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Adam Hughes
September 30, 2005

Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana)

Neal plans to buy palmetto golf courseWaterford Cos. Buys Laurel LandRichmond American Homesbuys Parrish landRWL Communications partners buy former U.S. Tank buildingSarasota investment group buys Downtown restaurantDentist buys medical office

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

Adam Hughes
September 30, 2005

Coffee Talk (Tampa)

Bursting at the seams: SCC Soft Computer Inc. has finally found a new headquarters site.New CFO at H&K: Holland & Knight LLP Managing Partner Howell M. Melton Jr. has appointed a new chief financial officer to replace Herb Albritton, who resigned in June after he was demoted.Pittsburgh bank expands here: PNC Bank has brought in another veteran banker to continue an expansion of its Small Business Administration loan program along the Gulf Coast.Lawyers stick together: Lawyer-turned-banker John W. Puffer III has announced the appointment of a fellow barrister from his old law firm to the board of directors at Pilot Bancshares Inc.Saunders moving into Fort Myers: Michael Saunders & Co., an upscale-residential real estate broker in Sarasota, is testing waters in up-and-coming Fort Myers.Sun's rise in Bradenton: Suncoast Bank is expanding to Manatee County.

News

Adam Hughes
September 30, 2005

Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana)

Like father, like son: After selling residential property on Florida's east coast for 4.5 years, Lee DeLieto Jr., 40, has joined his father Michael Saunders & Co. commercial Realtor Lee DeLieto.Sun's rise in Bradenton: Suncoast Bank is expanding to Manatee County. Michael Saunders moves into Fort Myers: Michael Saunders & Co. of Sarasota, the upscale-residential real estate broker, is testing up-and-coming Fort Myers.Pittsburgh bank expands here: PNC Bank has brought in another veteran banker to continue an expansion of its SBA loan program along the Gulf Coast.Hoffman pegs Babcock Ranch deal at $700 million: Al Hoffman Jr., chairman of the board of Bonita Springs-based WCI Communities, says West Palm Beach developer Kitson & Partners and Morgan Stanley will pay $700 million to buy Babcock Florida Co., owner of the 91,000-acre ranch that straddles Lee and Charlotte counties.Rose to head Coldwell Banker operations: Coldwell Banker last month realigned the structure of its commercial division, putting Elliot Rose in charge of the statewide commercial operations.

News

Adam Hughes
September 30, 2005

Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

SunVest Boosts Portfolio with $35 Million DealMiami's Beach Hill buys apartments for $26 millionOsprey SA affiliates purchase Hidden River office buildingsTampa attorney acquiresapartments for $20 millionHialeah investor acquires St. Petersburg apartments

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

Adam Hughes
September 23, 2005

Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana)

Summerville Buys Park Place of VeniceAttorney Carlton buys Ranch buildingsAmSouth Bankpurchases Denny's buildingYUM Brands franchiser buys North Port landInvestment groupbuys Parrish landSarasota Industries buys Englewood land

Manatee-Sarasota

Adam Hughes
September 23, 2005

Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana)

Still not coasting: There isn't a community bank in the Tampa Bay area that is moving faster than Coast Bank of Florida.CEO: Chico's will grow faster: The president and chief executive officer of Fort Myers-based Chico FAS Inc. says his company will double sales in the next three years.Bust or boom: Will Sarasota County's upward trek in real estate prices continue or is the bubble about to pop?Tuscano: large golf course community: Coffee Talk reported last week that Jacksonville developer Stokes & Co. LLC, used the corporate identity of Tuscano LLC, to purchase 2,398.5 acres in North Port's Thomas Ranch, but officials weren't talking.Lee County's top 10 zoning zones: Tony Palermo agrees he's no David Letterman, but that doesn't mean the senior planner with Lee County's department of community development can't come up with his own top-10 list. Palermo compiled a list of the top areas in Lee County for zoning cases so far this year through Aug. 31, which include but are not limited to rezoning and variance requests.

News

Adam Hughes
September 23, 2005

Coffee Talk (Tampa)

Still not coasting: There isn't a community bank in the Tampa Bay area that is moving faster than Coast Bank of Florida.Bust or boom: Will Sarasota County's upward trek in real estate prices continue or is the bubble about to pop?New bank makes it: The first local bank to open in booming south Hillsborough County since the 1980s has become reality. CEO: Chico's will grow faster: The president and chief executive officer of Fort Myers-based Chico FAS Inc. says his company will double sales in the next three years.It could have been worse: Brenda P. Murray, chief administrative law judge at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, hit a Raymond James Financial Inc. subsidiary with a stiff fine earlier this month.

News

Adam Hughes
September 23, 2005

Real Estate Briefs (Lee/Collier)

Texas developer plans Fort Myers condosWal-Mart to Build Third Supercenter in CollierLennar to build condos in Fort MyersUS Home buys condo tract at Heritage BayCondo-hotel plannedfor Inn at Pelican BayTampa group plans Fort Myers Beach condosPulte buys 44 acresin Fort MyersPrime Homebuilders plan town homes for Lee, Collier

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

Adam Hughes
September 19, 2005

Coffee Talk (Tampa)

Help disabled or oneself?: South Florida attorney Todd Shulby and his disabled client Johnny Long are at it again: They recently filed about more 15 lawsuits against Tampa Bay area businesses, alleging numerous violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act.D-day coming?: A federal hearing officer could rule within days on a civil fraud complaint with possible repercussions for Raymond James Financial Inc.Katrina hits Regions: Regions Financial Corp. has banking operations along the Gulf Coast, including in the Tampa and Sarasota areas but also in Louisiana and Mississippi.Money well spent: Over the past two years, the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority spent nearly $127 million on the construction of an outbound baggage handling system with security enhancements. Completed last year, this high-speed network operates with about four miles of conveyors.Sorry state of childcare: Working parents in Florida who haven't been thrilled with the quality of early childhood education will find a lot of confirmation in a new study.

News

Adam Hughes
September 19, 2005

Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana)

New player in North Port: There's a big deal going on at North Port's Thomas Ranch.How high can they go?: Prices for condos in downtown Fort Myers keep rising with no end in sight.LETTER TO THE EDITOR: More capital spending is needed

News

Adam Hughes
September 19, 2005

Real Estate Briefs (Lee/Collier)

Worthington Communities Sells Arborwood in Lee CountyFreeland buys 16 acres to move Naples NissanOffice condos planned for downtown Fort MyersPrime Homebuilders plantown homes for Lee, CollierUS Home buys Heritage Bay condo tractLennar to build condos in Fort Myers

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

Adam Hughes
September 19, 2005

Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana)

Kurland Family Plans Fruitville Mixed-use ProjectClark Comfort Inn owners buy nearby RamadaTradition Tarragon buys Whispering OaksIsaac Group buys buildings on State, PineappleKemick Properties buys land for home community

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

Adam Hughes
September 13, 2005

Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana)

Is this moratorium a building moratorium?: Sarasota County Commissioner Jon Thaxton may have suggested a method for controlling growth in a recent county meeting, but he says he never suggested a building moratorium as the Gulf Coast Builders Exchange had suggested.There's room for more in Collier County: Who says Collier County is getting overcrowded?Growing ranks of female 'Cs': Slow to change in many social respects, Manatee-Sarasota has shifted from an all-male hospital CEO market to one becoming dominated by female 'Cs' - as in chief executive officers and chief operating officers.Wild for Wal-Mart: In 2002, Barry Seidel, president of American Property Group of Sarasota Inc., and his wife Leslye purchased 1.7 acres of OPI (office professional or institutional) land at 310 S. Tamiami Trail for $217,200.

News

Adam Hughes
September 13, 2005

Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

Miami Beach Investors Expand PortfolioGeorgia group purchases Pelican Sound apartmentsPage-Burkett group assembles beach propertyPartners refinance several Tampa Bay-area propertiesSarasota investor refinances Valrico mobile home park

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

Adam Hughes
September 13, 2005

Coffee Talk (Tampa)

Good news for Phelps Dunbar: At first glance, it looks like the New Orleans headquarters of 240-lawyer Phelps Dunbar LLP - one of the oldest continuously operating law firms in the South - escaped serious injury, as did the firm's employees.The politics of strange bedfellows: Tampa trial lawyer Tom Scarritt apparently endeared himself to colleagues during the first year of his two-year term on the Florida Ethics Commission. They elected him chairman a week or so ago.Weep not for insurers, yet: Insurance companies have only started totting up their losses from Hurricane Katrina along the Gulf Coast. Publicity hound: The publicist for Lexington Homes Inc. is letting local news media know that the New Port Richey homebuilder "is doing it again."Extreme competition: Get ready for extreme competition with help from Peter Fingar of the Greystone Group. Fingar will discuss the 21st century business reformation at a Sept. 14 breakfast that begins at 7:15 a.m. at the Collaborative Labs, EpiCenter, 13805 58th St., N., Largo. The event is part of the "Titans of Technology Business Series," sponsored by the Tampa Bay Technology Forum. For more information, call (813) 259-0345.

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Longboat Key to get first-ever Goodwill store

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Sarasota County buys 3.59-acre Venice waterfront property

Naples senior center founder, prominent social services advocate dies at 75

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