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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 13, 2018
CRE Models mashing big data with commercial real estate

CRE Models of St. Petersburg says it's a one-stop shop for data analytics and analysis geared specifically for the commercial real estate industry

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 4, 2016
Finding failure

A blockbuster business success put Mike DeLazzer in the entrepreneurial spotlight. Now he helps others find their way.

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  • By Steven Benna |
  • December 18, 2015
Crystal clear

Residential developer Metro Development Group needs unique ways to stand out. Part of the plan includes something new.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 30, 2015
Skin in the game

Andrew Jaffe grew his solo dermatology practice to 16 offices by seizing opportunities created by changes in the health care industry.

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  • By Ian Swaby |
  • March 26, 2025
High-end Champagne bar, a $4M project, preps for downtown Sarasota debut

The Sugar Champagne Bar concept comes from a Florida transplant from California, Ronnie Shugar.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Madison Bierl |
  • June 19, 2025
Shuttered pickleball facility reopens under new leadership

Matt Lund, who had worked under the previous ownership, says the business model has it right this time.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jay Heater |
  • October 14, 2024
Sarasota mall overcomes doubts, celebrates a big milestone

The Benderson Development and Taubman project has had a tremendous economic impact on the region.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 17, 2007
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

McGarvey Development plans large office parkHotel joint venture buys Naples Courtyard4-M Properties, Fireservice plans industrial buildings, HQPennsylvania fund buys Tuscany ApartmentsCritical Path Development planning Toledo Blade CenterKoll Development nears Tampa Intellicenter startLargo's Patel family buys New Port Richey hotelSkin treatment centerexpands, starts classes

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 29, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Medi-Weightloss Clinics buys new headquartersApartment investor Mallahbuys Oceanside ApartmentsLutgert Cos. renovatingVillage on Venetian BayCoral Gables bankerbuys St. Pete warehousesInvestment group buysOld Dixie Highway RV ParkCanberra Investments addsto White Lake park holdingsPennsylvania anesthesiologistsbuy Marco Island buildingArlington Garden getsrehab, new ownershipLowe's buys Sarasota land,for Palmer Ranch storeRKM Development buysland for Venice Walgreens

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • July 8, 2022
Local restaurant chain lands a Hall of Fame partnership

PDQ and Bucs legend Derrick Brooks have teamed up to support youth education.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 4, 2022
Nearly 1 million square feet in industrial space coming to Southwest Florida next year

Two companies announce major industrial projects coming to Fort Myers and Punta Gorda

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 7, 2022
Sarasota doctor gets 3.5 years in prison for taking bribes to prescribe opioids

A federal judge sentenced the 59-year-old doctor for taking sham “speaking fees” in exchange for prescribing drug containing fentanyl.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 3, 2007
REEVES: GUEST COLUMN

A primer on how to obtain financing for your business.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 29, 2006
Winn-Dixie project hits county blockades

County officials assured Steve Kossoff his $50-million project would get 'fast track' treatment. A year later, he's still waiting.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 21, 2007
Re-Creating the Bern's Experience

From the wine cellars to SideBerns to an "epicurean hotel," David Laxer builds on what his father, Bern Laxer, started five decades ago in a strip center.

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  • By Janelle Makowski |
  • February 18, 2005
Beyond the Comfort Zone

Clearwater lawyers tackle the difficult subject of bigotry at a bar association luncheon.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 20, 2006
Corporate Report

Look at business briefs from around the Gulf Coast for free.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 17, 2006
Lasday: You can't manage, if you can't measure

High performance marketing all-stars need discipline to measure results and progress.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 22, 2005
Calendar of Events

The Calendar of Events is available free of charge.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 20, 2008
Canary in the Coal Mine

Loans backed in part by the U.S. Small Business Administration should be easy to make. One Fort Myers group that helps coordinate these kinds of loans warns that tough times are ahead.

  • Entrepreneurs
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