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Neal quarterly sales up 85%

Neal Communities sold 107 properties in the first quarter of 2011.

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Green Tree deal has tradeoffs for buyer

Walter Investment Management Corp. announced last week it will pay just more than $1 billion to buy a Minnesota loan servicer.

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  • April 4, 2011
Growth management bills move

The Legislature sends growth management re-dos to governor.

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  • April 1, 2011
LaBelle's Alico Inc. buys Colonial Bank headquarters

LaBelle-based Alico Inc. purchased the 27,000-square-foot former Colonial Bank headquarters for $2.32 million.

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  • April 1, 2011
Chabad Jewish Center of Naples buys First Christian buildings

The Chabad Jewish Center of Naples Inc. purchased the First Christian Church of Naples' church and day care buildings for $1.82 million.

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  • April 1, 2011
ICORR Properties buys Citrus Park Shops

London, Ontario-based ICORR Properties International purchased the 15,800-square-foot Citrus Park Shops retail strip center for $1.75 million.

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  • April 1, 2011
Bradenton Pediatric dentist buys Cracker Bay General Store

Bradenton pediatric dentist George Meadows purchased the 18,580-square-foot Cracker Bay General Store for $2.88 million.

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  • April 1, 2011
Westmont Hospitality buys Tampa Red Roof Inn

RRI NC I LLC, an entity affiliated with Houston-based Westmont Hospitality Group, has taken over ownership of the Red Roof Inn on Horace Avenue.

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  • April 1, 2011
Escalante Golf buys Spanish Wells course

Colorado Springs, Colo.-based Escalante Golf Inc. purchased the Spanish Wells Golf Course and surrounding community amenities for $4.55 million.

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  • April 1, 2011
Fawley Bryant, Willis Smith hired for LECOM dental

The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine has hired Fawley Bryant Architects to design the new the LECOM School of Dental Medicine building.

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  • April 1, 2011
Bradenton CRA, DDA discussing Pink Palace incentives

Negotiations continue on possible CRA and DDA incentives to redevelop the historic Pink Palace building in Downtown Bradenton.

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  • April 1, 2011
HCI sells equity, raises $12M

Homeowners Choice Inc. sold 1.2 million preferred shares for $10 each.

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  • April 1, 2011
TD Bank names Florida leaders

Kevin Gillen is TD Bank's new regional president for Florida.

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Supersized subsidies, supersized regrets

Palm Beach County has been where Sarasota County is when it comes to Jackson Labs — in 2003 with The Scripps Research Institute.

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