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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 21, 2025
Lakewood Ranch tech company plans $800M software firm acquisition

Roper Technologies expects the deal with Subsplash to close by the end of July.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • August 21, 2023
Grocery wholesaler breaks ground in Sarasota on new distribution center

The 1.02 million-square-foot project is expected to employ 425 associates.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 17, 2018
New Market acquires Naples center for $37.8 million

New Market Properties bought Shoppes at Neapolitan Way in Naples to augment its portfolio of 44 mainly grocery-anchored retail centers in seven states

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 23, 2025
Ulta Beauty to open new Pasco County store

The beauty supply retailer's new location will be at the Tampa Premium Outlets.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 27, 2021
Midwestern firms make Naples deals

Combined $31 million in investments buys flex buildings, business center office in Naples for $31.05 million

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 4, 2019
P&G exec, noted entrepreneur invest in area tech firm

Tony DiBenedetto and Jamie Egasti are now on the board of MyArea Network.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 16, 2025
Rural Hillsborough County house listed for $39 million

The 16,000-square-foot house in Odessa sits on a private lake and includes tennis courts and a movie theater.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 21, 2026
Day care chain looks to add nine locations between Pasco and Fort Myers

Florida-based The Learning Experience is expanding statewide in the next two years with corporate- and franchise-owned locations.

  • Florida
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 4, 2016
Banyan Street solidifying CBRE relationship

In the wake of its $193.5 million joint venture purchase of the Bank of America Plaza in downtown Tampa last December, Banyan Street Capital is cementing its relationship with CBRE Inc., the nation's largest commercial real estate brokerage and services firm.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 13, 2024
Luxury island hotel accepting reservations ahead of opening

Although St. Regis Longboat Key may not be open yet, people can make their reservations now.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 30, 2008
On track

As energy and land costs rise, the GulfCoast is looking more seriously at transit, and real estate firms are paying attention.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 23, 2013
Bulk Up

An ambitious entrepreneur aims to combine quantity with quality in a new kind of grocery store. Competition is hefty.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 22, 2014
Organic Growth

With a circulation of 1.5 million copies in 95 markets, Natural Awakenings magazines dominate the holistic health market with news and advertising.

  • Industries
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  • By Amanda Heisey |
  • June 18, 2013
Help Wanted: Only beautiful people need apply

Beautifulpeople.com is a dating website you may have heard about that only allows beautiful people to join. Now, the controversial ego-buster (or booster if you are particularly comely) is expanding to help companies hire attractive employees.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 29, 2019
Construction firm completes medical company’s headquarters

The new Mercedes Scientific headquarters includes executive office space, a warehouse and a distribution facility.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 14, 2013
Auto dealer spends $25M to expand

The Scanlon family is spending $25 million to expand its Lexus and Acura dealerships in Fort Myers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 10, 2013
Alligator sales chomp up 100% increase

Alligator and tilapia sales across Florida foster aquaculture industry growth.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 11, 2014
WCI shows housing recovery

Most Southwest Florida-based homebuilders are privately held, so it's hard to judge the pace of the recovery from anecdotal evidence or permitting departments.

  • News
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • June 16, 2025
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

Two shopping center deals for nearly $50M in Hillsborough lead the week in transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 17, 2006
Right Way to Sell

Developers seeking an edge in the competitive world of selling real estate can learn from one of the nation's best, Claudine Leger-Wetzel: She starts by believing in the product and selling the dream.

  • Entrepreneurs
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