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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 9, 2019
Rainier buys Woodlands Square for $64 million

A Dallas-based investment firm has spent $64 million to acquire the Woodlands Square Shopping Center in Oldsmar in the wake of a multimillion renovation.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 6, 2024
Pinellas medical manufacturer will close facility, lay off employees

BioDerm has notified the state that is cutting about 50 employees at its facility in Largo but says it will eventually relocate in the county.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 8, 2008
Designing Change

Andy Dohmen has helped Design Styles Architecture transition into commercial work although it has found a niche in affordable housing.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • April 27, 2018
Gaming the system for employee success, retention

KnowBe4 brings fun, games and extra cash to its workforce.

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  • By Steven Benna |
  • January 8, 2016
Be the bowl

Lawn bowling takes a combination of teamwork, strategy and finesse. A money manager brings an analytical approach to the sport.

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  • May 16, 2011
Neal Communities in Top 100

Neal ranked 94th in total closings in 2010, according to Builder Magazine.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 30, 2012
Fort Myers home market back on top

Remember the real estate boom when the Cape Coral-Fort Myers area consistently ranked at the top for home-price appreciation?

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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • February 24, 2017
The Governor v. The Speaker

Don't let the dispute over Enterprise Florida devolve to the level of Washington politics. Be statesmen.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 18, 2021
Multifamily momentum mows down other sectors

Apartment deals once again rule top commercial real estate sales through the first half of 2021.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 19, 2014
Blackstone buys Westin hotel, Convergent Capital buys nearby Knights Point

Wilder Corp. has sold the 299-room The Westin Tampa Harbour Island and nearby Knights Point Retail Center in downtown Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 18, 2013
Florida remains cruise king

Four cities in the state, including Tampa, are in nation's top 10.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 20, 2023
Gym buildings sale brings $94M, Pasco and Hillsborough locations included

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a local Manatee developer keeps growing, a popular restaurant chain — finally — opens in Estero and a New York power company leases space in Ybor City.

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  • May 1, 2013
Fort Myers starts affordable-housing project

Sen. Bill Nelson will attend groundbreaking of a affordable-housing project.

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  • March 16, 2007
Dividend Delight

William Schoen led a deal to borrow $3.25 billion and give long-suffering shareholders a $2.4 billion dividend. Here's an inside look at why and how the deal came together.

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  • By Jay Brady |
  • April 29, 2010
Sparks fly over energy zone

Energy economic zone legislation, pushed by Sarasota County to add green jobs soon, and now watered down by state bureaucrats, may die. But the county could still move ahead with its own ambitious plan.

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  • October 16, 2015
Cory Petcoff, 37

President, Owner, Baron Realty Inc.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 15, 2024
2024 Top 50 Contractors from Polk County to Collier County

A majority of the largest contracting companies in the region are in growth mode.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 31, 2020
Silva to lead JLL statewide capital markets team

Julia Silva, a long-time industrial broker with Cushman & Wakefield, will make the transition to capital markets with her new firm, JLL.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 14, 2016
Jake Crews, 32

President, Wauchula State Bank

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 16, 2015
Huldah Mathis, 32

Financial Adviser, Northwestern Mutual

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