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  • March 11, 2010
Garrison group starts Alafia project

Garrison Developer Group of Florida has started construction on The Preserve at Alafia, a Riverview development with 351 waterfront apartments.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 11, 2010
Patient executive makes his move

Steve Marino, who closed on a $380,000 deal for the land last July, recently announced plans to build a two-building, 20,000-square-foot complex on the site, where he eventually hopes to employ at least 10 people. He hopes a glossy new showroom for appliances will be open by early 2011.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 11, 2010
Lee bonds draw a diverse crowd

News that $56.1 million in federal tax-exempt financing is available for Lee County businesses has generated considerable interest.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 11, 2010
Clash with McClash over Amendment 4

When two Republican county commissioners from adjacent counties faced off over proposed state constitutional Amendment 4 — a.k.a. “Hometown Democracy” — in front of the Lakewood Ranch Democrat Club, the audience knew to expect an unusual exchange.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 11, 2010
There's money in that pet poop

Dan Vickers is the proud franchisee of a larger business that generated $4.5 million in 2009. Representing one of 100 nationwide locations, the company saw dramatic growth last year, despite a slow economy.That company is Pet Butler. Their business: poop scooping.

  • News
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 11, 2010
Bank hints at real estate recovery

Despite posting grim earnings recently, Naples-based bank holding company TIB Financial Corp. reported an improving real estate market in Naples and Fort Myers.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 11, 2010
Liberal prof blogs for conservatives

Tampa's the best spot for the 2012 Republican convention, at least according to Florida Atlantic University Professor Ronald Feinman, a self-described liberal and progressive who penned a recent blog on the topic.

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  • Mark Gordon
  • March 11, 2010
Dual Roles

Robert Lincoln despises Hometown Democracy and is a trusted backer of developers and their legal rights throughout the Gulf Coast. But in one huge local project, he's the man fighting developers.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 11, 2010
Lee commissioner Bob Janes dies

Bob Janes, the District 1 commissioner for Lee County, passed away Wednesday, March 10, at his home.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 10, 2010
More to life than Apples

A Sarasota-based startup that got going by creating a hospital communications system to be used with an iPhone has branched out into new cellular technology, including BlackBerry smartphones.

  • News
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 4, 2010
Ad Fed recognizes locals with ADDYs

The American Advertising Federation - Suncoast chapter has released its list of local ADDY Award winners.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 4, 2010
Hunt & Associates buys 83 condominiums

Kenmore, N.Y.-based real estate firm Kenmore Development purchased 83 units in the Windsor East Condominium in Fort Myers for $2 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 4, 2010
Brookfield fund buys Fountain Square I, III

The Brookfield Real Estate Opportunity Fund, a collection of funds sponsored by Brookfield Asset Management, purchased the Plaza at Fountain Square III and Fountain Square I in Westshore from Chase Bankcard Services for $43.5 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 4, 2010
St. Pete business owners buy apartments

CPN Holdings LLC, a purchase entity headed by the Nguyen family of St. Petersburg, purchased the 40-unit The Ambassador apartment complex on 50th Avenue east of Seventh Street for $1.37 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 4, 2010
Aldi develops Port Richey store

Batavia, Ill.-based discount grocer Aldi USA purchased a 7,300-square-foot former Lone Star Steakhouse restaurant building on two acres along U.S. 19 for $1.56 million.

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