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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 13, 2006
Home Investor's Heyday

Nationally recognized real estate investor/teacher John Schaub sees a heyday coming from the housing-price correction.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 6, 2008
Impact resistant?

Market realities have forced PGT Industries, one of the oldest, and largest, window and door manufacturers on the Gulf Coast, to make some big changes.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 29, 2008
Corporate Report

Study: SinoFresh spray kills MRSA in nosesIntertape Polymer Groupreleases new roof productCryo-Cell, EndGenitor planjoint research programMIVA rearranging itsEuropean operationstate approves site forSeminole clean coal unitHSN Inc. leaves IAC,listed on NASDAQWellCare Health Plansmakes payment agreementGevity plans 5-cent dividend,31st quarterly paymentBrown & Brown buys assetsof Pennsylvania-based firm

  • Industries
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  • By John Haughey |
  • January 11, 2022
Polk County embraces red-hot industrial market

If Florida’s economy is hot, Central Florida is hotter. If Central Florida is hotter, Polk County is hottest. If Polk County is hottest, then Winter Haven is ablaze.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 4, 2007
A Tale of Two Floridas

Northeast Florida and Southwest Florida might as well be at opposite poles, one developer says.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 30, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana)

Neal plans to buy palmetto golf courseWaterford Cos. Buys Laurel LandRichmond American Homesbuys Parrish landRWL Communications partners buy former U.S. Tank buildingSarasota investment group buys Downtown restaurantDentist buys medical office

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 4, 2010
Free to Choose

A revamped “Consumer Choice Act” designed to gain the governor's support, encourage more competition and lower prices in the property insurance market, may run into election year politics and get vetoed again.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 10, 2012
The Louisiana Purchase

An ambitious Gulf Coast startup insurance firm will wage a fight for new business in several states, yet Florida isn't in the mix — a knock against the state's regulatory disorder. The move has already begun to pay off.

  • Industries
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 22, 2025
North Carolina, Texas fast-food chains target region for major growth

Whataburger and Bojangles see the region as primed for growth with long-time diners living nearby and plenty of new ones to win over.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • September 19, 2025
Palmetto go-kart business gears up for growth spurt

T4 Kartplex in Manatee County is growing its fleet and offerings under new ownership.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 30, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Fort Myers physician buys buildingRegent Properties buys land,betting on residential recoveryPort Charlotte buyers acquire Courtyard Retirement CentreGora/McGahey Associatesdesigns Coronado High SchoolIrish group buys Citrus Falls CommonsCapital Realty Investorsbuy Selmon's Plaza in LargoCapital Realty Investorsbuy Selmon's Plaza in LargoW.S. Badcock Corp.buys Ruskin store, franchiseMobile Home Depot owner buys Antique MallBenderson Developmentfiles revised BofA plansAfter reorganization,Patrick regains Tropic IsleMedical Education Technologiesplans Bee Ridge expansionSam Rodgers Homesstart work on 'Gran' clubhouse

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 27, 2007
Commercial RE Briefs

Creative Events and Rental builds new warehouseSutter Roofing buys new Naples locationDevelopers plan community on Orange River BoulevardScaffolding maker moves to SarasotaVenice chiropractor buys East Side PlazaAmSouth buys Willette auto parcel for future branchZaremba group buys land for apartmentsNewport Property Ventures buys Normandy ParkCustom Components Co. buys Lynmar office, plans expansion

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 23, 2007
Commercial RE Briefs

Burton-Katzman plans large flex buildingPelican Bay cleaning up Banana River MarinaContruction begins on Olympia ParkKing Brands buys Harvest Pak warehouseTuscano CDD buys land for water systemVengroff buys Bertel ManorSimona Jewelry buys St. Armands storeHonolulu businessman buys Seven OaksAllPro Printing, Direct Mail buys third buildingNew owner buys Temple Terrace Sleep Inn

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 8, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana)

Sarasota businessmen to open resort in '06Sarasota dentists buy Aloha Mobile Home ParkThree investors buy Bradenton warehouseWaterford Cos. buys 20 acres for condosRape Crisis Centerexpands on MainSarasota investor buys land out eastKeenan Development Group prepares for new buildingPort Manatee Center lands first tenant

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 23, 2009
Buyback Bondoggle

Repurchasing a $500,000 loan from the government sounds simple enough. It isn't, as three prominent Gulf Coast businessmen learned firsthand.

  • Florida
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 11, 2003
Real Estate Briefs

This week's items: The Getzen Family in Sarasota buys the Mediterranean Plaza, 595 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key, for $3.375 million.Mississippi firm buys 10 acres for $1.3 millionConstruction starts onOsteopathic medical school

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 14, 2005
Parking Plot

A Tampa valet service with alleged underworld ties goes to court - of all places - when a former employee starts a competing company.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 26, 2013
'Long and Costly'

Two court rulings powerfully rebuke a Pasco County land development ordinance. A federal judge called the county's action an 'abusive and coercive misapplication of governmental power.'

  • Law
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 21, 2011
Economic Forecast 2012 Overview

The yearning for optimism in how next year's economy will turn out is palpable. The facts, however, don't always meet the desire.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 25, 2007
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Investment company buys Sarasota Commerce CenterPublix Super Markets closes on Charlotte distribution siteManatee County buys Perico land for preservationTriton Cos. plans Hyattfractional on Siesta KeyLowe's home improvement store headed to Palmer RanchCore buildsin West PalmTimberstone Group buys, redevelops Avenue ShopsGarden Street Iron & Metal buys adjacent land, plans expansion, new grinderNorthStar buys funeral homeDeveloper plans Wesley Chapel centerFifth Third Bank buys land for Pasco branchLargo investors buy Clearwater office building

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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