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Sarasota's McKay Law Firm buys former Pat Cook Construction building

Sarasota-based McKay Law Firm PA purchased the 6,600-square-foot former Pat Cook Construction building for $990,000.

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  • August 1, 2014
CEC Controls Co. buys Palmetto facility

Warren, Mich.-based CEC Controls Co. Inc. purchased a 20,020-square-foot flex building for $850,000.

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  • August 1, 2014
Bainbridge buys Falkenburg land, starts apartment development

An affiliate of The Bainbridge Cos. purchased an 18-acre piece of vacant commercial land at the southwest corner of Interstate 75 and the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway for $7.3 million.

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  • August 1, 2014
Cape Coral a work in progress

Cape Coral, the city across the river from Fort Myers, was one of the hardest-hit areas in the economic downturn and foreclosure crisis.

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  • August 1, 2014
Emergency communications 2.0

A company that operates 911 public safety communications systems worldwide, Cassidian Communications, sees big opportunities in Florida, especially the Gulf Coast.

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  • August 1, 2014
Jerry Ulm Dodge buys Crazy Buffet restaurant

Tampa auto dealership Jerry Ulm Dodge Chrysler Jeep purchased the nearby 11,937-square-foot former Crazy Buffet restaurant for $3.25 million.

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  • August 1, 2014
MVP Holdings buys closed restaurant to create future Fort Myers PDQ

Tampa-based MVP Holdings purchased a 5,244-square-foot former Steak and Ale restaurant for $1.33 million.

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  • August 1, 2014
Start them up

A list of the top five service businesses to start based on sales growth contains one surprise: The architecture industry is back.

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  • July 31, 2014
Revenue Management Solutions names top executives

The firm promoted its president of North American operations, George Fougeron, to president of business development.

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  • July 31, 2014
Money manager pleads guilty

Naples money manager Blayne Davis, 33, pleaded guilty in connection with an investment scheme that cost investors $11 million.

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  • July 31, 2014
Sarasota funeral home undertakes expansion

Toale Brothers Funeral Homes & Crematory now has four locations.

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  • July 30, 2014
Fifth Third Center sells for $47M

Fairlead Commercial Real Estate and equity partner Bridge Investment Group Partners purchased the 19-story office building as an investment.

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  • July 30, 2014
College boosts fundraising efforts

Florida SouthWestern State College Foundation in Fort Myers named Joseph Mark Kramp its new director of development.

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  • July 30, 2014
Bradenton manufacturer aims for global growth

Honeycomb Company of America executives attend a major industry trade show.

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  • July 29, 2014
Seafarer Exploration starts on third shipwreck site

The underwater salvage and exploration company received a three-year permit to look in an area south of Cape Canaveral.

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