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  • March 15, 2011
Company takes aim at competitors

Pest control entrepreneur George Pickhardt finally figured out how to turn the recession into an advantage.

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  • March 14, 2011
Nadel victims get $1M more

Two Virginia funds settled lawsuits, combining to pay $1 million in fines.

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  • March 14, 2011
Allen Systems buys IT firm

Allen Systems Group, a Naples-based company, acquired PS'Soft SAS Inc.

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Plasma-Therm buys Swedish firm

The St. Petersburg-based manufacturer grows its business capabilities.

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Odyssey lands $2 million deal

Clients of Robert Fraser & Partners agreed to pay $2 million in up-front cash.

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  • March 14, 2011
Double the fun with multiple offers

Multiple offers on homes for sale, an anecdotal sign on the health of the real estate market, mostly evaporated when the economy tanked.

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  • March 11, 2011
Immigration bill clears House

The bill will require business owners to verify new hires.

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  • March 11, 2011
Fort Myers attorney buys Picture Factory Outlet building

Fort Myers attorney Kevin F. Jursinski and his wife Darlene Jursinski purchased the 16,105-square-foot former Picture Factory Outlet building for $1.1 million.

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  • March 11, 2011
Chicago, Fort Myers investors buy Burnt Store Road land

A group of investors from Chicago and Fort Myers purchased 265 acres on Burnt Store Road for $1 million.

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  • March 11, 2011
Tampa homebuilder buys 32 Panther Trace lots

K. Hovnanian Windward Homes purchased 32 finished home lots in Panther Trace for $1.04 million.

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  • March 11, 2011
Miami investor buys Seffner BB&T building

A Miami private investor purchased a 5,607-square-foot BB&T bank branch for $3.44 million.

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  • March 11, 2011
Fifth Third Bank buys office building

Fifth Third Bank purchased a 2,530-square-foot office building adjacent to The Landings shopping center for $1.65 million.

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  • March 11, 2011
The Granite Place buys U.S. 301 building

The owners of The Granite Place in Sarasota purchased the 20,068-square-foot former Coastal Chemical Paper Supply building on U.S. 301 for $1.33 million.

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Lee County buys land near slough

Lee County purchased 218.26 acres surrounded by existing conservation land for $8.73 million.

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  • March 11, 2011
Sarasota County Commission issues public safety building contract

The Sarasota County Commission awarded Architects Design Group LLC of Winter Park a $1.14 million design contract for a public safety building and a new Emergency Operations Center.

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