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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 17, 2015
Developer ContraVest building Temple Terrace apartment

Altamonte Springs-based ContraVest purchased 9.09 acres west of Interstate 75 north of Fowler Avenue for $4.87 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 13, 2024
Fort Myers attorney named chair of firm’s business litigation department

Scott Beatty has been with Henderson, Franklin for more than 20 years.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 20, 2024
Landscaping firm enters Carolinas, Pennsylvania with acquisition

Fort Myers-based Juniper Landscaping has acquired a 90-year-old landscaping business.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 27, 2023
Community bank rolls past $2 billion in home mortgage loans

Sanibel Captiva Community Bank handled $1 billion in home loans the past five years.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 30, 2025
Waterfront Tampa home listed for $7.9 million

The nearly 6,000-square-foot house is on a quiet, secluded stretch of Bayshore Boulevard.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 20, 2004
National Legal Briefs (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Lincoln Electric to Fight Lawsuits by Sick WeldersLilly's Zyprexa: 'Lifeblood' of the CompanyHarrods Ltd. sues Wall Street JournalPfizer Wins Appellate Ruling in Celebrex Patent Lawsuit Bonds' Trainer and Others Ple

  • Law
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 22, 2008
Capsules of Care

Intezyne, a Tampa company that uses polymers to protect medication until it can get to the bad cells, is on the verge of worldwide distribution.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 29, 2013
Flower Power

A.P. Hollingsworth initially sought to grow a barbecue-sauce business. But he instead combined a passion for orchids with a fearless entrepreneurial spirit to build a longstanding flower company.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • July 16, 2022
Local artist shines light on business in the industry

Free-spirited artist Chad Mize doesn't have a background in business. But after a 20-year freelance career, he's learned a few things.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 12, 2021
St. Petersburg to consider seven teams’ plans for city-owned, 85-acre tract

St. Petersburg will consider seven teams’ alternatives for the city-owned, 85-acre tract that includes Tropicana Field, the Tampa Bay Rays’ home field.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 9, 2025
Sarasota County pays $1.3 million to protect Venice land

In the week's top commercial real estate news, developers buys Wimauma land to build 196 townhouses, a Sarasota theater is being upgrading, and a day care chain is expanding in Southwest Florida.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 25, 2025
Philadelphia investor pays $12.9M for Brandon shopping center

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Sarasota dock builder buys a design studio, a fire sale at a Clearwater Beach apartment building, and construction starts at a Lee technical school.

  • Florida
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 8, 2026
Punta Gorda apartment, commercial parcel listed for $3.4 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Venice apartment complex is on the market, a Naples industrial portfolio sells, and a Tampa office tower is nearly fully leased.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 4, 2013
House of law

Mark Adamczyk helped grow his law firm by specializing in homeowners association work. His firm now represents about 1,000 associations.

  • Law
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • March 25, 2016
Stay sharp

Even businesses with successful histories can use upgrades. A $3.5 million project is the way there at one storied resort.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 10, 2015
Corporate report

Dukane Seacom debuts longer-lasting underwater beacon; TransGenex Nanobiotech receives Florida Institute funding; Municipal lien search company hires chief operating officer; Industrial Plastic Systems hires former Ershigs executive; Chiles Group COO moves to Anna Maria Oyster Bar; Draken International plays 'bad guy' for Air National Guard training; Spectrio sale finalist for Deal of the Year

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 2, 2016
One million passengers

Punta Gorda Airport could reach 1 million passengers a year in 2016, just in time for the opening of the new terminal.

  • Strategies
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 4, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

Netp@rk Deal Valued at $42 MillionNaples Realty Group buys Hawthorne Place apartmentsInland-Minto joint venture acquires Largo retail centerECI Telecom subsidiary sells Largo site to St. Pete CollegeEarthMark obtains $40 million in loans for Little Harbor work

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 17, 2005
Calendar of Events

The Calendar of Events is available free of charge.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 18, 2011
House of Pain

The death of a beloved parent, and mentor, could cripple a small business owner. But tech entrepreneur Kathy Durfee found a way to battle back to success.

  • Entrepreneurs
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