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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 31, 2003
New Leases on Life

When FCCI moved and Arthur Andersen collapsed, two of Sarasota's largest corporate office centers went vacant. The landlords' solution: convert them to multi-tenant use.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 7, 2003
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Three metropolitan markets results mixed on Entrepreneur magazine's survey of "Best Cities for Entrepreneurs."Massachusetts venture capitalist John Abraham gives advice on valuing technology ventures

  • News
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • March 12, 2010
Personal guarantors seeking relief

None of us needs more economic doom and gloom. It's spring. There's a recovery under way (supposedly). Let's move on. Don't tell you what you know (it's still blah out there). Tell you something you don't know. And hopefully, it's good news.

  • Opinion
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 31, 2012
Housing Rediscovery

Thomas Harrison turned Aston Gardens into one of the most successful senior-housing companies before selling it in 2006. He's at it again with a new company.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 31, 2020
Brennan Investment properties turn super sized

Brennan Investment Group's new speculative distribution facility in Lakeland will measure 1 million square feet. Experts believe that size will become commonplace in the years to come amid technological changes and consumer demands.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 7, 2019
Amazon Ruskin sale shows investors remain bullish on Tampa-area industrial properties

Population growth and changes in the way goods are shipped has prompted investors to flock to Central Florida seeking deals on high-end industrial real estate, such as the Amazon-occupied, 1.02 million-square-foot fulfillment center in Ruskin, purchased r

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 1, 2019
Sarasota Memorial's downtown office purchase will generate greater efficiency for the hospital

Sarasota Memorial Hospital's purchase of the vacant 1741 Main St. office building in Sarasota will generate greater efficiency and collaboration for the heathcare provider and bring 300 new jobs to downtown.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 5, 2019
Real estate investment trust playing a growth game

HC Government Realty Trust has received a capital injection and new management from a Charlotte, N.C.-based investment company, as part of a strategy to boost the size of its portfolio of properties occupied by federal government agencies.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 6, 2018
Q&A: Steve Horn

Steve Horn has been involved with office, industrial and even hotels deals over the past 14 years with Ian Black Real Estate in Sarasota

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 30, 2018
Anatomy of a retail transformation

The owners of Tampa's University Mall are exploring a new path for success at the 96-acre property.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 7, 2014
Back in action

The manufacturing industry in Florida struggled to climb out of the downturn. While challenges linger, a variety of companies have begun to capture more business.

  • Industries
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 12, 2015
Out of the shadows

Lakeland may be known as the distribution mecca for Florida, but recent developments in Plant City plan to rival its neighbor.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 26, 2025
Dunedin food hall up for sale

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a retail and residential building is on the market in Sarasota, a St. Pete Beach hotel reopens, and a Fort Myers office building sells.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 11, 2024
Tampa Bay Rays make a last stand, with future now up to St. Pete City Council

As St. Petersburg's governing body takes up a $6 billion team-led redevelopment with a stadium, the Rays president says a move — out of Tampa Bay — remains possible without an agreement.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 12, 2023
Jonathan Russell, 38

A new Florida resident built a $30 million construction business in four years.

  • Class of 2023
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 21, 2025
Citrus, land firm dishes on the transition to becoming a developer

The CEO of Alico Inc. told luncheon audience that the Fort Myers company began looking at changing its approach to business long before shuttering its citrus operations this year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 1, 2026
47-year-old Tampa shopping center brings $8.25 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, Fort Myers industrial property is part of portfolio sale, a Manatee medical building sells, and Lakeland apartments are bought by Tarpon Springs investor.

  • Florida
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • July 14, 2023
St. Pete Bank buys Sarasota building for $235,000 plans full-service banking center

BayFirst National Bank had been renting the space since January 2022. With the purchase, the center will be transformed into a full-service bank.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 14, 2023
Pro business group takes on trial lawyers in new ad campaign

The Associated Industries of Florida in a new campaign urges lawmakers to past tort reform and warns the public of "greedy" billboard lawyers.

  • News
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • June 14, 2022
Real estate firm tries new strategy: Opening a second location in a mall

Living Vogue Real Estate celebrated its grand opening earlier this year. Since then, the showroom has seen a number of mall guests curious about what's inside.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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