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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 31, 2007
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Miami family buys Seville ApartmentsInvestment group plans Gridley Medical BuildingDeveloper begins work on Lehigh mixed-use projectTennessee hoteliers overhauling Sleep InnDiablo Performance moving to Rosemary DistrictCity of Sarasota mulls over downtown parking garageLaramar Group buys Clearwater's Bay ParkMiami Beach apartment owners acquire Sun Pointe PlacePebb Enterprises buys Citrus Park outparcel

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 27, 2006
Coffee Talk

Are you looking to own an historic Sarasota conglomerate made up of high-end restaurants, grocery stores and gift shops? Here's your chance: Epicurean Life, the parent company of Morton's Gourmet Market. rivate-equity groups have targeted HMA in an effort to take the Naples-based hospital company private.Frank D'Alessandro warns that overleveraged real estate speculators could flood the Southwest Florida residential market, further depressing real estate values.Eric Livingston says he takes a proactive approach to running his company that provides IT help for small- and mid-sized businesses. He bluntly puts it this way: "We go out and be proactive and monitor systems so that they don't crap out in the first place." Ross strategy is to follow the BeallThe 2004-2005 hurricane season has claimed another victim: Albritton Fruit Co.Nearly 90% of high-net commercial real estate investors are confident their investment choice is still the best way of making money.How do nonprofits get by in a competitive business climate?

  • News
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2008
ENTREPRENEUER OF THE YEAR OVERALL WINNER: BARRY SHEVLIN

Barry Shevlin has $500 million dreams for his company, already a big success that started off with a $3,000 loan.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Amanda Postma |
  • December 16, 2021
Bill designed to make it easier for startups to secure funding is a hot topic among state officials

A top Florida official has spent months pounding away at a crucial issue for entrepreneurs: fixing how the state oversees funding startups.

  • Finance
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 27, 2018
Prominent business family perseveres through odds, obstacles

Richard Gonzmart he’s the fourth generation of his family to run Columbia, the oldest restaurant in Florida. In addition to the flagship Ybor City spot, which opened in 1905, there are six other Columbia Restaurant locations, from Sarasota to St. Augustin

  • Leadership
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 15, 2015
Entrepreneurs of the Year: Overall Winners | 'Old Guys'

What makes two of the best entrepreneurs on the Gulf Coast successful? Forget what. It's all about why.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 24, 2006
Killer Tomatoes

The Fresh Market sees Florida ripe for the taking. Publix and Whole Foods: Beware.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 10, 2006
Close to Home

Health Management Associates succeeds by buying and turning around struggling rural hospitals. But as patients begin to bear a greater burden of healthcare costs, the company, and hospital industry, face a new set of challenges.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 19, 2008
Coffee Talk

Continental Airlines jets out of Sarasota: Talk about the high price of gas.What's behind Riverside Bank shakeup?: The shakeup at Riverside Bank of the Gulf Coast in Cape Coral is not because of pressure from banking regulators, Elmer Tabor, the bank's chairman, assures Coffee Talk.Tampa real estate market seen as deals and steals: Tampa-area Realtors might want to grab a copy of the June 23 issue of Fortune magazine for office framing.Early Father's Day present for Gulf Coast money manager: Money manager Robert Stovall has just about seen and done it all in his 50-year plus career in the stock marketsBanks sell more loans to clean up books: As a way to strengthen their books, some Gulf Coast banks are selling more non-performing commercial loans, sometimes at a discount, to get the loans off of their bookshe Heights shifts to commercial: The Heights, a 50-acre mixed-use redevelopment project along the Hillsborough River just north of downtown Tampa, has delayed its residential work and will instead focus on the office portion of the project first.Riverwalk project gets a boost: Tampa entrepreneur, chief executive and real estate veteran Brenda Doring recently brought a local industry group into the effort to improve downtown.WCI's next big date: Aug. 5 and $125 million: Bonita Springs-based homebuilder WCI Communities is going to face its biggest test this summer on Aug. 5.Landowners seek hotel deals on empty l

  • News
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 28, 2008
Corporate Report

Lazydays delays paying debitin effort to reduce costsNfinanse Discover Cardsoffered at Winn-Dixie storesHSN teams with supermodelAlt on TV, online next monthBrown & Brown Inc.buying Conner Strong unitSyniverse Holdings launchesstockholder rights planMiva obtains new credit linefor up to $10 million CPC launches Web sitefocused on company, MedCloseValpak partners with Microsoftto extend reach of couponsRoper Industries' dividendto show 13.8% increaseOdyssey Marine responds to Spain on site-claim case Intertape Polymer Grouptargets wind-power customers

  • Industries
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 21, 2003
On the Boulevard

Atlanta businessman Wayne Morehead is cutting his development teeth on what will become the largest project in downtown Sarasota.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 23, 2020
Business owners chase loans to make payroll, survive

With confusion at the top of the list, entreprenuers and bankers in the region muddled through the first two weeks of financial relief.

  • Finance
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 18, 2024
Hoffmann co-CEO on the art of buying 10 business in 8 months

Geoff Hoffmann has an unabashedly simple philosophy to the complicated world of buying businesses: "It's critical that all businesses have a pathway to growth."

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Janelle Makowski |
  • January 23, 2004
Never Give Up

In 2002, Gevity HR was in a survive-or-die scenario. Erik Vonk was the right guy at the right time.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Janelle Makowski |
  • January 30, 2004
'Never Give Up' (Tampa edition)

In 2002, Gevity HR was in a survive-or-die scenario. Erik Vonk was the right guy at the right time.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 6, 2007
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

North Port hospital planned at North Sumter, I-75First Florida Bank building Charlotte branchSaunders acquires Strom & StromGemesis Corp. weighs expansion alternativesAM Engineering moves to trade centerWelsh buys land for retail projecTBoynton Beach firmbuys Westgate buildingSanibel physician buys Sunset buildingSalamander acquires Westin InnisbrookHIT Promotional expands to 118th AvenueLargo investor buys Ashley Oaks

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 17, 2007
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

McGarvey Development plans large office parkHotel joint venture buys Naples Courtyard4-M Properties, Fireservice plans industrial buildings, HQPennsylvania fund buys Tuscany ApartmentsCritical Path Development planning Toledo Blade CenterKoll Development nears Tampa Intellicenter startLargo's Patel family buys New Port Richey hotelSkin treatment centerexpands, starts classes

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 29, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Medi-Weightloss Clinics buys new headquartersApartment investor Mallahbuys Oceanside ApartmentsLutgert Cos. renovatingVillage on Venetian BayCoral Gables bankerbuys St. Pete warehousesInvestment group buysOld Dixie Highway RV ParkCanberra Investments addsto White Lake park holdingsPennsylvania anesthesiologistsbuy Marco Island buildingArlington Garden getsrehab, new ownershipLowe's buys Sarasota land,for Palmer Ranch storeRKM Development buysland for Venice Walgreens

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 15, 2025
'Reluctant Tampa celebrity' Blake Casper is all-in on the way to $100M

Turns out there's life — and a smorgasbord of opportunities — after selling a supersized portfolio of McDonald's restaurants. Blake Casper proves that through some shrewd and stylish choices.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 18, 2024
Naples firm invests $14M in newspapers, buys 5% stake in Dallas Morning News

The beleaguered newspaper industry has been written off by many — including Warren Buffett. Naples billionaire David Hoffmann, with a quixotic bent, believes the industry is ripe for a comeback.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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