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Industries

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 19, 2014
Centre Shops of Longboat Key sells for nearly $4 million

A company led by Eric Howell, president of Bradenton-based Lancaster Realty Inc., purchased the 37,880-square-foot Centre Shops of Longboat Key for $3.7 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 19, 2014
Land investors/developers buy Vector Ave. building

A company led by Joanne Patras-Venetis of Bonita Springs and Anastios Vasilakos of Brooklyn, N.Y., purchased a 12,049-square-foot freestanding office building for $1.2 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 19, 2014
Lennar Homes pays $16M for additional Belmont home lots

Miami-based homebuilder Lennar Homes purchased 291 home sites in the Belmont community for $16.18 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 19, 2014
Fort Myers investor group buys Punta Gorda farm land

The investor group OB 4 LLC purchased 157.04 acres on Jones Loop Road east of Interstate 75 for $2.01 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 19, 2014
Ken Neal Corp., Matrix24 moving to 301 Mower Shop building

Sarasota's Ken Neal Corp. purchased the 17,086-square-foot former 301 Mower Shop industrial building for $825,000.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 19, 2014
RD Management LLC buys, redeveloping University Mall

Three affiliates of RD Management LLC purchased the 675,294-square-foot University Mall for $29.5 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 12, 2014
Downtown Property Investment LLC buys Naples' Sunset Plaza

A company led by Zamil Ahammad of Naples and Mary Roper of Marco Island purchased the 8,000-square-foot Sunset Plaza for $1.65 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Jean Gruss
  • December 12, 2014
Rare bird

The seaplane business is a tough one in Southwest Florida. Still, one entrepreneur plans to fly passengers from Naples to Key West.

  • Industries
  • By Mark Gordon
  • December 12, 2014
Market advantage

Launching a health insurance firm sounds kind of crazy. Tom Blankenship believes he's sane enough to pull it off.

  • Industries
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 12, 2014
Culver's franchisee S&L Cos. buys portion of medical center parking lot

S&L Cos. of Portage, Wis. purchased an acre portion of the Bay Area Medical Plaza parking lot for $937,500.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 12, 2014
Sarasota's Starling Group buys Cattleridge Financial Center

The Starling Group purchased the 46,577-square-foot Cattleridge Financial Center for $6.2 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 12, 2014
Lone Star Funds company buys Tampa/Busch Gardens Hyatt Place

A company organized by the Dallas-based private equity firm Lone Star Funds purchased the 126-room Hyatt Place Tampa/Busch Gardens for $7.04 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 12, 2014
Publix buys second area center, acquires Publix at Bee Ridge

Lakeland-based grocer Publix Super Markets purchased the 47,800-square-foot Publix at Bee Ridge retail center for $8.4 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Jean Gruss
  • December 12, 2014
Problem solvers

Banks on the Gulf Coast have worked hard to get rid of bad loans on their books so they can focus on lending again.

  • Finance
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 12, 2014
St. Louis area's ElmTree Funds buys Comcast call center building

An affiliate of ElmTree Funds of Clayton, Mo., purchased a 57,260-square-foot flex building in Eastlinks Business Park for $12.4 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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