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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 31, 2013
Fans can flock to Sox store

The Red Sox Team Store will sell World Series merchandise at JetBlue Park.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • November 4, 2013
Homebuilding permits jump 67%

Construction activity in Lee County continues to rise in October as the economy recovers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • October 3, 2011
Radiation Therapy gets $50M

The Fort Myers firm expanded its credit line to help fund acquisitions.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2014
Former Buy Owner CEO listing home

Al Bennati has hired Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate to sell his St. Pete Beach home.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 22, 2015
Health system sells hospital

Community Health Systems plans to sell the 88-bed Lehigh Regional Medical Center later this year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 13, 2022
Coastal Orthopedics opens new headquarters facility

The facility was one of two the orthopedic service provider opened in Manatee County last month.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 8, 2021
Law enforcement gains ground in attacking PPP fraud cases

At least four people in the region have been charged in alleged fraud cases.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • November 20, 2024
Sarasota County tourism ‘normalizing’ post-pandemic, optimistic for 2025

After a pandemic-era travel boom, Sarasota is seeing a return to normal, market researchers say, with indications of an uptick in some segments of travelers.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 6, 2019
100 N. Tampa tower coming to market

After nearly a dozen years of ownership, Prudential Real Estate is selling the 42-story 100 N. Tampa skyscraper in downtown Tampa, and has hired commercial brokerage HFF to makret it for what could be a record-setting $207 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 21, 2020
Abacus acquires Sage apartments

Abacus Capital acquires Sage apartments in $60.4 million deal for Sarasota County multifamily rental complex in Palmer Ranch.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 20, 2019
Locally based digital media firm slashes jobs

The Penny Hoarder, a St. Petersburg, Florida-based personal finance website, announced job cuts on Wednesday.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 1, 2014
Funding group hopes to find success

Startups throughout Florida have a new ally in a frontline challenge: raising capital.

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  • May 31, 2013
County appeals land-use law decision

Pasco County officials will fight a federal judge's ruling that essentially called a local ordinance an end-run around eminent domain laws.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 21, 2007
Coffee Talk

Marco bank deal called off: Bad loans at Marco Community Bancorp scuttled a deal with the influential Barron Collier and Lutgert families in Collier County.Random acts of freebies: Free giveaways at banks are usually relegated to the coffee and donut display in the lobby. Maybe you'll land a Frisbee and a key chain, or even a lollipop, if you're lucky.D'Alessandro's body recovered: Commercial real estate brokers speculated for days about what happened to well-known Fort Myers broker Frank D'Alessandro.A treat for cookie and cupcake eaters: The wholesale bakery operation behind some of the Gulf Coast's most talked about, and eaten, cookies, muffins and cupcakes is going retail.Have lights, will sell franchises: St. Petersburg entrepreneur Nick Schriver, a 28-year-old landscape architect, started Decorating Elves three years ago as a sideline business that decorated homes for Christmas.Help us find the top tech companies Technology rules.

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  • March 25, 2010
Bank staging an encore in Florida

Contrary to recent news reports, Thomas Ray wants you and his sister to know he isn't leaving Florida.

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  • November 21, 2016
County surpasses $20M in bed taxes

Sarasota County's Tourist Development Tax collection increased 4.9% in fiscal 2016 over fiscal 2015.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 19, 2022
December brought more passengers to airport than ever before

SRQ also reported well over 3.1M passengers visited throughout the year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 30, 2024
Mall owners turn from new tenants to complete redos

While the future of traditional malls continues to be in flux, new mall owners see the huge pieces of land as an opportunity to reinvent.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 8, 2008
Debt Woes Continue

Solid, investment-grade companies, such as General Mills, are normally able to sell debt like Cheerios. But with the freezing up of credit markets worldwide, even the strongest firms are shying away. Between the time it takes and the increasing costs, it is a decreasingly attractive option right now.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 24, 2010
Home, condo sale prices fall

Median August sale prices fell over the year in all three Gulf Coast metros.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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