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  • December 2, 2013
Builder elected civil rights chair

Florida Commission on Human Relations elects Naples building executive Mario Valle as its chairman.

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  • December 2, 2013
Sarasota hotels to get $3M in upgrades

Two properties, one near SRQ Airport, also have a new management group.

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  • December 2, 2013
JPMorgan Chase Bank branch replacing BP, Southtrail Auto Center

Boos Development Group Inc. purchased a 5,747-square-foot BP gas station with a three-bay auto repair shop at the corner of U.S. 41 for $1.65 million.

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  • December 2, 2013
Habitat for Humanity of Lee, Hendry buys Majorca Palms Estates

Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties Inc. purchased the partially developed Majorca Palms Estates property for $3.47 million.

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  • December 2, 2013
Hodges University buys Stock Development HQ building for $13 million

The price equated to $265 per square foot.

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  • December 2, 2013
William Warren Group buys Twin Rivers Self Storage

The price equated to $53 per square foot.

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  • December 2, 2013
Illinois family buys University land for Culver's restaurant expansion

The buyers are developing a 4,446-square-foot new Culver's restaurant on the site.

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  • December 2, 2013
Tarpon Springs contractor buys Wells Fargo office building in Dunedin

The price equated to $28 per square foot.

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  • December 2, 2013
Hines buys Behnke Ranch for master-planned community in Pasco

The price equated to $39,179 per acre.

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  • December 2, 2013
Real estate agent, investor buy Fountains Shopping Plaza for $2.1 million

The price equated to $28 per square foot.

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  • December 2, 2013
Business owners bullish in Lee County

A recent survey of business executives in Lee County shows little doubt that they expect 2014 to be a better year for their businesses despite regulatory headwinds.

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  • November 29, 2013
Visit Sarasota County wins for 'Amish Las Vegas'

The tourism arm for the county received a Gold Adrian Award for its feature touting Sarasota as the Las Vegas for the Amish community.

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  • November 29, 2013
Phillips Edison-ARC Shopping Center buys Crystal Beach Plaza

The price equated to $205 per square foot.

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  • November 29, 2013
Jockeying for Radel's seat

Now that U.S. Rep. Trey Radel has checked himself into a rehab facility following his guilty plea of cocaine possession, some wonder how the freshman congressman from Fort Myers can govern effectively.

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  • November 29, 2013
Get in on the action in Jacksonville

A startup business competition partially backed financially by Shad Khan, owner of the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars, seeks companies for its spring 2014 program.

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