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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2008
TO WATCH (Sarasota-Bradenton): Sean Murphy

Sean Murphy, founder of a Bradenton-based fence company with 12 offices in four states, spends most of his working days in constant motion, a cross between a hands-on problem solver and a big-picture visionary.He's been known to get in his truck and drive to a company facility in Charlotte, N.C. or suburban Nashville, Tenn. to handle a customer situation. But he's also been to known to come up with ideas that can turn into company revenue-boosters.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 26, 2021
Insurance capital firm acquires agency

LTC Global adds new markets to its portfolio.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 23, 2010
Savtira hires 65 in Ybor City

An e-commerce company will open its doors in Ybor City on Jan. 4.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 1, 2020
Company seeks $14.5M for headquarters campus

Tervis has been in its current space for 15 years.

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  • September 15, 2006
Jaza Delivery

An important sales meeting for a startup coffee business has led to other opportunities.Perseverance and confidence are essential.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 3, 2022
Brokerage buys pair of vacation rental firms — including one that leases houses for $100K a month

Companies are being folded into JRW Vacation Rentals LLC, A John R. Wood Company.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 24, 2010
Homebuilder brings on another pro

For the third time in the past year, Pat Neal, one of the most active homebuilders on the Gulf Coast, has a hired away a top executive from another company.

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  • April 8, 2010
TGM buys Bermuda Island Apartments

Investment firm TGM Associates LP purchased the 360-unit Bermuda Island Apartments for $29.5 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 27, 2012
Cash hoarders could prolong recession

The length of time companies pay other companies for work or services is growing according to a new survey.

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  • May 18, 2017
Area manufacturer expands to Shanghai

Sarasota-based Uniroyal plans to grow in Asia-Pacific region

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • October 8, 2013
Investors buy Naples Waldorf hotel

A New York City-based investment group buys the Waldorf hotel in Naples.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 17, 2016
Motorcycle dealer cranks up big sales

Port Charlotte Harley-Davidson motorcycle dealership Bert's Black Widow says it was Florida's highest volume dealer in the final months of 2015.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 7, 2014
Duck Key family buys land for new S.R. 64 RV park

R. Deborah, Stephen and Lisa Simone of Duck Key purchased 12.16 acres of land east of Interstate 75 for $1.38 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • January 8, 2015
Hertz names chief revenue officer

Hertz hires United Airlines chief marketing officer as the new senior executive vice president and chief revenue officer.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 4, 2025
Naples apartment complex sells to New York investor

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 6, 2022
As vertical construction begins, luxury tower tops $80 million in sales

Work at Altura Bayshore in Tampa is significantly underway as crews begin vertical construction.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 13, 2025
Tampa MSA home, condo prices spring decline signal 'a trend has emerged'

Condo sale prices dropped 15% year over year in the market as home prices declined for a fourth straight month.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 13, 2005
The Annuity Racket

A Tampa law firm joins attorneys and attorneys general in three states to recover funds from an Iowa insurer that targets retirees for annuity sales.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 15, 2015
Building big

Highland Homes seized an opportunity, born in the recession, to expand beyond Polk County.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 24, 2023
Historic Fort Myers Beach property sells to developer for $52 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, doctors buy a car dealership, a top realtor is moving, and more apartments are coming.

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