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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 14, 2011
Technology Research CEO out

Owen Farren has resigned as CEO at Technology Research Corp.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 22, 2017
Health care firm promotes former media executive

Sandi Wall is the chief marketing officer at Sarasota Orthopedic Associates.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 6, 2007
Coffee Talk

Insurers to governor: What promises?: Seriously, Gov. Crist can't be surprised that homeowner insurance rates didn't drop as far as he and lawmakers predicted, can he?Challenges linger for Gevity: Lakewood Ranch-based Gevity is still struggling to execute its transformation from a professional employee organization driven largely by workers' compensation insurance to becoming a full-service human resource provider for small and mid-sized businesses.Analyst pessimistic on Tech Data: Though he has increased his target price on Tech Data shares, Zacks Equity Research senior retail industry analyst Rob Plaza is keeping his sell rating for the Clearwater-based technology distributor.New headquarters for WCI?: Is WCI Communities relocating?Speculation in Lehigh Acres: Dennis Black, the Port Charlotte appraiser who shined the light on speculative home buying in North Port, has his sights set on Lehigh Acres next.Do you have 1 million square feet?: Commercial real estate brokers at Cushman & Wakefield have identified nine companies scouting sites in Florida that could each handle 1 million square feet of space.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 22, 2025
Ohio firms lead $15M investment in Naples medical tech company

Catalyst OrthoScience has now raised at least $35 million in the past two years.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 13, 2014
Canadian investor group buys Zephyrhills Townview Apartments

An Ontario investment group, led by Michael Weber and Nelson Kraus, purchased the 46-unit Townview Apartments for $2.1 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 18, 2015
Westshore building sells for $40M

A fund of PM Realty Group and The Roseview Group purchased the nine-story Westshore Center with plans to improve it.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 3, 2006
Time to Buy

One real estate trainer advises clients to buy while others are selling. He expects prices to go up and insurance costs to tumble.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 28, 2023
Boat manufacturer opens Manatee County facility, plans to add over 200 jobs

The facility's grand opening was held Tuesday.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 14, 2019
Are credit unions the new community banks?

Credit unions, nationally and especially in Florida, are diving into a new form of expansion: buying banks. A pair of billion-dollar area credit unions lead the way in the buy-to-grow strategy.

  • Finance
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 13, 2006
King of the City

An engineering and planning firm overcomes expansion anxiety. Its antidote is success, such as a 126% revenue jump since 2003, to more than $32 million in 2005.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 9, 2007
Commercial RE Briefs

Morgan Stanley buys Murdock CarrouselGeorge F. Young Inc. buys officeBal Bay Mortgage buys Nokomis SunTrustCoral Gables investors buy Palm Vista ApartmentsHoteliers buy Bridge Water InnDoug Fox Plumbing moves to Zip Drive Boston firm buys President's Plaza IIPremier One bucks trend, converts Whispering PalmsCay Clubs Resorts buys St. Joe Harbourside

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 8, 2017
SPP unveils design for new hotel

Strategic Property Partners, the Cascade Investments and Jeff Vinik partnership working to transform a slice of downtown Tampa into a $3 billion collection of commercial, residential and open space, has unveiled what one portion of the redevelopment will look like.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 7, 2014
Logistics firm promotes executive

Eric Amstutz has been with Tampa-based Quala since 2010.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • May 20, 2020
Furniture stores see range of impacts from pandemic

Facing store closures, reopenings and supply chain issues, furniture stores are working to make sure customers feel comfortable shopping, whether in stores or online.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 25, 2019
Marriott Vacations buys Marco Island resort condos

Marriott Vacations Worldwide has purchased 92 additional units in the Crystal Shores Condominiums, consolidating its ownership of the Marco Island resort.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 1, 2024
Hoffmann's Midwest buying spree continues with cruise company purchase

The Naples business conglomerate has bought a Michigan cruise business with two ships.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 20, 2025
Florida rises in national rankings for electric vehicle sales

The Alliance for Automotive Innovation report found Florida has the second-biggest market share gain in buying EVs.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 12, 2022
After monthslong delay, city closes $1.4M sale of grocery store property

The city of Tampa will build a multigenerational recreation complex on the site of a former Penny Saver Food Market and adjacent park.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • February 26, 2026
Study: Florida homebuyers among most financially stretched in US

More than five years’ worth of income is required to buy a house in Florida, according to a study.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 16, 2008
Outside its Box

A Gulf Coast unit of an international behemoth succeeded in dominating sales of a niche market. Now it has to figure out how to grow in other ways.

  • Entrepreneurs
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