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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 7, 2014
DRA Advisors company buys Springs Plaza center

An affiliate of New York City investment adviser DRA Advisors LLC purchased the 199,922-square-foot Springs Plaza shopping center for $23.7 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 7, 2014
Brightwork Real Estate buys Pine Ridge Checkers parcel

Tampa-based developer Brightwork Real Estate Inc. purchased a 0.58-acre former Checkers drive-in restaurant commercial lot for $1.4 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 8, 2015
Utility reaches deal for $10B sale

Canadian company Emera offers to buy Tampa's TECO Energy for $27.55 per share.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Susan Dushock |
  • January 6, 2017
Slow and steady

The economic recovery points to a bright future in Florida — mixed in with a bit of uncertainty.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 25, 2013
Fast-growing Sarasota auto biz motors top 10 list

Dealers United now has 5,700 members in its buying group.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 20, 2012
Encore buys Liberty branches

Encore National Bank plans to acquire two branches of Liberty Bank.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • November 28, 2024
Tourist spending up, visitation down in Sarasota for September

Visit Sarasota County's September tourism data shows gains in several areas while visitation overall compared with 2023 was down.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 23, 2004
Sarasota's Mr. Friendly

From Sarasota to Orlando, Steve Sandor and partners are opening new Friendly's restaurants and discovering success. Their first location, in Sarasota, is third in the national chain in annual sales.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 21, 2017
A bigger bed (tax)

New tourism marketing district is the first of its kind in the state.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 12, 2021
National hotel chain debuts new brand concept in Tampa

North Carolina hotel company, chasing population growth, makes Florida the focus of its new brand and expansion.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 10, 2012
North Port run poorly, say 55%

A new poll at the North Port EDC's website shows a lack of confidence.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 20, 2019
Irish pub chain opens new location in region

Irish 31 Pub House & Eatery opened its first location in 2011.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 5, 2015
New chiefs take over at Creative Contractors

Joshua Bomstein succeeds his father, Alan, as president, setting up his eventual move into the chief executive spot.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 17, 2015
Corporate report

USF, Tampa Bay WaVE win $500,000 federal grant; Walter Investment subsidiary buying $9.6B of loans; Oxis Biotech licenses drug rights to treat hard-to-fight cancers; Actsoft, U.S. Cellular sign business software deal; AirFlyte FAA certified for corporate jet maintenance; Sanibel Vacations hires Noise for new brand

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 7, 2012
SRI and Synergy Health merge

Domestic and overseas healthcare companies combine.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 14, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

New York group develops airport parcelGreat Dane Developers buys Grand ApartmentsNaples developer buys Hickory nook and marinaSix L's Packing buys Tomato ManPreshers Tool & Fastenergrows, adds warehouseCanadian group plans eastern villageCanadian investors buy Rolling WavesHap's Honda Cycle Sales plans growth, new facilityLakewood Ranch arena closer to foreclosureFlagler buys Bridgeport CenterGrubb & Ellis REIT buys medical plazaGoodman, Forest City buy more Wiregrass landIkea buys land, site work continues

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 29, 2021
Nonstop service to take flight at airport in region

The new flight will take to the skies in March.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Denise Federer |
  • August 20, 2020
Does Your Family Business Need a Coach?

The right coach can aid a business in a multitude of ways.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 29, 2013
Report: Little-known tax will cost Fla. jobs

The NFIB says an Obamacare provision could reduce Florida employment by 10,000 jobs by 2022.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 8, 2016
No insurance, no problem

Gulf Coast Family Care doesn't accept insurance, but it passes the savings in administrative costs to its patients.

  • Strategies
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