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  • January 2, 2012
Phoning in efficiency, company bans emails

When Gene Evans started counting the number of emails he received daily and the time it took for a simple conversation to take place electronically, he realized there had to be a better way.

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  • January 2, 2012
Firm injects hope into manufacturing

Jim Westman gave up his investment banking career in Atlanta in 2009 to return to Sarasota, the town he was raised in, so he could run a company that made something.

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  • January 2, 2012
Arthrex wins lengthy court battle

It's unfortunate that litigation is now considered a routine cost of doing business, but it's always nice when the local guys win a big one.

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  • January 2, 2012
Ft. Myers CBRE affiliate splits

CB Richard Ellis' Fort Myers affiliate will now operate as an independent firm.

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  • January 2, 2012
Community buys The Palm Bank

The move brings the Lakewood Ranch bank closer to $1 billion in assets.

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  • January 2, 2012
T. Morrison buys out Sandoval

Homebuilder Taylor Morrison purchased 577 home sites from Bonita Bay Group.

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  • January 2, 2012
Psoria-Shield raises $1.5M

The Tampa-based manufacturer attracted capital from 23 investors.

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The Top Deals of 2011

The following are the top deals published in the Business Review's Commercial Real Estate section between Jan. 7 and Dec. 9.

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  • December 30, 2011
Circle at Crosstown sells for $35.25 million

Atlanta-based JMG Realty Inc. and Birmingham, Ala.-based HighPoint Holdings LLC have partnered to purchase the 300-unit Circle at Crosstown in Tampa for $35.25 million.

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  • December 30, 2011
Thuzi owners buy building, moving company to Gunn Highway

The owners of Tampa-based Thuzi LLC purchased a 13,800-square-foot former day care building for $1 million.

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  • December 30, 2011
Investors buy bank-owned Lehigh Acres retail center

A group of private investors managed by Richard Applegate of Boca Raton purchased the 29,812-square-foot Lee West Center retail and office development for $1.65 million.

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Teitelbaum, partners buy Tropic Isle resort

Bradenton Beach developer and resort operator David Teitelbaum and his partners purchased the 15-unit Tropic Isle Beach Resort for $1.14 million.

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  • December 30, 2011
Wal-Mart buys Winn-Dixie on North Trail for new store

After months of planning work, retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. purchased the 39,961-square-foot former Winn-Dixie grocery store on U.S. 41 for $2.65 million.

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Former equities trader buys Rosa Del Mar site

Bradenton investor Steven Hanson purchased the 0.93-acre Rosa Del Mar development site on Anna Maria Island for $2.64 million.

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  • December 30, 2011
Central Line Properties LLC buys Colonial Plaza, land

A company owned by Royal Shell Real Estate broker Don DeLuca purchased the 11,148-square-foot Colonial Plaza retail strip center and additional land for $1.5 million.

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