Industries

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By Business Observer Staff
March 6, 2015

South Dakota family buys Ridge Gardens apartments

Three trusts controlled by the Owen family and Gary and Linda Owen of Watertown, S.D., purchased the 48-unit Ridge Gardens apartments for $2.62 million.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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By Business Observer Staff
March 6, 2015

Phoenix Realty Group buys University Club Apartments

New York City-based Phoenix Realty Group LLC purchased the 536-unit University Club Apartments for $21.8 million.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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March 6, 2015

Catholic Charities Family Resource Center moving to former social security office building

Catholic Charities Diocese of Venice Inc. purchased a 10,240-square-foot office building for $1.2 million.

Manatee-Sarasota

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By Business Observer Staff
March 6, 2015

Guatemalan politician buys Burgundy Square apartments, retail

Guatemalan businessman and former politician Harold Caballeros purchased the 45,380-square-foot Burgundy Square apartments and retail space for $7.9 million.

Manatee-Sarasota

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By Business Observer Staff
March 6, 2015

Parkland couple pays $17M, buys Tampa BJ's Wholesale Club

Real estate investors Kim and Steven Fields of Parkland purchased a 119,884-square-foot BJ's Wholesale Club for $16.9 million.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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By Michael Hinman
March 6, 2015

Battle lines

Tallahassee is back in session. Lawmakers are zeroed in on minimum wage, job creation and a little alcohol.

Florida

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By Business Observer Staff
March 6, 2015

Encore Hospitality regains Westshore Tampa Hampton Inn

Encore Hospitality LLC, a subsidiary of Encore Enterprises Inc., purchased the 132-unit Westshore Tampa Hampton Inn for $12 million.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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By Jean Gruss
March 6, 2015

The $100 million question

Lee County has $100 million stashed in its land-buying program for conservation, but it doesn't have avery good track record of spending it wisely. Voters likely will decide its fate next year.

Florida

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By Business Observer Staff
March 6, 2015

Polk County: Lakeland's Century Retail buys Havendale Square shopping center

Lakeland-based Century Retail purchased the 69,050-square-foot Havendale Square shopping center for $3.33 million.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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By Business Observer Staff
March 6, 2015

San Antonio group buys new Fort Myers Wawa

A company led by Gil Atzmon, chairman of Zazu Metels Corp. in San Antonio, purchased an approximate 6,000-square-foot new Wawa store for $5.15 million.

Commercial Real Estate

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By Business Observer Staff
March 6, 2015

Investor group buys Cape Town Apartments

Dieci 10th Street Properties LLC, a group that includes a mixture of local and foreign investors, purchased the 16-unit Cape Town Apartments for $1.65 million.