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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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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  • March 4, 2010
Joneses buy Capri Inn, plan rehab, rebranding

Don and Elena Jones of Sarasota purchased the 10-unit Capri Inn at The Beach motel on Siesta Key east of Midnight Pass Road from a The Bank of Commerce subsidiary for $995,000.

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  • March 4, 2010
Oettinger Davidoff Group moves headquarters

The Oettinger Davidoff Group has announced plans to relocate its headquarters to a 100,000-square-foot building in Pinellas Park.

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  • March 4, 2010
Valrico Express Oil owner buys Lithia Pinecrest buildings

Scott and Malinda Webster, owners of the Express Oil Change & Service Center in Valrico, have purchased the business's two buildings on Lithia Pinecrest Road north of Bloomingdale Avenue for $1.12 million.

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  • March 4, 2010
Urfer opens dealership, plans building on U.S. 301

Jack Urfer is opening a dealership for super-sized vehicles.

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  • March 4, 2010
Starwood Land Ventures buys 5,000-lots, models

Lakewood Ranch-based residential real estate investment firm Starwood Land Ventures purchased 5,449 residential lots and 36 model homes in Florida from TOUSA Inc. for $81 million.

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  • March 4, 2010
Lee's Conservation 20/20 makes $36-million purchase

Lee County commissioners have approved the $36.3-million purchase of 1,213 acres on State Road 82 in eastern Lee County for conservation.

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  • March 4, 2010
Collier Enterprises delays Big Cypress plans

Naples-based Collier Enterprises says it will delay permitting for the Town of Big Cypress in order to participate in a new Habitat Conservation Plan being created by a coalition of conservation organizations and Collier County landowners.

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  • March 4, 2010
Lee County lays a goose egg

For the second month in a row, Lee County issued no permits in February for construction of new commercial buildings.

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  • March 4, 2010
Amendment means unemployment

State unemployment could rise to nearly 15% or more should Amendment 4, the so-called “Vote on Everything” or “Hometown Democracy” amendment to the state constitution, pass in November.

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  • March 4, 2010
Powerbrokers want in on weak banks

Former Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. chairman Bill Isaac, a Longboat Key resident and local businessman, apparently smells opportunity amid the carnage in the banking industry.

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  • March 4, 2010
Philly CEO touts the steady approach

David Montgomery, chief executive officer of the Philadelphia Phillies organization, spoke with Coffee Talk about what has driven the Phillies' success. And while many of his comments had an on-field focus, a discussion about his manager highlighted an approach that may help business leaders coach their own teams to a successful season.

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