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Industries

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  • By Ted Carter
  • December 29, 2017
Move Forward

Turning a transportation hub — an old train station — into a technology hub is an expensive project. A recent $5 million fundraising effort has been a boost.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 29, 2017
2017 Top Deals: Sarasota-Manatee

Echo Lake Apartments leads Sarasota-Manatee

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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 29, 2017
2017 Top Deals: Tampa Bay

The Don CeSar leads the field.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 29, 2017
2017 Top Deals: Southwest Florida

Alvista at Laguna Bay lands in top spot.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 22, 2017
Brookwood buys Southwest Florida portfolio

Brookwood Financial Partners LLC, a Beverly, Mass.-based private equity firm with a total capitalization of $2.4 billion, has purchased a portfolio of more than a dozen office buildings in Fort Myers and Bonita Springs.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 22, 2017
Buy Side

A Chicago firm has bought more than a dozen Naples commercial properties in the past three years, and has more in its sights.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 22, 2017
Brixmor adds Venice center to portfolio

Brixmor Property Group, a New York-based retail property owner that controls roughly a dozen Gulf Coast centers, has acquired a Sarasota County shopping center for $33.5 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 15, 2017
Ibis awards leasing job to Ian Black

Michigan-based Ibis Group has awarded leasing for a half-dozen office and flex buildings in Sarasota County to Ian Black Real Estate.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 15, 2017
Market Spotlight: Pelican Bay Financial Center

Pelican Bay Financial Center

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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 15, 2017
Lee County closes on Edison Farms deal

Less than a year after the property first came to market, Lee County has acquired a massive Bonita Springs tract in the southern part of the county for $42.43 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 15, 2017
Hitting Critical Mass

Gulf Coast apartment buyers find advantages in acquiring multiple properties.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 15, 2017
TruAmerica promotes acquisitions director

TruAmerica Multifamily, which earlier this year invested $165 million to acquire apartment complexes in Fort Myers and Orlando, has promoted its director of East Coast acquisitions.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Brian Hartz
  • December 15, 2017
Dream Team

The banking sector is on the cusp of a significant shift, led mostly by technology. How can it survive, and thrive?

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  • By Grier Ferguson
  • December 15, 2017
Tight Knit

Every community bank covets stellar one-on-one customer service. A rural inland bank, despite its small size, has discovered some ways to get there.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 8, 2017
Hoffmann buys more Naples buildings

St. Louis-based Hoffmann Commercial Real Estate last month acquired a pair of downtown Naples office buildings for nearly $14 million, records show.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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