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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 30, 2018
Shoppes at Sarasota Row owner selling complex

Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co., the owner since 2014 of the Whole Foods Market-anchored Shoppes at Sarasota Row, is planning to sell the fully leased complex as part of a shift in corporate strategy

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 21, 2016
Fort Myers multifamily complex sells for $95 million

In what is believed to the largest multifamily complex sale along the Gulf Coast in at least the past decade, a 936-unit apartment community in Fort Myers sold for $95.2 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 12, 2018
Condo builder fined for illegally filling wetlands

A proposed consent decree subject to a 30-day comment period and final court approval.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 12, 2018
Condo builder fined for illegally filling wetlands

A proposed consent decree subject to a 30-day comment period and final court approval.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 4, 2013
Rich Mathews, 35

Owner, State Farm Insurance Agency

  • Class of 2013
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 25, 2014
Rising cities sparse in some regions

A large geographic portion of the Gulf Coast — the parts south of the Skyway Bridge through Naples — came up flat in a report of Florida cities and towns on the rise.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 17, 2014
Flush it out with a crowd

A plumbing supply company isn't likely front of mind when people think about raising capital through crowd funding.

  • News
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 30, 2016
Exeter buys Polk County industrial property

A Pennsylvania-based commercial real estate investment firm has acquired a Polk County warehouse occupied by Amazon.com for $24.6 million, the latest in a series of industrial purchases and developments in the county aimed at taking advantage of the strategic Interstate 4 corridor.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • February 21, 2024
High earners in Tampa-St. Pete, Sarasota-Bradenton have light tax load

Recent income research finds Tampa Bay is highly ranked — in low taxes for high earners. Sarasota-Bradenton's high earners make more annually but also pay more in taxes.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 29, 2024
Japanese variety store chain chooses Tampa for Florida debut

Daiso has been expanding rapidly in the States.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 13, 2025
Polk's SouthState selling 170 branches for $475 million

The Winter Haven bank is selling the branches in six states to a New York investor but will lease them back.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 8, 2024
Tampa real estate trust seeks more Wall Street respectability

Sila Realty Trust has begun the process to get listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 12, 2023
Craft kitchen chain to replace Naples restaurant closing at Mercato

Tap 42 Craft Kitchen & Bar is moving into the space formerly occupied by AZN Asian Cuisine.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 10, 2024
$72M SWFL gourmet food company to change name, raise $3.25M

Innovative Food Holdings, which will now be Harvest Group Holdings, also seeks to be listed on the Nasdaq.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 12, 2024
Lawyers vs. bankers fight over legal aid funding dies in Legislature

A pair of bills would have addressed a rule change that forced banks to pay higher interest payments for certain accounts.

  • Florida
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • September 26, 2025
$108M high school renovation, expansion complete near Fort Myers

Planning and technology helped keep the Riverdale High School project on schedule despite hurricanes, according to Suffolk Construction Company.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 10, 2025
Benderson buys Clearwater center with Whole Foods, Nordstrom Rack, Target

The Manatee County real estate company's newest shopping center is part of Countryside Mall in Pinellas County.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • December 10, 2025
Owners invest $2M into Englewood gym

Workout Anytime Englewood is opening in mid to late December.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • January 12, 2026
Alabama firm acquires Tampa tech company

Software development firm Sourcetoad began operating as an independently run subsidiary of Thompson Holdings Inc. Jan. 1.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • November 26, 2025
Construction underway on $505M, 26-mile South Hillsborough Pipeline

The new pipeline will deliver clean drinking water throughout the region, from Brandon to Lithia and the Wimauma/Balm area, once completed in 2028.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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