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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 19, 2014
Blackstone buys Westin hotel, Convergent Capital buys nearby Knights Point

Wilder Corp. has sold the 299-room The Westin Tampa Harbour Island and nearby Knights Point Retail Center in downtown Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • September 19, 2014
Pulte Homes Corp. planning Camden Square community

National homebuilder Pulte Homes Corp. purchased 38.76 acres of vacant land for $3.62 million.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 12, 2014
The Club at The Strand sells to Klaas family

Ben, Brian and Dick Klaas of Klaas Capital Group in Naples purchased The Club at The Strand for $8.2 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jean Gruss
  • September 12, 2014
Staging an encore

Loan growth at Encore Bank has boosted the Naples bank's profits. Real estate lending is leading the way.

  • Finance
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 12, 2014
Vengroff buys Sarasota Airport Hotel, converting to affordable apartment

Sarasota businessman Harvey Vengroff purchased the 117-unit Sarasota Airport Hotel for $2.25 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • September 12, 2014
New York state investor buys Cape Coral Apartments

Seaford, N.Y. investor Vincent DeCaprio purchased the 16-unit Cape Coral Apartments for $1.19 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • September 12, 2014
Canada's J.C. Group Inc. buys Firestone building

Kitchener, Ontario-based general contractor J.C. Group Inc. purchased a 5,645-square-foot auto repair shop for $1.05 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • September 12, 2014
Tampa nonprofit buys Southland Apartments

An unnamed nonprofit purchased the 48-unit Southland Apartments for $2.16 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss
  • September 12, 2014
Back into the cape

Community banks are returning to Cape Coral, a city that was one of the hardest hit by the housing collapse. Rising real estate values are boosting confidence.

  • Finance
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  • September 12, 2014
Ferguson Enterprises plans Sarasota plumbing supply location

Ferguson Enterprises Inc. purchased a 16,000-square-foot industrial building for $1.02 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss
  • September 12, 2014
Tampa Beachhead

In its quest to become a multibillion-dollar bank, Naples-based First Florida Integrity Bank opened its first branch on Kennedy Boulevard in Tampa.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 12, 2014
PDQ buys vacant lot for Gulf Coast Town Center restaurant

Tampa-based MVP Holdings purchased a 1.14-acre vacant commercial lot across Gulf Center Drive from Gulf Coast Town Center for $987,845.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • September 12, 2014
A large interest

Businesses in any industry constantly seek new revenue sources. The concept has a thundering immediacy in banking.

  • Finance
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • September 12, 2014
Fee down

Banks nationwide have slashed or abandoned deposit account fees that previously made up for income lost in other areas. The trend goes both ways on the Gulf Coast.

  • Finance
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  • September 12, 2014
Local investor group buys former Tech Data building

A local investment partnership led by John Gerlach, Colliers International's vice president of land and investment services, purchased the Bay Vista Pavilion for $7.5 million.

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