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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 10, 2010
SRI shareholders contact board

Investors owning 5.2% of SRI stock ask for a special committee to be formed.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 22, 2013
National retail REIT buys Camping World property

The price equated to $577,617 per acre.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 15, 2011
Arthrex buys Robb & Stucky's headquarters, distribution facility

Naples-based Arthrex Inc. purchased the 238,000-square-foot Robb & Stucky corporate headquarters and distribution facility for $12.5 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 28, 2011
Broker Seidel and wife purchase 41 retail center

Sarasota Realtor Barry Seidel and his wife, Leslye, purchased the 13,250-square-foot retail strip center on U.S. 41 for $770,000.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 9, 2011
Boom times again for Lee-Collier?

Homebuilders are bidding against each other for lots and land in Lee and Collier counties, one of the most famously overbuilt areas of the country.

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  • July 25, 2012
Minto buys Collier land

The Canadian residential developer buys 2,300 acres in Collier County.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 28, 2020
Kast Construction buys out parent Kolter

Developer is expected to maintain ties despite split

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 12, 2014
Canada's J.C. Group Inc. buys Firestone building

Kitchener, Ontario-based general contractor J.C. Group Inc. purchased a 5,645-square-foot auto repair shop for $1.05 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 11, 2014
Southfield, Mich.'s Versa Development buys bank-owned flex buildings

Versa Development purchased three buildings with 115,300 square feet of flex space, for $4.59 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 10, 2025
Austin company buys St. Pete apartment complex for $37M

ResProp, the Texas buyer, took out a $33 million acquisition loan to buy the community.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 3, 2025
Area broadcaster to buy Fort Myers Fox affiliate for $40M

Sun Broadcasting already has nine stations in the Fort Myers-Naples market.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 25, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: VenVest hooks up with Mister SparkyEast County perspective on the Far EastMunroes sell mainstay, plan new concept

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  • October 23, 2008
Back in Black

Chocolatier Norman Love kept a lid on expansionduring the boom years, preferring to spend his energies creating new products instead. It's paying off today.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 18, 2010
Corporate Report: Nov. 19 - Nov. 25

The latest news from Kirkland, Russ, Murphy & Tapp P.A., WFLA-TV, and more.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • March 24, 2022
Shuffle the deck: Millennial couple cue up a new career

Josh Dulabaum and Stephanie Swain left safe, stable careers to buy a venerable shuffleboard equipment company based in Seminole, Fla., but is there enough growth potential in the market to make the move worth the risk?

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 4, 2009
Rev up sales

John Marazzi opened the Naples Nissan dealership at a new location in Naples in October, just as the credit crisis took a turn for the worse. Now, it's all about grabbing market share.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 10, 2010
The Right Fit

A capital infusion in a recession isn't an impossible dream for community bankers. One of the industry's old pros has proved it so.

  • Finance
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  • March 10, 2014
Development project searches for home

Sarasota might lose out on a potential $11 million medical spa development and corporate headquarters project that could bring more than 100 jobs to town.

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  • April 5, 2018
Airline expands routes with new service to Nashville

Allegiant will offer the new route to St. Pete/Clearwater starting in June.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 26, 2014
Head pin

Bowling legend Patrick Ciniello is building a 48,000-square-foot bowling and entertainment center in Fort Myers. He plans to make it a showcase for the industry.

  • Entrepreneurs
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