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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 23, 2024
Developer pushes tiny homes as solution to affordable housing crisis

Dan Dobrowolski has been building small houses for two decades and believes they provide homeowners what they need and are more humane than traditional apartment blocks.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 1, 2016
Package promoters

A successful shipping company seeks a new approach in the fight for repeat customers. It might be on to something.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 28, 2011
Sarasota County cuts road fee

The 50% reduction in new-home taxes will take effect on Feb. 1.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 21, 2013
Fort Myers home prices jump 25%

The median price of a home rises to $176,333 in May.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 26, 2011
Ft. Myers CFO leaves for HMA

Kerrin Gillespie resigns from Radiation Therapy to return to HMA.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 17, 2013
Fort Myers seasonal hiring bright

Here's a sign that businesses expect a good winter season this year.

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  • July 17, 2014
Sold! Antique pros open high-end auction biz

Andrew Ford and Elizabeth Lathrop Ford expand their company.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 7, 2014
Logistics firm promotes executive

Eric Amstutz has been with Tampa-based Quala since 2010.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 23, 2014
Tampa Cheap for car rentals

Cheapskates rejoice: Tampa is the second most affordable place to rent a car in the country, behind only Orlando, tied with Fort Lauderdale and ahead of Las Vegas and San Diego.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 15, 2013
River Reach Apartments sell for $45 million

The price equated to $80,935 per unit.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 1, 2024
Polk County office building sells for $6.25 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a legendary Tampa bakery is getting a new home, a Palmetto salvage yard gets sold, and Babcock Ranch is getting new tenants.

  • Florida
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  • September 28, 2007
Coffee Talk

Ooh la Latina!: Erika Pena, the Fort Myers jewelry designer, was listed among the 10 most stylish Latinas on the popular Stylist section of AOL.com recently.Tomorrow is just a day away: The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce is climbing aboard the tough times caravan.Electric utilities consolidating?: Nothing official yet, but talk is heating up again about possible mergers in the electric utility industry. With the number of people they employ, this could be a bomb.Gulf Coast Realtor 'joins' the Navy: The Gulf Coast business community has no shortage of executives willing to serve on community and charity-related boards, from school councils to civic groups to national foundations.Getting good exposure on the tube: Tampa-based tech company Actsoft Inc. got some national exposure recently and didn't pay a dime for it: on the TV series "CSI: Miami."Legal battles continue for OSI: Three months ago, OSI Restaurant Partners shareholders approved a management buyout of the Tampa parent company of Outback Steakhouse, but legal work remains.Existing home sales and prices continue to dropGuaranteeing a good time (to buy)

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  • By Steven Benna |
  • March 9, 2026
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A $32 million hotel sale in Hillsborough County paces the week in transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 20, 2023
Publix is doing away with GreenWise-branded stores

The Lakeland chain will transition its GreenWise stores to the traditional Publix brand.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 26, 2004
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  • May 21, 2004
Legal Calendar (Tampa edition)

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 11, 2012
Golden State bonks another business loose

The exodus of California businesses continues to make news.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 13, 2012
You're hired: Trump to win award in Sarasota

The Sarasota Republican Party will name Donald Trump Statesman of the Year at a dinner right before the Republican National Convention in Tampa.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 11, 2021
Hospitality industry confab picks area for major late summer event — in person

Connect's hospitality marketing event in Tampa in August is expected to provide a major economic boost for the region’s hospitality industry later this year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 14, 2020
Lender funds nearly 2,000 PPP loans, opens three branches during pandemic

Tampa, Florida-based Suncoast Credit Union has been busier than ever during the coronavirus pandemic, opening three new branches and funding more than 1,900 Paycheck Protection Program loans, totaling $49.5 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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