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  • May 17, 2011
Start a popsicle franchise for $43K

Entrepreneurs who seek a low-cost franchise opportunity can salivate: Happy & Healthy Products, known for its Fruitfull frozen bars, wants to enter the Sarasota-Bradenton marketplace.

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  • May 16, 2011
Sunovia settles lawsuit

The Sarasota-based solar tech firm will split revenues with an Illinois firm.

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  • May 16, 2011
Florida Shores earnings up 43%

The Venice-based bank earned $246,000 in first quarter profits this year.

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  • May 16, 2011
Naples real estate slows down

Real estate sales in Naples slowed down in April 2011 relative to last year.

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  • May 16, 2011
Neal Communities in Top 100

Neal ranked 94th in total closings in 2010, according to Builder Magazine.

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  • May 16, 2011
Most CEOs expect six-month growth

Here's some good news about the economy: The money people at companies in the Southeast U.S. feel relatively optimistic.

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  • May 13, 2011
Phoenix firm pays $33 million for complex

Phoenix-based Alliance Residential Co. purchased the 366-unit Westbury at Lake Brandon Apartments for $33.1 million.

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  • May 13, 2011
N.Y. apartment investor buys Bonita Apartments

Eastside Equities LLC flipped the 31-unit Bonita Apartments to New York City-based Blue River Capital LLC for a $216,000 profit.

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  • May 13, 2011
Mental Health Care Inc. buys Elizabeth Arms

Tampa-based Mental Health Care Inc. purchased the 55-unit Elizabeth Arms apartment complext for $900,000.

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  • May 13, 2011
Mental Health Care Inc. buys Elizabeth Arms

Tampa-based Mental Health Care Inc. purchased the 55-unit Elizabeth Arms apartment complext for $900,000.

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  • May 13, 2011
JCI Jones Chemical moving to Rivolta site

Sarasota-based JCI Jones Chemical has purchased the 7,603-square-foot Rivolta Group headquarters building in downtown Sarasota for $2.3 million.

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  • May 13, 2011
Ronto Group purchases land for $18 million

RP Bonita Beach Rd LLC purchased 691 acres on the east end of Bonita Beach Road near Village Walk and 724 acres of mitigation land in Lee and Hendry counties for $18 million.

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  • May 13, 2011
Blake Medical Center starts exterior renovation

Blake Medical Center in Bradenton has begun a 30-month exterior renovation to the 383-bed hospital.

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  • May 13, 2011
Corporate Report: May 13

The latest news from Coast Dental, Nicholas Financial, and other Gulf Coast firms.

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  • May 13, 2011
Largo plot sold online for $1M

Largo's Pine Ridge Business Center sold for $1.3 million in an online auction.

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