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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 11, 2023
Longtime Sarasota insurance agency acquires Tampa firm

The Lovinger Insurance employees and owner will stay on through the transition.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 10, 2009
More burdens on Florida taxpayers?

Protecting the costliest homes in the riskiest parts of Florida helps protect all the taxpayers of Florida

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 14, 2010
Avanti buys Palmetto's Corvus site

Winter Park-based investment group Avanti Investment Advisors purchased the 211 acres of vacant land east of Riviera Dunes and south of U.S. 301 in Palmetto for $24 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 4, 2010
Gov. Crist's Ouija board budget

State Rep. Trudi Williams, R-Fort Myers, has some words of advice for Gov. Charlie Crist and his proposed $69.2 billion budget: “The first thing I would tell Gov. Crist is 'forget about it.'”

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 6, 2009
Eola, others buy International Plaza Four

IP4 Owner LLC, an investment group composed of Richard Corbett of the Concorde Cos. and Jim Heistand, chairman of the Orlando-based real-estate investment firm Eola Capital, purchased International Plaza Four from Crescent Resources for $25 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 13, 2009
Not so newsy: Bank needs capital

There was a time when regulatory orders, strictly written memos of understanding and other command-style communications from regulators to bankers was top news.

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  • November 25, 2009
Tidewell Hospice buys Lakewood Ranch building

Sarasota-based non-profit Tidewell Hospice purchased the two-story building housing its Lakewood Ranch office for $6.55 million. The purchase price equated to $179 per square foot of building space.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 22, 2010
Denver rail woes cheer Tampa voters

Another light rail debacle may be making the 58% of Hillsborough County voters who voted down the 1% transportation sales tax feel like they dodged a bullet.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 30, 2010
Iorio: Don't stop progressing

Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio gave a swan song of sorts during the Tampa Bay Partnership's annual meeting Nov. 19 at the A La Carte Event Pavilion.

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  • September 17, 2010
Kitson & Partners buy Bay Pines Mobile Home Park site

Kitson & Partners purchased 60 acres in Pinellas County for $7.65 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 28, 2011
Canadian firm buys Mosaic Florida building

Artis Real Estate Investment Trust purchased the 107,463-square-foot Mosaic Florida headquarters building for $20.5 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 18, 2010
Universal Health Care buys St. Pete headquarters

Universal Health Care Group purchased the two office floors in its headquarters building for $9 million. The price equated to $68 per square foot.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 26, 2010
Walter to 'Bama, but execs stay here

As Walter Energy Inc. continues its headquarters relocation, several of its top executives are likely staying put.

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  • June 4, 2010
CoastOak Group, Hayman Woods will develop Connerton

Dallas-based Coast-Oak Group purchased the Connerton master-planned community for $5.6 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 10, 2010
Finergy's Collin wheels into awards

Who says developers don't want to share the road? Not Eric Collin with Sarasota-based Finergy Development.

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  • August 18, 2010
Water's Edge owner sees altruism

Maxwell Drever didn't buy the Water's Edge condominium tower in Clearwater simply because it was a bargain.

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  • April 15, 2010
Group shines a light on ethical behavior

A banker, a college professor, a lawyer and a CEO recently got together in a Sarasota hotel ballroom.The topic: Business ethics.

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  • March 26, 2011
Manatee County Rural Health Services buys dorm building

Manatee County Rural Health Services Inc. purchased a 17,639-square-foot former dormitory building south of 53rd Avenue West for $1.1 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 29, 2013
Tech entrepreneurs hope for big opportunity

One of the biggest who's who events of the year for technology startups, TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2013, will have a Sarasota connection.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 1, 2013
Florida ranks No. 1 for trade infrastructure

The state had four top 10 rankings in a U.S Chamber of Commerce report.

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