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Industries

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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • June 26, 2015
Moving up

Scott Rimmer; Skip Thinnes

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • June 26, 2015
New beginnings

Downtown Sarasota's Ellis building receives a boost after nabbing the headquarters of one of the area's largest real estate firms.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • June 26, 2015
Quay future gelling

The new owner of the vacant Sarasota Quay tract in downtown Sarasota has retained an Orlando and Tampa architectural firm and hired a seasoned real estate veteran to help push plans for the 15-acre, waterfront site forward.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • June 26, 2015
Tampa private equity firm buys Carriage Trade Plaza building

Om Ventures Inc. purchased a 12,300-square-foot building in Carriage Trade Plaza for $2.26 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • June 26, 2015
Soothe Pharmacy owners buy former Sam Snead's building

The owners of Bradenton's Soothe Pharmacy Inc., Brad Long and Frank DeStefano, purchased a 14,043-square-foot retail building for $4.1 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • June 19, 2015
Saunders' commercial chief steps back

The head of the commercial division at one of the Gulf Coast's most recognizable residential brokerage firms has stepped down from management to focus on executing investment sales.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • June 19, 2015
Moving up

Paul Rutledge, first vice president with CBRE's retail brokerage group in Tampa, was elected to serve as the International Council of Shopping Centers' Florida State Operations chairman for 2015-2016.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • June 19, 2015
Store Capital fund buys AnazaoHealth building

An affiliated fund of Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Store Capital purchased the 45,284-square-foot AnazaoHealth building for $7.65 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss
  • June 19, 2015
Paying on time

Fewer bank customers are late paying their loans as the Gulf Coast economy recovers. That's good news for future bank profits.

  • Finance
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • June 19, 2015
LaPlaya Beach Resort sells for $182.3 million

The Pebblebrook Hotel Trust purchased the real estate for the 189-room LaPlaya Beach Resort & Club in Naples for $182.3 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • June 19, 2015
Commercial real estate profile: Ray Sandelli managing partner, CRE Consultants, Fort Myers

When Ray Sandelli got into the commercial real estate business after years as a pilot for the U.S. Navy and the famed Blue Angels, he found sales, especially cold calling potential clients, to be especially hard.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • June 19, 2015
Turning up the heat

New energy rules will add efficiency — and costs — to building.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • June 19, 2015
Record setter

NorthStar Healthcare Income's $93 million senior housing purchase ranks as the top sale in Sarasota County's history.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Michael Hinman
  • June 19, 2015
Extending credit

Achieva's acquisition of Calusa Bank is rare for a credit union. It could help bridge two rival financial industries.

  • Finance
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  • By Jean Gruss
  • June 19, 2015
Better net

Banks make money on the difference between what they earn on loans and what they pay depositors. That measure is rising at most Gulf Coast banks.

  • Finance
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