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  • May 23, 2014
Home-price increase slows in Lee

Median home-sale prices the Fort Myers area rose at a slower pace in April than they did one year ago.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 23, 2014
Oak Creek investors buy Garden Isles Apartments

A Los Angeles area investor group, led by Chaim Freeman of B.F. Management, purchased the 300-unit Garden Isles Apartments for $12.36 million.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 23, 2014
B&L Investments buys Interstate Corporate Center

An affiliate of Tampa-based investment firm B&L Investments LLC purchased the 344,896-square-foot Interstate Corporate Center for $27.5 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 23, 2014
Tampa firm wins big

Tampa-based wastewater technology firm BioRenew has been awarded the $50,000 Cade Museum Prize from the Cade Museum for Creativity + Invention in Gainesville.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 23, 2014
Brooklyn's Read Property Group buys Belmont Park apartments

Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Read Property Group LLC purchased the 234-unit Belmont Park apartments for $9.36 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 23, 2014
Shapiro Insurance Group buys Barton Insurance buildings

An affiliate of Jacksonville-based Shapiro Insurance Group purchased an 8,778-square-foot multitenant office building on Cape Coral Parkway for $1.07 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 23, 2014
Investor can boost Chico's stake

Blue Harbour Group could be ready to make a big fashion statement.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 23, 2014
Praise outside the tent

Feld Entertainment, the firm behind Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, recently picked up some applause from people other than the fans in the seats.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 23, 2014
Eaton Corp. sells manufacturing building, business line to Safran

French aerospace and defense technology company Safran purchased a 134,221-square-foot manufacturing building from Eaton Corp. for $4.15 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 23, 2014
Welcome to Hyatt High

The hospitality industry is looking for the next generation of hoteliers.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 23, 2014
Root for the home team

The business of baseball can be brutal, as municipalities fight to win or keep a team for their town.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 23, 2014
DRW Real Estate Investments buys, renovating Windermere Apartments

Chicago-based DRW Real Estate Investments LLC purchased the 180-unit Windermere Apartments on Main Street for $10 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 23, 2014
Correction

A story on the sale of 8000 Summerlin Lakes Drive, Fort Myers in the May 16 issue incorrectly stated the company for which Richard Clarke and Rodney Fiddler work.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 23, 2014
Tampa Cheap for car rentals

Cheapskates rejoice: Tampa is the second most affordable place to rent a car in the country, behind only Orlando, tied with Fort Lauderdale and ahead of Las Vegas and San Diego.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 22, 2014
Burger 21 targeting Charlotte, N.C.

The burger restaurant franchise wants to add at least four restaurants in the metro area and more units statewide.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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