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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 19, 2007
Corporate Report

Mattison's scores Catersource coverFlorida Bank Group buying The Bank of Tallahassee MedClose VCS reports continuing clinical success Retailer Chico's buying Minnesota franchiseeMurphy Business & Financial names top brokers for 2006Tampa training company enters copyright disputeBlue Cross, HCA agree Pilgrim sells to Nihon KohdenUltroid's 'painless treatment'squaremouth Inc. offers health Forbes lingers hereProgress Energy raises moneyRegions exec named FNB veep

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 8, 2019
Luxury builder sees annual growth of 16%

Neal Signature Homes is now in eight communities.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 8, 2019
Firm named exclusive listing broker for 18-story condominium

Seaward Development announced a partnership with Michael Saunders for the final 60% of sales at Epoch.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 21, 2015
Commercial Real Estate

Rivergate owner plans renovations; Dimmitt sales to boost city tax rolls

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 17, 2020
Market Spotlight | Tampa Bay retail

COVID-19 pandemic has yet to erode the momentum the retail sector in Tampa Bay has experienced in recent years, but a reckoning could be in the offing.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 19, 2015
Record setter

NorthStar Healthcare Income's $93 million senior housing purchase ranks as the top sale in Sarasota County's history.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 2, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Lowe's buys land for Venice storeSarasota's Rooks buyscircle's Bottle Shop Wal-Mart Stores closes on land for new University big box Michael Saunders & Co. office tops in Englewood.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 24, 2015
Ant man

A termite and pest business that only recently surpassed $1 million in annual sales has an audacious goal.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 1, 2011
Get Happy

A specialized $42 million insurance firm with a remarkable decade-long track record for growth is in transformation mode. A new president will lead the way.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 9, 2018
Happy days are here again for Florida business owners, says survey

PNC Bank study finds record levels of optimism about the economy.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 9, 2016
Entrepreneur returns

The lure of getting back into home contracting services was too powerful for Jim Abrams.

  • News
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 12, 2024
Texas developer pays $100M for nearly 1,750 acres in Cape Coral

The development could bring as many as 3,500 residences and 425,000 square feet of retail to the Lee County city.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 10, 2024
Investors pay $3 million for seven downtown Bradenton properties

In the week's top commercial real estate news, newcomers commit to longer leases in Tampa, and $400 million in sales triggers new tower along Estero Bay.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 18, 2022
New Babcock Ranch neighborhood to celebrate grand opening

The neighborhood is stretched over 116 acres with 322 homes.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 29, 2025
Upscale indoor golf, social club leases former Bonita Springs Big Lots

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a warehouse is up for grabs in Sarasota, a dental chain is looking for space in Tampa, and a resort is about to be renovated in Bonita Springs.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 15, 2008
Corporate Report

Radiation Therapy sale nearsPreservation Sciences buys EFUEL NetworkBrown & Brown buys Custom OutsourcingFox Electronics buys Seattle's Jet CitySinger Island buyers sue WCI, subsidiaryNanobac Pharmaceuticals buys DNAPrintRaymond James reaches service deal with BuseyFood Lion, Hannaford use nFinanSe systemStinger Systems CEO steps aside, suggests EVPBNY Mellon Wealth opens Tampa officeChico's FAS sales lower, comparables down 22%Checkers Drive-In shuffles executivesNational In-Store founder joins Real Digital Media

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 4, 2008
Gulf Cost Week

Poe officials face lawsuit: Florida insurance and financial regulators are suing several members of the Poe familyPols still getting money: Some things never change in politics, such as politicians.More development delays: The weight of the slumping housing market has recently forced several developers of residential real estate projects in and around downtown Bradenton to scale back or completely postpone the projects.Arena sale close: After several years of starts and stops, the foreclosure sale process of a partially built hockey arena in Lakewood Ranch could finally be on the verge of happening.Lee permits continue slide: Permits for residential and commercial construction continued to fall at a steep pace in March, according to figures from the Lee County Community Development Department.Collier's foreign buyers: Home sales to non-U.S. buyers in Collier County rose in January and February by 67% and 43%

  • Finance
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 6, 2011
This new house

Few people expected WCI Communities to emerge from bankruptcy reorganization and build homes again. But David Fry is out to prove them wrong.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 25, 2011
Corporate Report: Feb. 25

The latest news from Technology Research Corp., TECO Coal, and other Gulf Coast companies.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 11, 2013
Wells Fargo upgrades slated

After its $44.8 million sale, the Tampa high-rise will get new flourishes.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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