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  • June 6, 2014
Sun Hydraulics ships exec to China

Tim Twitty, a 20-year veteran of the valve manufacturer, will relocate to Asia.

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  • June 5, 2014
Data rain for dogs and cats

The wearable technology trend, of wireless watch-like devices that monitor a person's health and sleep patterns, has gone to the dogs. And the cats.

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  • June 5, 2014
Flipping over Florida - at a low return

Punta Gorda seemingly has little in common with Detroit. But real estate flipping data has a way of making opposites look similar.

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  • June 5, 2014
WANTED: Bright young leaders

The Business Observer is scouting for bright, young business leaders for the 15th year of the popular “40 under 40” issue.

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  • June 5, 2014
Source runs dry at firm

It appears time has run out on an effort at magazine distribution firm Source Interlink to save itself from industry forces and the steep decline in publishing.

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  • June 5, 2014
Insurance firm has a certain something

The acquisition feeler Lou Marinaccio received a year ago from Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. wasn't his first in the land of mergers.

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  • June 5, 2014
Phantom Fireworks buys Shoppes at the Forest

BUYER: Phantom of Fort Myers Inc. (principals: Bruce and Alan Zoldan, Jerry Bostocky, Kevin Henchar and William Weimer), Youngstown, Ohio

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Tampa's Om Ventures buys North Port Commons

BUYER: North Port OMV LLC (principals: Dharma and Krishna Malempati), Tampa

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  • June 5, 2014
Mercury Investment buys Hunter's Ridge at Walden Lake

BUYER: MIC HR LLC (MAC Administrators XVIII Inc.), Duluth, Minn.

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  • June 5, 2014
TerraCap Partners II buys land for 'multifamily opportunity'

BUYER: Sun Center Village LLC (principal: Walter S. Hagenbuckle), Bonita Springs

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  • June 5, 2014
Miami investment group buys six flex/industrial buildings

BUYER: Brandon Commerce Center LLC (principal: Greg Zeifman), Miami

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  • June 5, 2014
Mattamy Homes buys Thomas Ranch for $86.25M

Mattamy Homes has purchased the 9,650-acre Thomas Ranch property from Thomas Enterprises for $86.25 million. Vanguard Land, a Sarasota real estate development and investment firm, will be a minority partner in the property and will provide strategic planning and direction for Thomas Ranch.

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  • June 5, 2014
Codina-Carr, Barron Collier joint venture buys land for Moorings Park at Grey Oaks

BUYER: HCC MP LLC (principal: K. Lawrence Gragg), Coral Gables

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  • June 5, 2014
Ventas buys land near The Carlisle Naples

BUYER: Ventas Naples LLC (principals: T. Richard Riney, Richard Schweinhart and Brian Wood), Louisville, Ky.

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Chico's digital theater earns props

Women's retailer named to CIO Magazine's CIO 100.

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