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  • April 30, 2010
Tropics Software buys credit union headquarters building

Sarasota-based Tropics Software Technologies purchased the 11,314-square-foot former Sarasota Coastal Credit Union headquarters building for $1.9 million.

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  • April 30, 2010
Halvorsen Holdings buys land for Publix-anchored retail

Boca Raton-based Publix developer Halvorsen Holdings purchased 20 acres at the corner of Bayshore and Slater roads in North Fort Myers to develop a Publix-anchored shopping center.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • April 30, 2010
Preservation commission improving McCollum Hall

The city of Fort Myers Historic Preservation Commission voted to approve repairs to stabilize the building and a new roof for historic McCollum Hall.

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  • April 30, 2010
Georgia couple buys units in Beach House Resort

James and Myra Frady of Cumming, Ga. purchased four units in the gulf front Beach House Resort condominium on Bradenton Beach for $1.36 million.

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  • April 30, 2010
Donor gives building to Habitat for Humanity

Suzanne and Richard Ayers donated a 16,386-square-foot industrial building to Habitat for Humanity South Sarasota County Inc.

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  • April 30, 2010
Canadian real estate investor buys Brooks Village BofA

Real estate developer Sidney Spiegel purchased a 6,855-square-foot Bank of America building for $2.3 million.

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  • April 30, 2010
5244 Ramsey Way LLC buys Wellington Academy property

Seema Rihani of Fort Myers and Ashok Nanda of Bonita Springs purchased the building and business of Wellington Academy in Fort Myers, a private preschool and daycare center.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • April 29, 2010
Crist runs independently

The move makes the race for Florida's U.S. Senate seat a three-way contest.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • April 29, 2010
Peninsula Bank under more duress

Despite gloomy numbers, executives at the bank based in Englewood say they don't believe the institution's failure is a certainty quite yet.

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  • April 29, 2010
HMA Inc. earnings rise

The Naples-based health services firm continues to post solid financials.

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  • April 28, 2010
Klement, Stevens miss PSC

Neither David Klement nor Benjamin Stevens will serve on the commission.

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  • April 28, 2010
McCollum slipping, Crist flipping?

A new poll by Quinnipiac University has nominee Bill McCollum only leading by a 40%-36% margin in the governor's race over Democratic favorite Alex Sink.

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  • April 27, 2010
Jannus gets in tune for a comeback

Gulf Coast music fans will get a new look at the Tampa Bay area's oldest outdoor concert venue when the former Jannus Landing reopens in downtown St. Petersburg.

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  • April 27, 2010
Jackson to Collier?

A sizable taxpayer subsidy may attract Jackson Labs to Collier County.

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  • April 26, 2010
Oracle of Tampa

Tampa Bay Editor Carl Cronan talks with business celebrity John Sykes.

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