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  • May 31, 2011
Neal Communities offers mortgages

It wasn't too long ago that the Sarasota-Bradenton market was inundated with mortgage firms, the obvious response to the residential real estate boom.

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  • May 30, 2011
Lee businesses to pols: cut taxes

A recent survey of business owners in Lee County says local governments should cut business taxes to attract new companies to the area.

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  • May 28, 2011
Quest buys Horseshoe Drive building

The Naples-based non-profit Quest Educational Foundation Inc. purchased a 19,271-square-foot building in Kendall International Center for $1.25 million.

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  • May 28, 2011
Broker Seidel and wife purchase 41 retail center

Sarasota Realtor Barry Seidel and his wife, Leslye, purchased the 13,250-square-foot retail strip center on U.S. 41 for $770,000.

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  • May 28, 2011
American Water Chemicals buys former SRI building

Tampa-based American Water Chemicals Inc. purchased a 40,800-square-foot distribution center on Corporate Center Lane for $1.55 million.

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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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