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Industries

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  • October 24, 2014
HealthCap Partners LLC buys Riverwalk Professional Center

Dallas-based private equity firm HealthCap Partners LLC purchased a 24,174-square-foot Riverwalk Pro

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • October 24, 2014
Super 8 motel owner buys Rodeway Inn

Hotelier Girish Patel of Bradenton purchased the 97-room Rodeway Inn in Sarasota for $2.4 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • October 24, 2014
Blue Rock Partners, Highgate buy Village at Brandon Apartments

A joint venture of Tampa-based Blue Rock Partners LLC and Chicago-based Highgate Capital Group purchased the 112-unit The Village at Brandon Apartments for $10.43 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • October 24, 2014
Vacant former Winn Dixie center sells to Wal-Mart for Supercenter

Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. purchased the Summerlin Square shopping center for $6.35 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • October 24, 2014
Green fees

A pair of entrepreneurial business partners wedged a seven-figure investment in a golf business — in spite of the industry slump. It was a defensive move.

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  • October 24, 2014
Hampton Inn, Suites Fort Myers Beach sells for $9.43 million

New York City-based The Lightstone Group purchased the 120-room Hampton Inn & Suites Fort Myers Beach/Sanibel Gateway for $9.43 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • October 24, 2014
Attorney-led holding company buys Pines Industrial Park building

A company controlled by Sarasota attorney David Bone and his wife, Carol, purchased a 24,750-square-foot warehouse for $982,000.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • October 17, 2014
Solar power

An entrepreneur with big goals and a creative streak discovered a way to increase his lending capacity by $10 million. The solution requires some green thinking.

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  • By Jean Gruss
  • October 17, 2014
Economic forecast

Charlotte-Lee-Collier

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  • October 17, 2014
Benderson Development Co. LLC buys Dillard's in Southgate Mall

University Park-based Benderson Development Co. LLC purchased the 96,312-square-foot Dillard's department store at Southgate Mall for $10 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • October 17, 2014
Forge Capital, Intown/Framework plans Harbour Island apartment project

A joint venture between private equity firm Forge Capital Partners and Intown/Framework Group has announced plans to construct a residential development on Tampa's Harbour Island.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • October 17, 2014
Vinik development group buys Tampa Marriott Waterside, marina

Strategic Property Partners LLC, Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik's development company, purchased the 719-room Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina for $150 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • October 17, 2014
Economic forecast

Sarasota-Manatee

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  • October 17, 2014
Stock Development buys Emerson Village land

Naples-based Stock Development purchased 26.31 acres of vacant land north of Emerson Square Boulevard for $4 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • October 17, 2014
Barron Collier Cos. buys Goodlette Corners center

Barron Collier Cos. purchased the 46,000-square-foot Goodlette Corners in North Naples for $13.3 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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