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  • December 26, 2014
$499 million - 49.9% interest in Tampa's International Plaza

Taubman Centers Inc. sold a 49.9% interest in the center to a joint venture of TIAA-CREF and Dutch pension services APG for $499 million.

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  • December 22, 2014
Canadian pension fund buys PODS

Moving and storage firm's headquarters will remain in Clearwater.

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  • December 22, 2014
Bradenton lighting firm earns recognition

Beacon Products noted for innovation, usefulness and aesthetics.

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  • December 22, 2014
Naples home prices jump 17%

The median price of an existing single-family home in Naples rose 17% in November.

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  • December 19, 2014
HCI Group subsidiary assuming 36,000 policies

Homeowners Choice Property & Casualty Insurance Co. is assuming the policies from Citizens Property Insurance.

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  • December 19, 2014
Charlotte County in real estate rebound mode

A Sperry Van Ness broker projects growth in Charlotte County in 2015.

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  • December 19, 2014
Former Lee Mental Health CEO retires

David Winters, the former president and CEO of Lee Mental Health who helped orchestrate the merger with Southwest Florida Addiction Services last year, is retiring as chief administrative officer of SalusCare.

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  • December 19, 2014
A projected boom in boomers is confirmed

A recent National Association of Realtors report proves what many on the Gulf Coast already know: The baby boomers who aren't here yet? They're coming.

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  • December 19, 2014
Centre Shops of Longboat Key sells for nearly $4 million

A company led by Eric Howell, president of Bradenton-based Lancaster Realty Inc., purchased the 37,880-square-foot Centre Shops of Longboat Key for $3.7 million.

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  • December 19, 2014
Cruz into the New Year

The Southwest Florida speaker tour is off to a bang in January.

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  • December 19, 2014
Holiday spirit in full gear

Squaremouth, a St. Petersburg-based software firm that compares travel insurance products and prices, is redefining naughty and nice this holiday season.

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  • December 19, 2014
We love to read

You can add a new title to Norman Love's culinary exploits: author.

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  • December 19, 2014
Bruce is back

Agribusiness giant Alico has a new major shareholder who is well known in the world of money management in Florida: Bruce Sherman.

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  • December 19, 2014
Ken Neal Corp., Matrix24 moving to 301 Mower Shop building

Sarasota's Ken Neal Corp. purchased the 17,086-square-foot former 301 Mower Shop industrial building for $825,000.

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  • December 19, 2014
RD Management LLC buys, redeveloping University Mall

Three affiliates of RD Management LLC purchased the 675,294-square-foot University Mall for $29.5 million.

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