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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 11, 2020
Green shoots on former Naples nursey site

Founders Square, a mixed-use project in Collier County from Barron Collier Cos. and Metro Commercial, will bring a collection of restaurants, residences, office space and self-storage units to 55 acres.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 26, 2015
How to improve your credit

Do surprises lurk in your credit score? How to find them and fix inaccuracies.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 9, 2025
Brian Spear, 39

40 Under 40 winner Brian Spear is CEO of Sunrise Capital Investors.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 18, 2006
Coffee Talk

CFO politics just plain politicalDoes buy back equal more value?Get & Go Express: convenience stores of the future?SunCoast is SunCoast no moreWCI Communities: No improvement soonDeveloper want to spin Wicker into goldSpeakers added to Technology ConferenceAffordable housing still not affordable Downtown banished from Fort Myers lexiconA One-Man Partnership

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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • August 24, 2018
A case for longevity

Korchmar enters fourth generation of leadership after marking 100 years of manufacturing leather case goods the hard way

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 28, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

MCC to build medical tech centerInterShow suggests Palm dealfor parking, center, hotelStarwood buys 2,500home sites in three statesWendemen Constructionhired to build condo lobbyQuincy Investments suggestsnew Payne Park Village for siteB of A buys Countrywide Tampa officeB.E.T.-ER Mix ownerbuys Gibsonton landWade Trim, Renker Eich Parksdesign school renovationFulton, Tenn., couple buysCarrolwood Window warehouseFulton, Tenn., couple buysCarrolwood Window warehouseWalgreens buys landin Port CharlotteMillenium Partners 2 buysMurdock Family Medical Center

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 9, 2005
The Deal Maker

Mayor Joseph Riley made Charleston's center city a vibrant attraction for tourists, business and residents. All it took was a lot of deal making. You do 'whatever works.'

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 23, 2008
Time to Buy - Apartments

A Tampa couple sees a solid future in apartmentsand has bought three complexes in three months.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 18, 2008
Face to Face

TruMedia Technologies has taken facial recognition technology developed by homeland security in Israel and used it to help companies identify their customers.

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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • October 30, 2019
Review and comment: A $15 minimum wage hurts too many

Floridians are likely to vote in 2020 to mandate a 77% increase in Florida’s minimum wage. Don’t be fooled. It would be destructive to all Floridians — lost jobs, less service, higher prices.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 9, 2018
How Colorado's pot laws have created a disaster

Pot-related traffic deaths and homelessness are soaring; consumption among teens is out of control; and the cartels are operating huge hidden plantations in national forests.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 27, 2005
Economic Outlook: Help Wanted!

Gulf Coast businesses are boosting pay to get and keep employees, but higher wages aren't all that will be required to fill persistent vacancies.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 3, 2004
Acrid Split

Bernice Saxon asks a judge to appoint a receiver to oversee the liquidation of Salem Saxon PA. Richard Salem files counterclaims.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 22, 2019
Medical facility goes big on real-time data in quest for efficiency

Tampa General Hospital's new $13 million command center was developed in conjunction with GE Healthcare.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 26, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Rodgers family closes on Gran Paradiso landCasto Lifestyle Properties buys Ranch Lake PlazaTervis Tumbler buys land for new Venice headquartersPrime Financial Services buys new, larger building

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 13, 2010
Happy Campers

One of the largest sports-training facilities in the country is going through a self-induced transformation. It hopes its new leader can deliver quick results.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 21, 2008
Gulf Coast Week

New Job Corps opens: A groundbreaking ceremony was held recently for the new $40 million Pinellas County Job Corps Center in St. Petersburg.Urban boundary compromise: A potentially contentious and expensive battle over future growth in Sarasota County east of Interstate 75 could be on the verge of being avertedManatee fee increases: Permit fees for new homes being built in Manatee County will be going up about 61% starting March 31Lee declines to lower taxes: Lee County commissioners recently decided they would not roll back taxes on new construction, also known as "impact fees."Affordable-housing plan fails: Lee County commissioners have abandoned plans to impose fees on commercial construction to pay for affordable housingNaples' 'cheap' home sales: Sales of single-family existing homes priced below $300,000 surged 67% in the Naples area, a real estate group reported.Tax reform goes to voters: Florida voters will likely have a chance to vote on one of the biggest property tax cuts ever in the state this November, the result of an amendment proposed by a state commission studying tax issues.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 18, 2015
Full speed ahead

The coming year should bring with it continued momentum in commercial real estate sectors throughout the Gulf Coast.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 11, 2024
New York firm buys 246 Tampa condos, borrowing $32 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, $110 million for car dealerships in Lee County, $9.9 million for a shopping center in Pasco County and $2.7 million for a school in Manatee County.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 10, 2023
Florida's new environmentalists: The real estate industry?

More and more often, those leading the charge for the state to become more environmentally friendly are the people who were once seen as villains.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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