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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 7, 2025
Tampa Bay logistics firm buys company in deal long in the works

Riverview's BlueGrace says its purchase of Pinellas-based FreightCenter "strengthens the logistics ecosystem."

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 8, 2024
Tampa hotel acquired for $34M — over $8M less than previous price

A Texas investment firm has bought The Residence Inn near Tampa International Airport.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 28, 2024
Naples' Hoffmann buys Schnarr's Hardware's suburban St. Louis property

The family run conglomerate says Schnarr’s Hardware will continue to operate on the site.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 14, 2025
Sarasota family office acquires two Ohio companies

Nickolas Asset Management has acquired OGO and Medal Technologies in North Baltimore, Ohio.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • January 12, 2026
Alabama firm acquires Tampa tech company

Software development firm Sourcetoad began operating as an independently run subsidiary of Thompson Holdings Inc. Jan. 1.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 19, 2018
Rivers brings experience to new role at JLL

New JLL Florida Market Leader Tim Rivers brings vast experience to his new job, where he hopes to better integrate the firm's services

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 17, 2006
Lasday: Sell Now - And Later

The idea that marketing ends when the sale is actually made is a myth. True marketing takes constant effort.

  • Opinion
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 16, 2023
Trio of drug store deals totals nearly $17 million

$15.7 million for a storage facility, multifamily acreage hits the market and more medical centers open top the week's commercial real estate news.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 13, 2017
Carla Trombly, 36

Senior VP, retail sales director, Florida Community Bank

  • Class of 2017
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 20, 2006
Lasday: Turn Your Corporate Brand Inside Out

Initiate your corporate personality internally before you launch it to the entire world.

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 13, 2010
Key Club wins top prize

Longboat Key Club and Resort received a Successful Meetings Pinnacle Award.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 2, 2014
Naples has its own Top Gun

Sunshine Ace Hardware has a stellar reputation in Naples as the go-to store for home improvement.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 19, 2021
Global pharmaceutical giant chooses region for hub, plans hundreds of jobs

Pfizer's Heights Union office deal, one of the largest in Tampa in years, represents the latest biotech and pharmaceutical company to commit to the region.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 1, 2025
Fate of Fort Myers Beach flood insurance rating and discount still unknown

FEMA will remove the barrier island’s probation in November, saving residents $50, but a much bigger 25% flood insurance discount is still lost.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 5, 2024
Utah church pays $20.5 million for Tampa law school building

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a build-to-rent community in Naples sells, a Texas real estate firm moves to Tampa with local talent in tow, and we have a price for the sale of a prominent Sarasota County building.

  • Florida
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • June 17, 2022
Software firm finds successful new direction

Geographic Solutions, with 450 employees, has enough work to support 100 more staffers. The rub? Finding those people.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2003
Free Press

This week's items: Home Discovere Real Estate Services Corp. usuals unique pitchNaple's Quarles & Brady LLP relocatingUNI/CARE Systems providing finger-print securityFlorida ranks fifth in business environment and more...

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 26, 2018
Opinions wanted

The Business Observer is conducting a reader survey.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 23, 2012
Sarasota Memorial in top 5%

The hospital received a top honor for patient safety.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 10, 2017
Television station top in nation

Tampa Bay's MOR-TV was ranked the top independent station in the U.S. by Nielsen.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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