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  • November 26, 2010
Investor buys two vacant buildings

Vincent Payne of Sarasota purchased two vacant office buildings for $1 million.

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  • November 26, 2010
Virginia REIT buys Embassy Suites

Richmond, Va.-based Apple Real Estate Investment Trust purchased the 147-unit Embassy Suites Tampa/Brandon for $20.92 million.

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  • November 26, 2010
Tampa investors buy Hickory Pointe Apartments

An anonymous group of Tampa investors purchased Hickory Pointe LLC from Intervest Bank, a deal that allowed the group to acquire the 160-unit Hickory Pointe Apartments complex for $3.2 million.

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  • November 26, 2010
Prominent Sarasota developer in talks with P.F. Chang's

Sarasota real estate entrepreneur Dr. Mark Kauffman is in negotiations with P.F. Chang's China Bistro Inc. over a possible Sarasota location.

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  • November 26, 2010
Gulf Coast Week: Nov. 26 - Dec. 2

Regional business news at a glance.

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  • November 26, 2010
USF gives execs shot at 'green belt'

Registration is under way at the University of South Florida College of Business for Lean Six Sigma “green belt” certification.

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  • November 26, 2010
Dance of the Sugar Plum Mayor

Count Naples Mayor Bill Barnett as a fan of the ballet.

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  • November 26, 2010
'Like' this, get a prize from Patterson

Who says the older generation doesn't get Facebook?

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  • November 26, 2010
Can you feel this? Recovery en route

While the numbers may show an economic recovery, it's hard for many business owners to feel the improvement in their business.

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  • November 26, 2010
Movies could be in Carrollwood soon

Break out the searchlights and rope lines. It has been almost a decade since Tampa's Carrollwood neighborhood had any movie theaters of its own.

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  • November 26, 2010
Landmark Residential buys Reflections at Carrollwood

Jupiter-based Landmark Residential purchased the 264-unit Reflections at Carrollwood apartment complex for $12.93 million.

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  • November 26, 2010
United Materials buys second building

Naples-based United Materials Inc. purchased a 16,820-square-foot industrial building for $700,000. The price equated to $42 per square foot.

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  • November 26, 2010
First Baptist Family Church buys First Assembly campus

First Baptist Family Church of Marco Island purchased the First Assembly of God church campus for $5 million.

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  • November 26, 2010
Prominent residential real estate firms join forces

Naples-based Premier Properties of Southwest Florida Inc. has affiliated with the Sotheby's International Realty brand and will now operate as Premier Sotheby's International Realty.

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  • November 26, 2010
Sarasota County provides boost for nursing facility

Florida Living Options, a Galesburg, Ill.-based assisted-living facility company, can receive up to $100,000 in relocation fees from Sarasota County for wetland mitigation.

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