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  • October 27, 2014
Naples film studio expands

Naples-based ITZ Studios acquired the former headquarters of Univision in New Jersey.

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  • October 27, 2014
Broker secures nearly $7M in mortgage deals

Thomas D. Wood & Co. executive Brad Cox cites low interest rates for hot streak.

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  • October 24, 2014
Tampa port officials approve $24M in cranes

Port aims to expand capacity to compete in more markets.

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  • October 24, 2014
Dental group drills in Bradenton for president

Kim Bland is a 1983 graduate of the Manatee Technical Institute.

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  • October 24, 2014
Broadcaster reports advertising drop

Beasley Broadcast Group says revenues and profits declined as advertising fell and operating expenses rose.

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  • October 24, 2014
In Memoriam: William Merrill 1930-2014

William Merrill faced a stark reality in 1939 when he was 9 years old: His father had just died, and he had to go find work to help take care of his mom and sister.

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  • October 24, 2014
Vandyk Group of Cos. buys Seafood Shack, Cortez Village property

Canadian developer Vandyk Group of Cos. purchased about 6.06 acres of waterfront land on Cortez Village just before the bridge to Bradenton Beach for $4 million.

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  • October 24, 2014
Doctor Ironman

Fort Myers surgeon Larry Black is in an Ironman league of his own.

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  • October 24, 2014
Runway clear for commercial real estate

Here's a good sign investors are true believers in the commercial real estate recovery: More capital is flowing into the markets.

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  • October 24, 2014
IP Capital Partners pays $49M for nine of Parkway Properties' buildings

Boca Raton-based real estate investment and asset management firm IP Capital Partners LLC purchased nine Tampa office buildings for $48.7 million.

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  • October 24, 2014
HealthCap Partners LLC buys Riverwalk Professional Center

Dallas-based private equity firm HealthCap Partners LLC purchased a 24,174-square-foot Riverwalk Pro

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  • October 24, 2014
Super 8 motel owner buys Rodeway Inn

Hotelier Girish Patel of Bradenton purchased the 97-room Rodeway Inn in Sarasota for $2.4 million.

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  • October 24, 2014
Blue Rock Partners, Highgate buy Village at Brandon Apartments

A joint venture of Tampa-based Blue Rock Partners LLC and Chicago-based Highgate Capital Group purchased the 112-unit The Village at Brandon Apartments for $10.43 million.

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  • October 24, 2014
Vacant former Winn Dixie center sells to Wal-Mart for Supercenter

Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. purchased the Summerlin Square shopping center for $6.35 million.

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  • October 24, 2014
Another investor piles onto Hertz

Now that Hertz consented to Carl Icahn's demands for new management and seats on the board, the car-rental giant is facing yet another activist shareholder.

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