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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 21, 2017
Smells like retail spirit

Bows and Arrows takes aim at female sports fans.

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  • August 11, 2017
A Good Education

Goodwill Manasota is now handling business operations for The McKay Academy.

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  • August 22, 2014
American Realty Capital Properties buys six Gulf Coast Red Lobster restaurants

American Realty Capital Properties Inc. purchased six Gulf Coast-area Red Lobsters restaurants as part of a larger acquisition of the seafood restaurant's sites nationwide.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • September 5, 2014
'Sellers remorse' unleashes challenge

Tampa area commercial real estate broker Kenny Anderson, like many of his peers, says one of the best parts about the business he's in is clients rarely, if ever, get emotional.

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  • January 30, 2014
Taubman sells share of International Mall for $499 million

The real estate investment trust sold nearly half of the Tampa upscale retail center to a joint venture of TIAA-CREF and APG for $499 million.

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  • February 5, 2014
Buggy idea takes a big bite

The adage about necessity being the mother of invention fits perfectly for Sarasota entrepreneur Tiffany Christner.

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  • February 6, 2014
'The elephant in the room'

The people at S-One Holdings Corp., a Sarasota-based graphics, digital printing and software business, sure know how to party.

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  • February 7, 2014
Retailer Taubman Centers Inc. sells 49% of International Plaza

The purchase price consists of $337 million in cash and $162 million of beneficial interest in debt.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • February 7, 2014
Echo Realty LP buys Westgate Plaza

The price equated to $112 per square foot.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • March 6, 2014
Pest control biz hires Sears auto president

The acquisition surge also continues at Arrow Environmental Services.

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  • April 11, 2014
Cleveland's CRM Cos. Inc. buys Bernwood buildings, land

Cleveland's CRM Cos. Inc. purchased the Bernwood portfolio covering nine commercial buildings and 72 acres of vacant land near Old 41 Road for $20 million.

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  • October 28, 2013
Doc faces jail time on $30M tax fraud

Dr. Patricia Lynn Hough was convicted Oct. 25 after a federal trial.

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  • May 20, 2016
POWER BROKERS: CRE Consultants

With offices in Fort Myers and Naples, CRE Consultants is considered one of the top commercial real estate brokerages in Southwest Florida.

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  • October 3, 2014
Tampa takes two of three in affordability

The Tampa Bay Rays didn't make the Major League baseball playoffs this year, but the team did win a crown in one category: The most affordable baseball team for fans to attend games.

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  • May 12, 2015
TerraCap buys four Sarasota office buildings for $37.1M

The Bonita Springs-based firm has purchased the Gateway Professional Center in Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • July 17, 2015
Bank shines on region, acquires two branches

Plant City-based Sunshine Bank continues its strategy to grow on the Gulf Coast.

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  • November 13, 2015
And the pints will flow

When Jeremy Joerger moved to Sarasota to start a craft brewery, he had a meeting with prominent Tampa entrepreneur Joey Redner, founder of Cigar City Brewing.

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  • December 11, 2015
Commercial Real Estate

Feldman holding on to tower; Tampa tower gets BOMA award

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  • January 2, 2016
Made for TV

Kim McGinnis, director of production for Creative Sign Designs, a Tampa-based custom sign business, was ecstatic to see her company recently featured on one of her favorite TV shows.

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  • April 10, 2015
One decade, 20 minutes

Longtime husband-and-wife franchise entrepreneurs Virginia Phillips and Al Roach took a big risk with a fitness business they opened a decade ago.

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