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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • February 20, 2015
CEOs leap over the edge

It can get pretty lonely at the top.

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  • 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.

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  • 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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  • February 20, 2015
Wine fest boosts board

Fresh from raising more than $12.5 million over a long weekend at the Naples Winter Wine Festival in January, the Naples Children & Education Foundation announced new star power to its board.

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  • February 20, 2015
California 1031 exchange buyer acquires Pinegate Plaza

Pinegate Naples LLC, an undisclosed buyer represented by California attorney C. Anthony Phillips, purchased the 25,998-square-foot Pinegate Plaza for $1.9 million.

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  • February 20, 2015
Israeli investor group buys Cedar Hollow Apartments

A Tel Aviv, Israel, investment firm led by Boaz and Osnat Harel purchased the 42-unit Cedar Hollow Apartments for $2.04 million.

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  • February 20, 2015
Developer selling life

At first glance, the $12.4 million sale of 30-year-old apartments in Tampa's Carrollwood might not be the most attention-grabbing.

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  • February 20, 2015
An apprentice grows up

Long before Bill Rancic became a reality TV personality after he won the debut season of “The Apprentice” with Donald Trump, he was a young struggling entrepreneur.

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  • February 20, 2015
New York City's W.P. Carey fund buys, rebranding Fibber McGee's Closet

CPA: 18 Limited Partnership, an investment fund managed by W.P. Carey Inc., purchased the 179,791-square-foot Fibber McGee's Closet property for $16.43 million.

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  • February 20, 2015
Limo drivers await decision

It's not quite decision-day yet, but Hillsborough County limousine drivers could move a step closer to a verdict on whether being forced to charge minimum fares is legal.

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