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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 17, 2003
Coffee Talk (Tampa Edition)

This week's items: Bradenton and St. Petersburg models of redevelopment success? Larry Staff, of ResortQuest, forecasts good news for winter tourism The happenings of entrepreneur, developer and philanthropist Harvey Vengroff

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 22, 2011
Homebuilder D.R. Horton buys Willow Chase lots

Homebuilder D.R. Horton Inc. purchased 21 home lots in the Willow Chase subdivision for $1.05 million. The price equated to $50,000 per lot.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 22, 2011
Marco Island BP Owner buys Davis Boulevard Stations

Naples businessman Najeeb Ullah purchased two adjacent gas stations at the corner of Collier Boulevard and County Road 856 for $4.6 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 17, 2011
HMA earns $150M in 2010 profit

The Naples-based hospital operator brought in $5.1 billion in revenues.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 5, 2026
Miami bank lends $27.5M for Tampa hotel sale

Ocean Bank provided financing for the purchase of a Sheraton hotel near Tampa International Airport.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 2, 2022
Gulf-front estate sold for $16.5 million

The sale was the highest ever recorded on Anna Maria Island.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 1, 2017
Community closes in on $100M sales target

Naples Reserve recently surpassed $90 million in home sales to date.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 21, 2014
Lazydays RV names new Crown Club head

The Seffner-based RV company promoted Russ O'Connor Sr. to head the motor-coach membership program.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 24, 2016
Boom, bust both in play

For years following the recession, Naples real estate agents bemoaned the lack of inventory of existing single-family homes and condos for sale.

  • News
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • August 5, 2024
St. Pete beachfront home sale breaks records — even with $1M price cut

The house at 2709 Sunset Way sold for $11.4 million, the highest-priced sale in the history of St. Pete Beach.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Laura Lyon |
  • August 23, 2024
University of Tampa renames business building after donors

The University of Tampa’s Institute for Sales Excellence is now named the Southard Institute for Sales Excellence after a donation pledged by Mike and Amy Southard.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 8, 2015
Companies in Tampa power up 260 jobs

Gov. Rick Scott praises Total Quality Logistics, Power Design for plans to add 260 new positions.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 27, 2024
Florida mall owners in limbo as Macy’s closes 150 stores

Retail giant Macy’s is closing 150 stores in the next two years, but it is not clear yet how many of the chain’s 11 stores along the Gulf Coast will be affected.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 9, 2025
As Foot Locker's sale to Dick's closes, no mention of future HQ in St. Pete

The retailer's move is still on, says the company's new landlord, despite no official comment from Foot Locker or its new owner Dick's Sporting Goods.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • February 14, 2026
National homebuilder buys 130 lots in Lakeland

Pulte Homes purchased finished lots inside Lakeland's Hawthorne Ranch community and is expected to finish constructing the new homes this spring.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 5, 2009
Rock Solid

Mark Loren Designs has avoided the fate of many jewelry companies that have gone out of business in the recession by focusing on custom work and repairs. Still, like many other business owners, the Fort Myers jeweler has adjusted prices.

  • Strategies
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • November 20, 2024
Sarasota County tourism ‘normalizing’ post-pandemic, optimistic for 2025

After a pandemic-era travel boom, Sarasota is seeing a return to normal, market researchers say, with indications of an uptick in some segments of travelers.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 9, 2024
50-year-old Pinellas County health care group closing, cutting 245 jobs

Florida Blue-affiliated Diagnostic Clinic Medical Group has notified the state, patients and employees that it is closing its three offices and will cease operations.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 9, 2012
Brokerage expands to Sarasota

Fort Myers-based Land Solutions will open an office in Sarasota.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 10, 2004
Dropping Anchor

A lawsuit claims insiders at Tampa bottle maker Anchor Glass made out in an IPO while investors went down with the stock.

  • Entrepreneurs
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