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  • May 31, 2011
Community, FCBA close on deal

Community Bank's acquisition of First Community Bank of America is complete.

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  • May 31, 2011
HSN: Play games while you shop

HSN's online customers can now win discounts by playing computer games.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 31, 2011
Arthrex wins innovation award

The medical manufacturer was lauded by a local technology partnership.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 31, 2011
Healthy franchise hits Brandon

Dorothy Page is the new owner of a Happy & Healthy franchise in Brandon.

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  • May 31, 2011
Source Interlink grows again

The Bonita Springs-based media group bought Mud Life magazine.

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  • May 31, 2011
Neal Communities offers mortgages

It wasn't too long ago that the Sarasota-Bradenton market was inundated with mortgage firms, the obvious response to the residential real estate boom.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 30, 2011
Lee businesses to pols: cut taxes

A recent survey of business owners in Lee County says local governments should cut business taxes to attract new companies to the area.

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  • May 28, 2011
Quest buys Horseshoe Drive building

The Naples-based non-profit Quest Educational Foundation Inc. purchased a 19,271-square-foot building in Kendall International Center for $1.25 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 28, 2011
Broker Seidel and wife purchase 41 retail center

Sarasota Realtor Barry Seidel and his wife, Leslye, purchased the 13,250-square-foot retail strip center on U.S. 41 for $770,000.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 28, 2011
American Water Chemicals buys former SRI building

Tampa-based American Water Chemicals Inc. purchased a 40,800-square-foot distribution center on Corporate Center Lane for $1.55 million.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 28, 2011
Lake Mary company buys Best Western

Perfect Hospitality LLC, a company led by Dhimant Shah of Lake Mary, purchased the 51-room Best Western Plus Manatee Hotel for $2.9 million.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 28, 2011
Sarasota residential investor buys Parrot Beach Cottages

Sarasota investor Brad Stephenson purchased the two-story Parrot Beach Cottages on Siesta Key for $570,000. The price equated to $142,500 per unit.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 28, 2011
Foreign investor group buys Stonehenge, Sandanay

A foreign investor group purchased the Sandanay and Stonehenge apartment complexes for a total of $2.5 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 27, 2011
Publix buys shops for $28M

The Lakeland-based grocer bought a shopping center in Land O' Lakes.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 27, 2011
Grayl's Hotel sells for $1.85M

A husband and wife from St. Petersburg paid cash to acquire the property.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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