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  • December 20, 2013
Hialeah real estate investor buys Palm River Amscot building

The price equated to $356 per square foot.

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  • December 20, 2013
Covenant Capital Group fund buys Bayridge Apartments

The price equated to $94,595 per unit.

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  • December 20, 2013
W.P. Carey fund buys Holiday Self Storage

The price equated to $43 per square foot.

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  • December 20, 2013
Fast-growth firm casts its line

The Gulf Coast has a new construction player.

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  • December 19, 2013
Tampa firm wants in on medical reefer

IMD Cos. is looking to acquire a company in the fast-growing medical-marijuana industry.

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  • December 19, 2013
St. Pete insurance firm buys Sarasota agency

Sarasota-based Al Malins Insurance has 5,000 clients.

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  • December 19, 2013
Chico's shares the love

Women's retailer Chico's FAS plans a $300 million share buyback on top of the recent dividend increase.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • December 19, 2013
Baseball teams ride musical chairs

Spring training in Florida could have a different look in the next few years — and the Gulf Coast could end up with two new teams.

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  • December 18, 2013
Food distributor secures financing

Gourmet-food distributor Innovative Food Holdings says it has secured $2 million in financing from Fifth Third Bank.

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  • December 18, 2013
TIA lands non-stop flights to Panama

Copa Airlines has started four times a week travel between Tampa and its hub in Panama.

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  • December 18, 2013
Couple charged in $2.6M IRS tax fraud

The Sarasota County couple allegedly devised a 'redemption theory' scheme.

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  • December 18, 2013
Broker tries out new gig

Commercial real estate broker Clint Conway has added a new job title: developer.

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  • December 17, 2013
Underwater mortgages drop in Sarasota-Bradenton

Florida remains a national leader in mortgaged properties in negative equity.

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  • December 17, 2013
'No Rules, Just Right' marketer promoted

Bloomin' Brands names Michael Kappitt the chief marketing officer for all its restaurant brands.

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  • December 17, 2013
Construction firm hires top executive

Bob Koenig, the man who oversaw some of the region's largest construction projects, has joined Chris-Tel Construction.

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