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  • March 6, 2015
Phoenix Realty Group buys University Club Apartments

New York City-based Phoenix Realty Group LLC purchased the 536-unit University Club Apartments for $21.8 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 6, 2015
Catholic Charities Family Resource Center moving to former social security office building

Catholic Charities Diocese of Venice Inc. purchased a 10,240-square-foot office building for $1.2 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 6, 2015
Guatemalan politician buys Burgundy Square apartments, retail

Guatemalan businessman and former politician Harold Caballeros purchased the 45,380-square-foot Burgundy Square apartments and retail space for $7.9 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 6, 2015
Parkland couple pays $17M, buys Tampa BJ's Wholesale Club

Real estate investors Kim and Steven Fields of Parkland purchased a 119,884-square-foot BJ's Wholesale Club for $16.9 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 6, 2015
Bank courts foreign customers

The rising dollar hasn't deterred at least one Gulf Coast bank from actively courting foreign investors.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 6, 2015
Encore Hospitality regains Westshore Tampa Hampton Inn

Encore Hospitality LLC, a subsidiary of Encore Enterprises Inc., purchased the 132-unit Westshore Tampa Hampton Inn for $12 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 6, 2015
Chico's CEO: Too much email

Is there such a thing as too much promotion of your brands?

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 6, 2015
Realtor logs banner week

Sarasota area Realtor Nick Herron recently had an all-time week to remember: He was involved in closing four real estate transactions that surpassed $9 million from Feb. 13-20.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 6, 2015
Go blue, get some green

The marine sciences industry has big-time potential on the Gulf Coast, and one of leading nonprofits in the region aims to prove it.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 6, 2015
Polk County: Lakeland's Century Retail buys Havendale Square shopping center

Lakeland-based Century Retail purchased the 69,050-square-foot Havendale Square shopping center for $3.33 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 6, 2015
IberiaBank finalizes acquisition

Florida Bank Group Inc. is officially no more after IberiaBank Corp. completed its $87 million acquisition of the Tampa-based lender.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 6, 2015
Wanted: best entrepreneurs

Are you the kind of entrepreneur who never lets no get in the way of a dream?

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 6, 2015
It's always sunny at Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin will provide a little shade to the more than 500 employee cars parking at its Oldsmar campus -- using Florida's largest private, non-utility solar project.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 5, 2015
Laughter coming to Bonita Springs

Stevens Construction plans to start building a performing arts center that includes a comedy club in Bonita Springs.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 5, 2015
Police: Sarasota CPA stole $200K from 92-year-old

Authorities say suspect made withdrawals from victim's bank at ATMs in casinos.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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