won't add stores until he's sure the quality remains superior.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • August 16, 2024
Sarasota window company declares bankruptcy, owes more than $1.2M

Sash & Sill owner Todd Hoch has filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy and been censured in Sarasota County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 23, 2024
Secretive Naples' exec on how to build a $3B medical device business

Reinhold Schmieding says little publicly about the company he founded, Arthrex. His silence belies the company’s resounding, generational success.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 14, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

New York group develops airport parcelGreat Dane Developers buys Grand ApartmentsNaples developer buys Hickory nook and marinaSix L's Packing buys Tomato ManPreshers Tool & Fastenergrows, adds warehouseCanadian group plans eastern villageCanadian investors buy Rolling WavesHap's Honda Cycle Sales plans growth, new facilityLakewood Ranch arena closer to foreclosureFlagler buys Bridgeport CenterGrubb & Ellis REIT buys medical plazaGoodman, Forest City buy more Wiregrass landIkea buys land, site work continues

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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