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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 14, 2005
Just Do It

Federal judges have less patience these days for lawyers who donit electronically file court documents.

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  • By John Haughey |
  • July 19, 2019
Pro-business group seeks to grow profile behind membership surge

Former middle school teacher now helps entrepreneurs grow companies.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 24, 2024
South Florida investor pays $5.8 million for Tampa industrial site

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Pasco hardware store is sold, a Sarasota project gets a builder, and a Naples developer takes out a loan.

  • Florida
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 12, 2026
Tampa Theatre working on $30M in enhancements ahead of turning 100

As it approaches its centenary, the old movie palace in downtown Tampa is working to better modernize and accentuate its history.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • November 6, 2015
Mobile men

Anthony Fernandez turned his knack for fixing things into an entrepreneurial venture. Major expansion plans are on the horizon.

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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • December 19, 2025
St. Armands receives $13.5M to address flooding concerns

The Sarasota County Commission allocates just more than half of the $24.5 million the city requested for storm mitigation projects on St. Armands Key.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 8, 2019
How to overcome setbacks

Overcoming a loss requires discipline — and preparation.

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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • July 5, 2019
Realtors find a better model to sell homes

An independent Southwest Florida real estate agency went looking for a strategy to compete with national brands. Although change wasn't easy, some benefits are percolating.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 13, 2017
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • November 13, 2023
Top commercial real estate transactions for Oct. 3-9 in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A $95 million land deal leads the week in transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • July 27, 2018
Cancer care collaborations benefit patients and providers

Lee Health joins other Southwest Florida health care systems in forming cancer care collaborations

  • Healthcare
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 2, 2020
Legal Zoom: Law firms make big changes to please the virtual court

Tampa Bay area law firms are adapting to the COVID-19 era, when legal proceedings have been moved onto virtual platforms like Zoom and with most trials delayed indefinitely.

  • Law
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 1, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

Miami investment group buys 362 rental apartments

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 24, 2010
Guess housing starts, guess recovery

Residential construction will likely pull the Gulf Coast region out of the recession, so the monthly national housing-start estimates are a closely watched economic indicator.

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  • April 22, 2011
Interstate Business Park sells for $4.9 million

Tampa-based Cardinal Point Management LLC purchased the seven-building Interstate Business Park for $4.9 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 18, 2017
Condo sale closes at $7.7M, sets new mark

Six of the eight waterfront condo residences at AQUA have closed.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 1, 2017
Waypoint snags financing for Starkey Ranch apartments

Waypoint Residential has obtained $39.35 million in construction financing for its planned Point at Starkey Ranch apartment project in Odessa, according to property records.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 3, 2006
Independents Band Together

The Sarasota-Manatee Originals, all independently owned restaurants, may be competitors, but they're pooling resources to battle the fine-dining chains that are moving in.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 8, 2016
Blow it up

Flipping the business model of a $30 million company takes a reservoir of guts. Will it be worth it?

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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • July 10, 2015
What we pay is none of Obama's business

The president's new rules for overtime will be another unnecessary intrusion into the relationship between employer and employee. Enough of this dictatorship.

  • Opinion
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