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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 28, 2011
Lake Mary company buys Best Western

Perfect Hospitality LLC, a company led by Dhimant Shah of Lake Mary, purchased the 51-room Best Western Plus Manatee Hotel for $2.9 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 17, 2024
40-year-old Tampa steel company sells for $79.5 million

A Canadian company is buying Tampa Bay Steel allowing it to expand into the Florida market.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 21, 2010
Visit Florida names finalists

The group's Flagler Awards recognize the state's best in tourism marketing.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 14, 2018
Canadian company buys Westshore Embassy Suites hotel

Westmont Hospitality Group, a Canadian company with offices in Houston, has acquired the 243-room Embassy Suites hotel in the Westshore section of Tampa for nearly $43 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 17, 2021
National real estate giant cutting jobs

Zillow to layoff employees in Tampa as it shuts down home buying and selling service.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 15, 2020
Samantha Watkins, 32

Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute, Senior Director of Operations

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 9, 2014
St. Pete: eighth best city for Hispanic entrepreneurs

Wallet Hub ranked it one of the top 150 large U.S. cities based on Hispanic purchasing power and business friendliness.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 20, 2015
Westshore Hampton sells ... again

Dallas company looks at its first Florida property, buying hotel at hefty discount from its 2013 selling price.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 11, 2025
Hospitality chain buys Fort Myers mall property

The Tennessee developer plans to build a Hampton Inn on the site just off I-75.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 11, 2011
Tampa homebuilder buys 32 Panther Trace lots

K. Hovnanian Windward Homes purchased 32 finished home lots in Panther Trace for $1.04 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 8, 2019
Advent Health buys two Polk County centers for $100 million

Health care provider Advent Health makes inroads into Polk County with purchase of hospitals in Davenport and Lake Wales

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 14, 2010
Parrish apartment owner buys Cinnamon Cove

Dan Gessner purchased the 314-unit Cinnamon Cove apartments for $3.4 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Alex Walsh |
  • October 25, 2022
Fort Myers cancer services company aims to go public in $500M deal

American Oncology Network has big-money opportunities in its sights.

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  • By Steven Benna |
  • April 24, 2023
Top commercial real estate transactions for April 11-17 in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

An $81M apartment complex sale highlights this week's transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 17, 2017
GSC buys second area complex this year

Continuing a wave of multifamily rental acquisitions throughout the Gulf Coast, a Virginia-based apartment operator has purchased a Sarasota complex for $43.25 million, according to property records.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 30, 2019
Send us your stars

The Business Observer seeks the best of the best young stars in the region’s business community for our annual 40 under 40 issue.

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 9, 2021
Barron Collier Cos. unveils new website

Barron Collier Cos.' rebranding aims to tie together the Naples company’s rich legacy with dynamic plans for future expansion

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 15, 2013
Texas real estate investment firm buys Spacebox Palmetto storage

The price equated to $26 per square foot.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 15, 2010
Googling is basis for new book

Inspiration for a book can come from just about anywhere, and often in time to go to press right before gift-giving season.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 27, 2014
Buff times for real estate agent

Go naked or go home.

  • News
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