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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 20, 2025
St. Pete Beach resort renovations aimed at landing prestigious Hilton flag

Following a $25 million Phase 1 renovation, the owners of the Sirata Beach Resort are working on Phase 2 with plans for it to be complete early next year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 4, 2010
Joneses buy Capri Inn, plan rehab, rebranding

Don and Elena Jones of Sarasota purchased the 10-unit Capri Inn at The Beach motel on Siesta Key east of Midnight Pass Road from a The Bank of Commerce subsidiary for $995,000.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 12, 2013
Investor buys Placida Plaza, additional development land

The price equated to $34 per square foot for Placida Plaza.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 11, 2012
Houghton-Wagman Partnership buys Laurel Ridge Plaza

The Houghton-Wagman family partnership purchased the 14,141-square-foot Laurel Ridge Plaza for $89 per square foot.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 24, 2010
Kitson Keeps Kicking

Syd Kitson continues to seek out residential and commercial deals on the Gulf Coast. The first homes at Babcock Ranch in Charlotte County are about two years away.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 1, 2012
Brokers start stockpiling optimism

After nine quarters of negative absorption, increases in transactions and price stability seem to herald a mending industrial market.

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 13, 2023
Three Siesta Key listings among HGTV's 'Ultimate House Hunt' competition

The Siesta Key homes for sale by Michael Saunders & Co. are among dozens nationwide in the network's popularity contest.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 4, 2010
Big Peanuts

A small Gulf Coast debt-buying firm is poised to make a sizeable leap in just about every way. Good thing one of its strengths is analyzing risk.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 20, 2012
Another Door Opens

Entrepreneurs know how to turn a challenge into an opportunity. Just ask Bill Daubmann.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 20, 2018
Senior living firm names two new executives

Jack McCarthy and Jamie Holiefield will be based in St. Petersburg with Solvere Living.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 2, 2011
Scott swoops up Swoope

Mississippi's Gray Swoope is the new president of Enterprise Florida.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2013
Verizon Wireless names new Florida leader

Mariano Legaz will lead one of the telecommunications company's largest regions.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 6, 2015
Chico's CEO: Too much email

Is there such a thing as too much promotion of your brands?

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 15, 2020
Real estate sector opens new portal for sales

Agents and brokers embrace a once-unthinkable reality: selling homes without an in-person showing.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 31, 2017
Agency collects $23.75 million in tourist development tax

Visit Tampa Bay's bed tax collections eclipsed the tourist agency's 2014 performance.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Alex Walsh |
  • December 25, 2023
Sarasota Orchestra hums along with planning its new $14 million home

After a long, yet ultimately unsuccessful, search for a home downtown, the Sarasota Orchestra makes progress on what will be its new facility 6 miles east.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 21, 2004
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Attorneys not as trustworthy as clerks?Creative Tampa Bay unveiled a study entitled: "The Young and the Restless: How Tampa Bay Competes for Talent."Clearwater attorney's gang takes 2004 Oyster Roast Cup

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 22, 2011
Stonegate acquires Southwest

The Naples bank's acquisition by a Fort Lauderdale firm was completed.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 13, 2012
Builder buys 91 lots

Ashton Woods Homes targets east Manatee County for growth.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 23, 2011
Sawgrass buyers borrow $16M

Atlas took out a $16 million Fannie Mae conventional loan to make the buy.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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