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Industries

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  • October 2, 2015
Moving up

Shawn Rupp; Jason Holley; Robert Eggimann

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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • October 2, 2015
Surgical maneuvers

Doctors Hospital is adding and buying health care space on its campus to accommodate growth and provide better patient services.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • October 2, 2015
Sarasota marina buys Siesta Key location

Bob and Suzann Soran, who own downtown Sarasota's Marina Jack, purchased the Turtle Bach Marina and Pub on Siesta Key for a total of $3.08 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • October 2, 2015
Bisk Education doubles space with Hav-A-Tampa property purchase

Bisk Education Inc. purchased the 123,044-square-foot former Hav-A-Tampa cigar production building for $4.2 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • October 2, 2015
GL Homes sets sights on Bonita

The Sunrise-based homebuilder purchased the Bonita Beach Road Estates development site for its first community in the city.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • October 2, 2015
On fire

They sold $350 million in property in August. Perseverance and solid support fostered the surge.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • September 25, 2015
Commercial Real Estate

Evergreen taps CBRE; Former Yankee steps up to lead

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss
  • September 25, 2015
California beckons

WikiRealty was born in Naples. But the company needed to move to California to attract talent and venture capital.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • September 25, 2015
Generating electricity

Area developers and officials hope Tampa's economic momentum could lure a major new headquarters to the region -- maybe even General Electric's.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 25, 2015
Welcome back Carter

An Atlanta-based developer returns to the market, with plans to create a 23-story apartment tower on a full city block in downtown Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 25, 2015
Yacht Solutions owners buy Cortez Cove Boatyard

Fernando and Helena Costa purchased Cortez Cove Boatyard & Marina for $1.8 million. The price equated to $172 per square foot.

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  • September 25, 2015
Merlin Entertainments buys former Lake Wales Harley dealership

Merlin Entertainments Group, the European entertainment company behind Legoland Florida, purchased the real estate of a former Harley-Davidson dealership in Lake Wales for $1.4 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • September 25, 2015
Naples investor buys building leased to West Florida Distributors

A company led by Michael Scancarella of Naples purchased a 14,000-square-foot commercial building for $1.5 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • September 25, 2015
Back on top

Kevin Daves' fortunes fell hard during the recession, but today he has a new project and a new outlook.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • September 18, 2015
Moving up

Eric Smith has joined Franklin Street as director of risk management and claims for the firm's insurance division. Based out of Franklin Street's Tampa office, Smith will represent clients through the insurance claims process.

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