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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • April 17, 2015
Vinings at Hunter's Green sells to investor for $22M

The Milestone Group purchased the 240-unit Vinings at Hunter's Green apartments for $21.69 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • April 17, 2015
Bee Ridge strip center sells to investor for $1.05M

James Elmore of Bradenton purchased a 10,440-square-foot unnamed strip center for $1.05 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • April 10, 2015
Polk County: Wawa Florida sells store, land on U.S. Highway 98

A Florida affiliate of Chester Heights, Pa.-based Wawa Inc. has sold off the real estate behind the first Wawa convenience store in Polk County and an adjacent parcel of land.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • April 10, 2015
Naples' Heritage Builders buys former Big Cypress Marketplace

Heritage Builders of Naples purchased the 94,362-square-foot former Big Cypress Marketplace building for $2.8 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • April 10, 2015
Investment firm buys Venice Applebee's

A North Carolina investment firm, led by Ahtem Ozen, purchased a 5,106-square-foot Applebee's restaurant building in two transactions for a combined $3.15 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • April 10, 2015
Sun Lake Apartments sell for $7.44 million

The private real estate investment firm Highgate Capital Group purchased the 88-unit Sun Lake Apartments for $7.44 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • April 10, 2015
Barron Collier Cos., FoxRock buy Newgate Center for $8.75 million

The Barron Collier Cos. and Boston-based FoxRock Properties purchased the three-building Newgate Center office development for $18.75 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • April 10, 2015
Crescent Communities starts building Crescent Westshore

Crescent Communities LLC has stated construction on Crescent Westshore, a 374-unit luxury apartment community on 5.3 acres in Tampa's Westshore area.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Michael Hinman
  • April 10, 2015
Seeing red

Balance sheets didn't finish positive for some area banks. But confidence abounds for the future.

  • Finance
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  • By Jean Gruss
  • April 10, 2015
Good catch

Turnaround specialist Chad Kovarik resurrected Action Craft, a manufacturer of premium flats and bay boats in Cape Coral.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • April 10, 2015
Coral Hospitality execs buy Fort Myers golf club

Some of the members of the Coral Hospitality executive team purchased the 128.76-acre Eagle Ridge Golf Club for $1.87 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • April 10, 2015
'Suck at retirement'

Dave Maraman has a lot of advice after working on both sides of banking: as a regulator and the one being regulated.

  • Finance
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • April 10, 2015
Firkins Automotive Group buys Gettel's Pre-owned Supercenter

Bradenton-based Firkins Automotive Group purchased the Gettel Pre-owned Supercenter location on First Street for $1.5 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • April 10, 2015
Manatee Fruit Co. transfers $40M in land

As part of its plan to create a master-planned, mixed-use community, farming company Manatee Fruit Co. transferred 1,640 acres in western Manatee County to three entities it owns for a total of $40.18 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jean Gruss
  • April 10, 2015
See one bank

C1 Financial's president and CEO, Trevor Burgess, says the bank is focused on growing its presence in its existing markets. After a successful IPO last year, it has money to lend.

  • Finance
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