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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 22, 2014
Broker seeks national attention for niche lease

Tampa area commercial real estate broker David Sobelman, who literally wrote the book on triple net lease investments, is about to take the niche investment approach to another audience.

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  • May 7, 2014
Former Keurig coffee prez joins Tervis board

Tervis also breaks ground on a 24,000-square-foot Innovation Center.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 22, 2014
Churchgoers victimized in $3.8M Ponzi scheme

Sarasota financial adviser Gaeton Della Penna faces multiple fraud counts.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2016
Sweet summertime

The summer slowdown in hospitality, particularly with restaurants, can be tough for some businesses to overcome.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 22, 2016
Tampa flexes its muscle

The Tampa business community is on a summertime roll, with three major relocation and jobs announcements over eight days earlier this month.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 2, 2016
King of the (Harley) World

Texas and Arizona auto dealer Bert King bought a Charlotte County Harley-Davidson dealership last summer and quickly infused it with a strategy to make it a club-like destination.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 6, 2016
Tampa doctor buys downtown Sarasota Hyatt

Equity fund Blackstone Group had owned the hotel since May 2007.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 13, 2016
Tailor made for risk

The unexpected Sept. 2 death of his mentor and friend, Rick Fawley, left more than a hole in JB Taylor's heart.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 8, 2016
Tasty plate of finances

The entrepreneurial couple behind Taste of Asia, a popular Lao-Thai-Vietnamese restaurant about five miles south of downtown Sarasota, recently bit into one of the toughest tasks independent restaurateurs could face: obtaining bank financing.

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  • October 24, 2014
In Memoriam: William Merrill 1930-2014

William Merrill faced a stark reality in 1939 when he was 9 years old: His father had just died, and he had to go find work to help take care of his mom and sister.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 22, 2015
$712M Medicare fraud busts include local execs

The national case included 243 people, and more than $712 million in false billing.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 26, 2015
Dealmaker reaches national stage

Sarasota native Andrew Greenwell was so amped to start a career in real estate that he launched a firm in 2002, when he was a Florida State sophomore.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 10, 2015
Law firm moving, expanding

Law firm moving, expanding; Tampa Bay rents edging up

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 17, 2015
Commercial real estate

Ritz to undergo renovations; Tampa buildings going 'green'

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 4, 2015
Commercial real estate

Another 'B' in its bonnet?; Ian Black goes corporate

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • January 2, 2016
Bright future

Sunfresh Produce discovered a niche in the $250 billion food distribution industry. Now it wants a bigger piece.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 21, 2015
How to ... Manage cash flow in slow times

Everything is negotiable.That's a good rule to remember when it comes to managing cash flow during slower months, especially in Florida where so much business is seasonal.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 23, 2015
Westshore 500 office building purchased for $20.9 million

Atlanta-based Fairlead Commercial Real Estate and equity partner Bridge Investment Group Partners purchased the 129,728-square-foot Westshore 500 office building for $20.9 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 6, 2015
Urban Core Holdings buys Tampa Gardens Apartments

Tampa's Urban Core Holdings LLC purchased the 135-unit Tampa Gardens Apartments in West Tampa for $3.55 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 12, 2015
Housing market swings upward

Single-family homes and condos show double-digit gains in most local counties.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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