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  • May 29, 2015
New Tampa apartments sell for $38.4M

Atlanta investment fund picks up complex for $132,400 per unit.

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  • May 29, 2015
NY private equity firm backs $80M Naples condo deal

A developer backed by private equity paid $80 million for land in Naples on which it plans to build a condo tower.

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  • May 29, 2015
Waramaug Hospitality buys Holiday Inn Express & Suites

Private investment firm Waramaug LS Hotels LLC purchased the 123-key, 69,000-square-foot Holiday Inn Express & Suites-Tampa-USF-Busch Gardens for $8.04 million.

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  • May 29, 2015
Edwin Watts store purchased, renovated for new furniture chain

Investor John Summerfield used the proceeds from the sale of Chicago real estate to buy two Naples properties.

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  • May 29, 2015
MQ Development Partners buys LongHorn Steakhouse

Dallas-based MQ Development Partners purchased a 6,834-square-foot restaurant building on 4.44 acres for $2.45 million.

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  • May 29, 2015
Investors go shopping

Institutional investors are scouring deals in Southwest Florida. The latest sign: sale of the upscale Mercato shopping center in Naples.

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  • May 29, 2015
Surprise announcement

It was just a few weeks ago that women's retailer Chico's FAS filed its annual proxy statement to shareholders.

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  • May 29, 2015
Data snapshot

More money, more work for bank boards

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  • May 29, 2015
Excerpts of the ad:

Here's who you have to be — crazy passionate about cheese and you have to love food, and want to know where it comes from.

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  • May 29, 2015
Polk County Palm Beach Gardens firm buys Lakeland TooJay's

Noble Properties purchased a 5,578-square-foot restaurant building for $2.34 million.

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  • May 29, 2015
Hotel market gets juicy

Get ready for more blockbuster hotel deals.

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  • May 29, 2015
County takes on big issue

Manatee County government officials haven't used the word crisis yet, but a situation with its employment levels, or lack thereof, is about to get dicey.

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  • May 29, 2015
Maryland couple buys Bardmoor Villas

A company led by Ralph and Sabrina Norton of Largo, Md., purchased the 38-unit Bardmoor Villas apartments for $2.2 million.

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  • May 29, 2015
Hospitality exec moves up front

Dan Stone, a top franchise executive at The Melting Pot, has been promoted to a new role at the fast-growing firm.

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  • May 29, 2015
Louisiana oil conglomerate invests in Neff Rental building

Louisiana's Marco Cos. purchased a 7,920-square-foot industrial building for $2.15 million.

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