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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 23, 2021
County sets new bed tax record

Lee County is on pace for another solid year in 2022.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • March 3, 2025
Goodwill Manasota opens new donation center in Lakewood Ranch

The Goodwill donation center is in a “prime position,” according to the nonprofit’s senior director of real estate.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • June 5, 2014
Designing Doom

Jay Kamhi works with a famous toy designer to bring their cute and creepy baby dolls to market. With a potential movie or television deal, the duo believes Vamplets will make it big.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 19, 2019
In business sale, owner finds perfect match

An important lessons for any entrepreneur is to always have a clear and unbiased financial value of your company, no matter where you on the exit strategy path.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 2, 2021
Region posts stellar monthly tourism numbers, besting 2020 and 2019

Collier County officials believe the region ‘has turned the corner.’

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • February 16, 2026
Allegiant launches flight from SRQ to upstate New York

The flight will operate up to three times a week.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 31, 2022
Investors transforming buildings for today's workers tackle major multi-million dollar renovation in Tampa

New York real estate firm run by two brothers — including one who is a musician and former hedge fund manager — reimagines what office work in Tampa looks, and feels like.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 1, 2012
Move the Furniture

Larry Norris says customers are buying more furniture today than they did during the downturn, in some cases furnishing entire homes instead of just one room.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 6, 2006
THE CAPITALIST: Disintegration

Revealing how terrorists' finances are tracked is reminiscent of the Fall of the Roman Empire. Romans lost their sense of duty and loyalty.

  • Opinion
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 1, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

PIE in the sky: It's not easy being Noah Lagos.Analyst: BB&T not for sale: BB&T Corp. is bringing its annual meeting to St. Petersburg. Will the North Carolina bank be booking the honeymoon suite at the Vinoy?One hot ticket: Don't wait too long or you just might not be able to buy a ticket to the annual George E. Edgecomb Bar Association's 22nd annual scholarship banquet. Last year, Tampa's association for black lawyers filled every seat in the large conference room at Tampa's Hyatt Hotel.Walbolt re-elected chair: For the seventh consecutive year, the shareholders at Carlton Fields PA have elected Sylvia Walbolt as chair of the firm's board of directors.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 17, 2006
Commercial RE Briefs

Investment group buys, renovates American MarinaPraedium Group buys, renames Polo's at BrandonFort Lauderdale buyer pays $87.8 million for City CenterCrossland announces MiraBay mixed-use developmentGold Coast Eagle sells center to CokeRiviera Dunes outparcel fetches $6.2 millionSarasota group buys Budget InnRaymond Building Supply invests in land for future expansionHunt Construction Group preparing land for Tuscany ParkAdam Smith buys 0.37 acres, plans three-story project

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 20, 2020
'Very Cautious'

NFL championship in February will propel Tampa Bay into national spotlight, even if visitor numbers aren’t as robust as initially anticipated.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 3, 2006
Speed = Success

Mel's Diner is betting that getting the food out of the kitchen quickly while adding more gourmet meals will add up to 100 new restaurants in 10 years.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 1, 2024
Prolific investor acquires landmark Sarasota property The Boatyard

A landmark mixed-use waterfront property on Siesta Key has been sold to Chris Brown, a Sarasota-area entrepreneur, real estate investor and co-founder of the Above the Bar Hospitality Group.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 31, 2023
Construction software company to double Tampa workforce

On a visit to Tampa, Procore Technologies' founder discussed the importance of seeing work firsthand and growth plans for Tampa expansion.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 11, 2009
Estero dentist buys unit in Coconut Point Center

Dentist Scott Johnson and his wife Kelley Johnson purchased a 1,900 square foot unit in the Coconut Point Center Condominiums on U.S. 41 south of Coconut Drive for $576,300.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 1, 2020
Grocery sales see gains in some expected and unexpected categories

Shopper intelligence firm finds a shift in buying behaviors brought on by the pandemic.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 10, 2014
Court rules against investors in Channelside case

A bankruptcy judge dismissed four challenges to the sale of Channelside Bay Plaza brought by the Liberty Group and Santosh Govindaraju.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 14, 2010
Shareholders will decide on deal

Tampa-based telecommunications firm Syniverse Holdings Inc. made headlines this fall when it received a $2.6 billion buyout from The Carlyle Group.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 19, 2011
Workers' comp rates may rise

The National Council on Compensation Insurance proposes an 8.9% hike.

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