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  • 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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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • May 27, 2011
Publix buys shops for $28M

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

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  • May 27, 2011
Grayl's Hotel sells for $1.85M

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

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  • May 27, 2011
Phishing project cites most vulnerable sectors

No matter how much you may warn employees to be wary of phishing scams, there will always be a few who can't resist clicking on a link received through their work email.

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  • May 27, 2011
Florida stands out to out-of-towners

To some local executives, especially the ones who have been around for a while, Florida might not always seem especially business-friendly.

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  • May 27, 2011
Review & Comment

It took a crisis to understand business climate really matters.

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  • May 27, 2011
Sarasota real estate investor wants more

Prominent Sarasota real estate investor and developer Henry Rodriguez wisely began to sell off the bulk of his holdings in 2005 and 2006. Now he wants to get back into the market.

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  • May 27, 2011
U.S. businesses wanted: in Saudi Arabia

The kingdom looks to partner with U.S. businesses as part of a $1.4 trillion national development plan. Although the legal culture may have improved since one Gulf Coast executive worked there, a little homework may still be good advice.

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  • May 27, 2011
Gulf Coast Week: May 27

Regional business news at a glance.

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  • May 27, 2011
Corporate Report: May 27

The latest news from United, Brown & Brown, and Coleman Cable.

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  • May 26, 2011
Moore resigns Swiftmud post

Water management district director worked there since 1984.

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  • May 26, 2011
Tampa firm grows to Chicago

Tampa-based AgileThought Inc. opened a new office in Chicago this week.

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  • May 26, 2011
Manatee County cuts 54 jobs

Since 2007, the County's total staff has been reduced by 237 employees.

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