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  • April 18, 2011
$12.5 million building sold

Lakewood Ranch medical office building sold to Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • April 18, 2011
Creonix to hire 105 in Manatee

An electronics manufacturer will hire 105 during the next five years.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • April 18, 2011
CrowdSavings raises $1 million

The Tampa-based Groupon competitor is set to expand to Atlanta.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • April 18, 2011
Superior Bank fails

Community Bancorp LLC, a Houston-based company, assumed its deposits.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • April 18, 2011
Tampa weighs tax break

Businesses in the city could receive exemption from a portion of property tax.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • April 18, 2011
Fort Myers targets Cleveland Avenue

Cleveland Avenue, the stretch of U.S. 41 that is one of the gateways to downtown Fort Myers, is lined with properties in decline.

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  • April 18, 2011
Local firm considers leaving Florida

The Jackson Labs incentives saga might partially contribute to the Gulf Coast losing a budding technology firm.

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  • April 15, 2011
Mictron's owners buy industrial building, lots

John and Lisa Koen, owners of Sarasota-based Mictron Inc., purchased a 20,140-square-foot industrial building and eight vacant lots, totaling 13.4 acres, for $1.9 million.2

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • April 15, 2011
Hooters Management Corp. buys Pepin Restaurant site

Clearwater-based Hooters Management Corp. purchased the 9,315-square-foot Pepin Restaurant on Fourth Street in Northeast Park for $1.6 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • April 15, 2011
McGarvey Development starts Gartner building

McGarvey Development Co. has transferred 8.4 acres in Eastlinks Business Park to another limited liability company it owns for the development of the new Gartner building.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • April 15, 2011
AAA Liquor Outlet owner buys building

Lalit Patel of Bradenton purchased a 4,800-square-foot retail building near U.S. 301 for $1.05 million. The price equated to $219 per square foot.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • April 15, 2011
Growers Fertilizer Corp. buys U.S. 98 warehouses

Lake Alfred-based Growers Fertilizer Corp. purchased two warehouse buildings between Old Lakeland Highway and U.S. 98 for $995,000.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • April 15, 2011
Arthrex plans new facility

Once complete, the 160,000-square-foot biomedical facility will add 150 jobs.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • April 15, 2011
Community hits $300M in assets

Community Bank & Co. had its fourth consecutive profitable quarter.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • April 15, 2011
PIP bill gains traction

Senate Banking and Insurance committee moves PIP fraud bill forward.

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