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  • February 3, 2014
Luxury retail pops up to fill void

Marilee Roberts sells exotic, handcrafted jewelry imported from Italy — a gig that so far, over two years, hasn't involved morphing into a commercial real estate landlord.

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  • February 3, 2014
FGCU: Forget about football

Everywhere he goes, people ask Wilson Bradshaw the same question: When is Florida Gulf Coast University going to get a football team?

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  • February 3, 2014
Former mayor joins law firm

Former Fort Myers Mayor James Humphrey joins law firm Knott Ebelini Hart.

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  • January 31, 2014
December construction activity falls

Commercial construction was down in 2013 for the Tampa Bay area, while residential construction continued to climb.

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  • January 31, 2014
Walter Investment hires new CFO

The Tampa company employs a former adviser who helped it with several transactions, including the 2011 purchase of Green Tree Servicing.

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  • January 31, 2014
Radio advertising misses politics

Radio-station operator Beasley Broadcast Group saw quarterly revenues and profits drop from the lack of political advertising this year.

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  • January 31, 2014
Naples loses corporate HQ

The first tangible evidence from the loss of Health Management Associates' headquarters in Naples was posted on a state government website.

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  • January 31, 2014
Mattamy deal blossomed from Lightning trip

An in-depth look at how the deal came together for Mattamy Homes' purchase of 235 acres in Lakewood Ranch.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • January 31, 2014
Vandyk Group of Cos. plans Golden Gate condos

Canadian developer Vandyk Group of Cos. has chosen Sarasota as its entry point into the U.S. market. Vandyk USA has announced plans to develop a mid-rise condominium building on Golden Gate Point.

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  • January 31, 2014
Goodwill Industries-Manasota buys North Trail Sarasota store

The price equated to $165 per square foot.

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  • January 31, 2014
Dermatology and Oculoplastic Consultants doctors buy Clark Road office building

The price equated to $104 per square foot.

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  • January 31, 2014
Developer buys La-Z-Boy building for new Harbor Freight Tools store

The price equated to $135 per square foot.

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  • January 31, 2014
Klein & Heuchan owners buys two restaurants, office tower

The price equated to $84 per square foot.

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  • January 31, 2014
IMT Capital buys two apartments: Preserve at Westchase and Tuscany Bay Apartments

The 409,942-square-foot Tuscany Bay Apartments was built in 2001.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • January 31, 2014
Norstar-led investment group building apartment development

The price equated to $89,390 per acre.

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