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  • March 5, 2012
Longboat tennis resort sold

RVA purchased Cedars Tennis Resort and Barrier Island Realty Inc.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 5, 2012
VA project to create 320 jobs

The new VA primary care clinic in Tampa will serve 87,000 veterans.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 5, 2012
Hot Brands expands globally

Canadian firm chooses Manatee County for site of new U.S. headquarters.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 5, 2012
Lee foreclosures stabilize

Lenders filed more foreclosure actions in February than they did in January.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 5, 2012
Local businessman meets with elite company in D.C.

Good thing Sarasota entrepreneur David Grain isn't bashful.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 4, 2012
Developer buys future Trader Joe's building

Greenville, S.C.-based Centennial American Properties LLC (CAP) purchased the 17,590-square-foot former Rooms To Go store on South Tamiami Trail.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 4, 2012
Sarasota's Yellowfin Yachts buys PPI warehouse

Yellowfin Yachts purchased a 31,500-square-foot former Premier Performance Interiors warehouse for $800,000.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 4, 2012
Lennar buying 227 lots in Fiddler's Creek community

Fiddler's Creek LLC has agreed to sell 227 single-family and coach home sites in Fiddler's Creek to Lennar Corp.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 4, 2012
Naples Money Managers buy, moving to U.S. 41

Naples Money Management LLC owners purchased the former Amerivest Realty building for $1.1 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 4, 2012
Czech investors buy two Estero office buildings

Czech Republic and part-time Estero residents purchased two office buildings for $1.43 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 4, 2012
Liberty Group of Cos. takes over two 'Comfort' hotels

Clearwater-based Liberty Group of Cos. acquired two limited-service hotels in the Tampa Bay area.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 4, 2012
Brooks DeBartolo school finds future campus

Brooks DeBartolo Charities Inc.purchased a 44,628-square-foot church building and property for $7.9 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 2, 2012
Trust company boosts dividend

Investors' Security Trust Co announced plans to increase its dividend by 50%.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 2, 2012
Venture Forum leader resigns

Robin Lester led the organization for nine years.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 2, 2012
Homebuilder hits 10-year high

Neal Communities stays strong in 2012, with a 50-plus sales month.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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