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  • December 20, 2016
Ritz-Carlton developer buys prime site for $5.4M

The buildings are across the street from the former Quay site.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 1, 2015
Auto dealer buys land for growth

Sunset Automotive Group acquires the former Sarasota Springfest site.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 24, 2005
Siren Song

After blowing the whistle in the 1990s on his competitors and city officials, Frank Griswoldthought he'd finally gotten his chance in Tampa's ambulance industry. He was wrong.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 30, 2023
St. Pete mayor opts for Rays/Hines proposal to redevelop Tropicana Field site

Calling his decision "the safe bet," Ken Welch says that the Sunshine City and its MLB team are now "engaged" and doesn’t expect discussions with Tampa to continue.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 8, 2018
Jebco Ventures set to debut Embassy Suites, start on Hampton Inn & Suites nearby in Sarasota

Sarasota developer Jebco Ventures begun by Jim Bridges in 1975 has embarked on a pair of new hotels in city's downtown that will add more than 300 new rooms to inventory

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 31, 2017
'Broad Scope'

Developers behind a large swath of land in Manatee County envision a world-class biomedical hub. The first part: patience.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 16, 2023
New flagship Fleming's steakhouse underway in Tampa, east Manatee next

A restaurateur is building its new 13,000-square-foot flagship restaurant and plans to grow the chain to 100 locations, starting with a new location in Manatee County.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 1, 2006
Coffee Talk

A luxurious incentive:For many Realtors and home agents, getting those fence-sitting buyers to take the plunge and actually buy a house is an on-going battle these days. PCM trims newspaper company holdings: Naples-based Private Capital Management, which manages $24 billion for wealthy and institutional investors, is sticking to its newspaper story even as a recent filing shows the firm trimmed its newspaper-stock holdings.Going through the government gauntlet: During the past 35 years, the executives at Morton's Gourmet Market, a Sarasota-based high-end grocery and bakery, have gone through the Sarasota's county and city government permitting gauntlet plenty of times, be it trying to expand a parking lot or build an addition to the structure. St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce President/CEO John Long says the city's skyline isn't all that's changing: The chamber is redefining itself through the shuffling of eight executives and the hiring of three new leaders in an effort to increase membership and better reflect the growth of the business community.The blogosphere and message boards are buzzing over the plunging shares of Fort Myers-based women's retailer Chico's FAS.Soon after Venice-based window and door manufacturer PGT went public earlier this summer, company president Rod Hershberger was given the rock star treatment.Coffee Talk can brag with the best of them, regularly touting Gulf Coast businesses that make the cut in n

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  • September 8, 2022
Sarasota health care provider names new CEO

The move concluded a five-month search for CenterPlace Health.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • June 17, 2011
Grocery shoppers could get a new bag

Coffee Talk hears Trader Joe's, a trendy grocery store chain known for $2 wine bottles and an eclectic assortment of organic products, might make its Florida debut on the Gulf Coast.

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  • September 23, 2019
Grocery store chain expands its reach in region

New store will be the national chain’s 39th spot and 21st in Florida.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 20, 2018
Greystar buys Tampa apartments for $82 million

Greystar Real Estate Partners of Charleston, S.C. adds to area portfolio of multifamily rental properties by buying the Avana Westchase complex in Tampa for $82 million

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 14, 2018
Airport surpasses benchmark for passenger service

Punta Gorda Airport surpasses 1 million passengers in 2018, six million since 2007

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 14, 2018
Taylor Morrison buys Bradenton land for $10.52 million

Homebuilder Taylor Morrison spend $10.52 million to acquire a 200-tract owned by the City of Bradenton, where it will build 350 new homes

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 4, 2013
Infrared window firm plans 25 hires, expansion

Manatee County-based IRISS has outgrown a facility it opened earlier this year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 15, 2016
Greystar to Manage Villa Grande

Greystar Real Estate Partners, the nation's largest residential, multifamily manager in the U.S., is poised to take over property management of the four-story Villa Grande at Sarasota later this month.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 28, 2024
Tampa awards developer $750,000 for affordable senior living facility

The grant money will go toward the construction of an 88-unit community off of Hillsborough Avenue.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 4, 2024
Naples firm acquires 45-mile fiber optic project in DC

It's the first fiber optic purchase for ROC Venture Group, a Naples-based venture capital and private equity firm with a growing portfolio of AI-related investments.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 11, 2022
$250M Naples indoor water park resort project sets groundbreaking date

Collier County officials approved $15 million in incentives for the Great Wolf Resorts project.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 4, 2022
Manatee County waives certain building permits for rest of 2022

Commercial and residential damage in the county already exceeds $80 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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