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  • May 2, 2014
Naples has its own Top Gun

Sunshine Ace Hardware has a stellar reputation in Naples as the go-to store for home improvement.

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  • May 2, 2014
A spark for Collier County

Collier County has a reputation to rebuild among the skeptical business crowd, as the Business Observer reported last week in its story about the new office of the hearing examiner.

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  • May 2, 2014
RMC Real Estate Services plans new Wawa station

RMC Real Estate Services purchased 1.74 acres at the northwest corner of State Road 301 and Gibsonton Drive for $2 million.

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  • May 2, 2014
Illinois' GK Development buys two downtown commercial buildings

Barrington, Ill.-based GK Development Inc. purchased a two-story 7,040-square-foot retail building and the 3,720-square-foot Roth Cigar Factory building for $2.75 million.

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  • May 2, 2014
Pinnacle Development Group buys 44 acres on Metro Parkway

Pinnacle Development Group LLC purchased 43.9 acres fronting Plantation Road for $2.2 million.

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  • May 2, 2014
Real Capital Solutions buys Plaza at Island Pass

Louisville, Colo.-based Real Capital Solutions purchased the 40,376-square-foot Plaza at Island Pass retail center for $5.12 million.

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  • May 2, 2014
Nokomis investors buy North Port Place

Investors David and Susan Macrae purchased the 19,360-square-foot North Port Place for $2.8 million.

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  • May 2, 2014
Gulfport investor buys freestanding Sprint Store

Investor Vinod Khilnani of Gulfport purchased a 3,852-square-foot freestanding retail store for $1.25 million.

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  • May 2, 2014
Investment group buys Cleveland office building

An investment group led by Robert Manuel Tomas, manager of the Texas company U Connect Medical LLC, purchased a 25,370-square-foot office building for $2.2 million.

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  • May 2, 2014
HRK Holdings LLC, HRK Industries sells off 26 acres of Piney Point

HRK Holdings LLC and HRK Industries LLC have sold two portions of the more than 600-acre former Piney Point phosphate plant property.

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  • May 2, 2014
C&S Wholesale Grocers buys $25M Sweetbay Distribution Center

Keen, N.H.-based C&S Wholesale Grocers purchased the 836,771-square-foot Sweetbay Distribution Center and Truck Maintenance building in Plant City for $25 million.

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  • May 1, 2014
Megabus coming to Tampa

The bus company plans to offer service to and from Miami, Tallahassee and Tampa starting May 15.

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  • May 1, 2014
Hospital adds outpatient center

Park Royal Hospital in Fort Myers has started construction on an outpatient center.

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  • May 1, 2014
Bank reports surge in loans

Florida Community Bank's total loan portfolio nears $3 billion.

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  • April 30, 2014
St. Pete chef headed to World Food Championships

Ramon Hernandez, owner of Pipo's Restaurant, won the Top Local Chef competition held in Gulfport.

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