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October 21, 2011

Stoltz Real Estate Partners buys Broadway Promenade

Bala Cynwyd, Pa.-based Stoltz Real Estate Partners purchased the commercial portion of Broadway Promenade on the edge of downtown Sarasota for $8.15 million.

Manatee-Sarasota

Business Observer Staff
October 21, 2011

Two investors buy Bellagio Shoppes

Edward Dublois of Manchester Center, Vt., and John Varela of Naples purchased the 9,203-square-foot Bellagio Shoppes retail strip center on Tamiami Trail for $1.65 million.

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

Business Observer Staff
October 21, 2011

Tampa investors buy Hillsborough Center

Tampa investors Sam and Laurice Hachem purchased the 77,400-square-foot mixed-used/retail building for $3 million.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

Business Observer Staff
October 21, 2011

Bowland Centers group buys Friendship Lanes

The Bowland Centers group purchased the 28,288-square-foot Friendship Lanes property in Cape Coral, for $1.9 million.

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

Business Observer Staff
October 21, 2011

September unemployment falls

Florida's rate fell to 10.6%, and Tampa Bay leads the Gulf Coast in employment.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

Business Observer Staff
October 21, 2011

Tampa Bay & Co. names CEO

The tourism-promotion organization taps Kelly Miller to lead.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

Business Observer Staff
October 21, 2011

Realtor sales a mixed bag

Condo sales declined in September, single-family sales show rebound.

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Business Observer Staff
October 21, 2011

Manatee County gets swallowed up in raise-gate

A brouhaha bellowed in Manatee County recently, when the seven county commissioners faced a thorny question: to accept or reject a state-mandated $272 raise.