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  • May 23, 2014
Brooklyn's Read Property Group buys Belmont Park apartments

Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Read Property Group LLC purchased the 234-unit Belmont Park apartments for $9.36 million.

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  • May 23, 2014
Shapiro Insurance Group buys Barton Insurance buildings

An affiliate of Jacksonville-based Shapiro Insurance Group purchased an 8,778-square-foot multitenant office building on Cape Coral Parkway for $1.07 million.

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  • May 23, 2014
Investor can boost Chico's stake

Blue Harbour Group could be ready to make a big fashion statement.

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  • May 23, 2014
Praise outside the tent

Feld Entertainment, the firm behind Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, recently picked up some applause from people other than the fans in the seats.

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  • May 23, 2014
Eaton Corp. sells manufacturing building, business line to Safran

French aerospace and defense technology company Safran purchased a 134,221-square-foot manufacturing building from Eaton Corp. for $4.15 million.

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  • May 23, 2014
Welcome to Hyatt High

The hospitality industry is looking for the next generation of hoteliers.

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  • May 23, 2014
Root for the home team

The business of baseball can be brutal, as municipalities fight to win or keep a team for their town.

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  • May 23, 2014
DRW Real Estate Investments buys, renovating Windermere Apartments

Chicago-based DRW Real Estate Investments LLC purchased the 180-unit Windermere Apartments on Main Street for $10 million.

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  • May 23, 2014
Correction

A story on the sale of 8000 Summerlin Lakes Drive, Fort Myers in the May 16 issue incorrectly stated the company for which Richard Clarke and Rodney Fiddler work.

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  • May 23, 2014
Tampa Cheap for car rentals

Cheapskates rejoice: Tampa is the second most affordable place to rent a car in the country, behind only Orlando, tied with Fort Lauderdale and ahead of Las Vegas and San Diego.

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  • May 22, 2014
Burger 21 targeting Charlotte, N.C.

The burger restaurant franchise wants to add at least four restaurants in the metro area and more units statewide.

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  • May 22, 2014
Cancer firm postpones IPO

Turbulence in the financial markets forces Fort Myers-based 21st Century Oncology Holdings to postpone its $348 million initial public offering of stock.

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  • May 22, 2014
Churchgoers victimized in $3.8M Ponzi scheme

Sarasota financial adviser Gaeton Della Penna faces multiple fraud counts.

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  • May 22, 2014
Fort Myers living trusts buy Charlotte Harbor Apartments

The Donald J. Rechtzigel Irrevocable Trust and Donald J. and Jayne L. Rechtzigel Living Trust of Fort Myers purchased the 24-unit Charlotte Harbor Apartments for $1.5 million.

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  • May 21, 2014
Fort Myers airport traffic jumps

A late Easter helped boost April passenger traffic at Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers.

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