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  • February 23, 2015
Gecko's exec gets new industry post

Michael Quillen has co-owned Gecko's Hospitality Group for more than 20 years.

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  • February 23, 2015
Naples condo prices jump 26%

Existing-home prices rose in January in Naples, with condos leading the way with a 26% increase in the median price compared with the same month in 2014.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 23, 2015
Sarasota firm rescues Pasco apartments

Sarasota management company buys two complexes in the middle of foreclosure by a San Antonio nonprofit.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • February 20, 2015
Cadillac dealer gets remodel

Stevens Construction has completed the 16-month renovation of DeVoe Cadillac in Naples, building a new two-story showroom and additional service bays.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 20, 2015
Sarasota-Bradenton new homes pace slows down

Metrostudy report also reveals gap between price points.

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  • February 20, 2015
Westshore Hampton sells ... again

Dallas company looks at its first Florida property, buying hotel at hefty discount from its 2013 selling price.

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  • February 20, 2015
Miller promoted to Transamerica CEO

After five years as president, retired U.S. Air Force officer moves up the ranks, bringing a managing director with him.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 20, 2015
Landes Fairmount's Alexander Fund I buys CVS Pharmacy

The Landes Fairmount investment fund Alexander Fund I purchased a 13,050-square-foot drug store for $5.9 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 20, 2015
State, Trust for Public land buy 669-acre Bond Ranch

The Trust for Public Land purchased the 669-acre Bond Ranch adjacent to the Charlotte County Correctional Institution and Interstate 75 for $3.15 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 20, 2015
In Memoriam: Kathy Baylis 1948-2015

Venice businessman C.J. Fishman, a gregarious and sociable entrepreneur, had many memorable encounters with his close friend Kathy Baylis, a leader in Sarasota County economic development for 20 years.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 20, 2015
Paradise Communities buys Two Rivers Mobile Home Park

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Paradise Communities purchased the 112-lot Two Rivers Mobile Home Park and a 13-unit apartment complex for $6.3 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 20, 2015
Foreign investment group buys Palmetto's Oakwood Village

A foreign investor group led by Manuel Rebecchi of Sarasota purchased the 120-unit Oakwood Village apartments for $3 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 20, 2015
CEOs leap over the edge

It can get pretty lonely at the top.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 20, 2015
The Arden Group buys InterContinental Tampa Hotel

Three entities related to Philadelphia's The Arden Group Inc. purchased the 323-room InterContinental Tampa Hotel in Westshore for $40.2 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 20, 2015
DDA Development buys Salvador development site

DDA Development purchased nearly an acre of land west of The Dali Museum and the Mahaffey Theater in downtown St. Petersburg for $3.9 million.

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