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  • February 2, 2016
Investment firm buys marine manufacturer

Leisure Product Holdings has acquired Cape Coral-based Marine Concepts/JRL Ventures, a manufacturer of molds for boat builders.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • February 2, 2016
UTC mall owner sues former tenant

An affiliate of Taubman Centers Inc. is suing a store for breaching its lease.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • February 2, 2016
Sarasota roofing company lands Tampa airport gig

Sutter Roofing Co. will team with Skanska Construction and The Beck Group/Austin Commercial.

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  • February 2, 2016
Tampa attorney promoted to shareholder

John Heilman is a Tampa-based attorney for Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin.

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  • February 1, 2016
Doctor agrees to $1M settlement

A Fort Myers urologist agreed to pay the federal government $1 million to resolve allegations of ordering unnecessary laboratory tests that were reimbursed by federal health care programs.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • February 1, 2016
Florida firm settles lawsuit for $8.7 million

The lawsuit is a settlement for allegations of violations of the False Claims Act.

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  • February 1, 2016
Manufacturing firm locates in Manatee County

TRIAX Precision Manufacturing provides machining, engineering, welding and assembly services.

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • January 29, 2016
Hoffmann adding to Naples portfolio

Fresh from its $74.3 million purchase of the 5th Avenue Collection last year, St. Louis-based Hoffmann Commercial Real Estate plans to augment its Naples portfolio.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • January 29, 2016
Tampa REIT sells for $1.9 billion

Landmark Apartment Trust Inc. is a Tampa-based real estate investment trust.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • January 29, 2016
Sarasota County designates building official

Kathleen Croteau has worked for Sarasota County since 2011.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • January 29, 2016
Theater lands $1 million pledge

Four supporters of the Florida Repertory Theatre pledged $1 million to the theater in downtown Fort Myers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • January 29, 2016
Commercial real estate Q&A: Dan O'Berski

Dan O'Berski formed Trinity Commercial Group in 2011, after more than a decade in the commercial real estate brokerage industry with companies such as CBRE Inc. and Naples Realty Services Inc.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • January 29, 2016
A changed landscape

Starwood Land Ventures and Vanguard Land shift their business plans in response to market conditions.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • January 29, 2016
Centauri move highlights space shortage

While Centauri Specialty Insurance Holdings Inc.'s plan to develop a new three-story headquarters in Lakewood Ranch later this year highlights the company's rapid growth, it also underscores the dearth of Class A office space throughout the Gulf Coast.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Jean Gruss
  • January 29, 2016
Commercial repeat

Despite high valuations and concerns about economic growth, experts say commercial real estate will repeat with another year of solid performance.

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