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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 23, 2022
Home showings — plus sales — booming in region

Tampa and Sarasota join Orlando and Miami on statewide leader list.

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  • August 3, 2018
Airport CEO compares competitors to grocery stores

Sarasota Bradenton International Airport is like Whole Foods, President and CEO Rick Piccolo says.

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  • October 19, 2017
Auto dealership group hires executive

Former Toyota exec Pamela Prue to head up sales recruiting, training at Morgan Auto Group

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  • July 18, 2014
Arts group to purchase St. Pete warehouse for enclave

Warehouse Arts District Association plans to convert the 50,000-square-foot Ace Recycling property into a facility for artists.

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  • August 4, 2014
Kforce sells subsidiary in $119M deal

Deal is part of an ongoing effort to simplify its business model.

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  • November 5, 2013
Local wellness products firm targets France

It Works Global now does business in 12 countries worldwide.

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  • December 20, 2013
Alico Commons sells for $9.88 million

The price equated to $101 per square foot.

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  • May 12, 2016
College launches $1.6M student project

The school is breaking ground on the project this summer.

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  • July 24, 2015
Where's the money?

Ever wonder how much the Gulf Coast is worth?

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  • October 6, 2015
Investors commit $150M to golf

A group of private investors led by Coral Hospitality plans to spend $150 million to buy golf courses from Tampa to Naples.

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  • December 16, 2014
Burgess named Community Banker of the Year

American Banker Magazine recognized Trevor Burgess for his approach to banking and way C1 Bank handles marketing, training and technology.

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  • February 2, 2015
Goodwill Manasota adds equipment sales

The nonprofit has partnered with ReQuip Stores Inc., which will handle picking up and selling donated equipment.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • April 10, 2015
Naples' Heritage Builders buys former Big Cypress Marketplace

Heritage Builders of Naples purchased the 94,362-square-foot former Big Cypress Marketplace building for $2.8 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • August 15, 2024
Tampa-based insurance firm expands out of state

An increasing number of homes in South Carolina will now be covered.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • October 21, 2024
Clearwater pavement maintenance company owner sentenced to federal prison

The owner of a pavement maintenance company was sentenced to four years in federal prison for failing to pay taxes that were withheld from employee’s paychecks.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • July 12, 2024
'Customer is always right' attitude fosters growth at Sarasota metal store

Stanley and Natalie Kinnett own two Metal Supermarkets retail businesses in Florida, including one with a 93% customer satisfaction rating.

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  • May 7, 2004
Capital Guy

At 37, Trenam Kemker's Nelson T. Castellano is one of the area's top lawyers in complexbusiness transactions.

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  • 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

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  • June 28, 2023
Homebuilder’s in-house strategy provides edge against competitors

What started as an offshoot of Naples-based Diamond Custom Homes has turned into an entity that’s forged its own identity.

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  • September 30, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

Bursting at the seams: SCC Soft Computer Inc. has finally found a new headquarters site.New CFO at H&K: Holland & Knight LLP Managing Partner Howell M. Melton Jr. has appointed a new chief financial officer to replace Herb Albritton, who resigned in June after he was demoted.Pittsburgh bank expands here: PNC Bank has brought in another veteran banker to continue an expansion of its Small Business Administration loan program along the Gulf Coast.Lawyers stick together: Lawyer-turned-banker John W. Puffer III has announced the appointment of a fellow barrister from his old law firm to the board of directors at Pilot Bancshares Inc.Saunders moving into Fort Myers: Michael Saunders & Co., an upscale-residential real estate broker in Sarasota, is testing waters in up-and-coming Fort Myers.Sun's rise in Bradenton: Suncoast Bank is expanding to Manatee County.

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