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  • February 6, 2015
Lee wants to tax recovery

Shhh! Don't tell politicians and bureaucrats the recession is over. If you do, they might raise taxes on your business.

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  • February 6, 2015
Atlanta's BDB Capital buys Kimco's Southeast Plaza

BDB Capital, an Atlanta real estate acquisition firm, purchased the 129,700-square-foot Southeast Plaza for $14.3 million.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 6, 2015
Sarasota County government buys land for North Water Tower Park

Sarasota County government purchased 6.24 acres of vacant commercial land south of 47th Street and north of 46th Street for $1.2 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 6, 2015
Kotok is a terrified bull

Count David Kotok as a “terrified bull.”

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 6, 2015
Fort Myers eyesore sells

The most hideous building in Fort Myers has finally sold.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 6, 2015
Carolyn Corp., Goff Capital Partners buy Park at Knightsbridge

A joint venture of Reuven Oded's Tampa investment group Carolyn Corp. and the private equity investment firm Goff Capital Partners LP purchased the 299-unit The Park at Knightsbridge apartments for $21.15 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 6, 2015
Retail construction forecast looks bright

There's some good news in a survey from the Association of Retail Environments on construction in the retail sector: Spending on new projects and renovations in North America will rise 10% in 2015, the sixth straight year of industry growth.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 6, 2015
Lennar Homes buys 65 acres west of River Bend community

Miami-based Lennar Homes purchased 65 acres south of 21st Avenue Southwest for $4.25 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 6, 2015
Future depends on millennials

Baby boomers are credited with trending real estate into the suburbs, but now it's millennials making the push back to urban cores.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 6, 2015
Campbell RV owners buy nearby Pro Lawn property

Kevin and Wanda Campbell, owners of the RV dealership Campbell RV, purchased the 3.4-acre Pro Lawn Supply property for $1.5 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 6, 2015
Fort Myers attorney buys Englewood's Rotonda Plaza

A company led by Fort Myers attorney Richard Pringle purchased the 46,836-square-foot Rotonda Plaza for $2.15 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 6, 2015
Continental Realty Corp. fund buys Sierra Grande Apartments

Continental Realty Corp.'s CRC Fund III purchased the 273-unit Sierra Grande Apartments in two transactions for a combined $44.25 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 6, 2015
Urban Core Holdings buys Tampa Gardens Apartments

Tampa's Urban Core Holdings LLC purchased the 135-unit Tampa Gardens Apartments in West Tampa for $3.55 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 6, 2015
Stonegate cheers trading

Stonegate Bank has been marching up the Gulf Coast, snapping up banks from Naples to Fort Myers, Sarasota and Tampa, including Florida Shores Bancorp in January 2014.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 5, 2015
Sarasota home services firm blossoms nationwide

Direct Energy Services will add locations from Panama City to Pennsylvania.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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