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  • By Jean Gruss
  • August 22, 2014
Organic Growth

With a circulation of 1.5 million copies in 95 markets, Natural Awakenings magazines dominate the holistic health market with news and advertising.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 22, 2014
New Hampshire company buys Nokomis office building

Lowell Terrace Associates, a New Hampshire company, purchased a 10,219-square-foot office building for $1.9 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 22, 2014
Steelbridge Capital buys Naples' SunTrust Bank Building

Chicago-based Steelbridge Capital LLC purchased the 68,487-square-foot SunTrust Bank Building on U.S. 41 for $12.6 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 15, 2014
Unicorp National Development buys River Club Plaza buildings

Orlando-based Unicorp National Development purchased a portion of River Club Plaza for $7.35 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 15, 2014
Publix Super Markets buys Merchants Crossing

Lakeland-based grocery group Publix Super Markets Inc. purchased the 213,739-square-foot Merchants Crossing shopping center for $17.9 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 15, 2014
New York brothers buy Neapolitan Car Wash

Two brothers from the New York City area purchased the business and real estate of Neapolitan Car Wash. They purchased the 8,000-square-foot facility for $4.02 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 15, 2014
Investors buy East Bay Junction center, plan to reposition it around Youfit

Investors Bernard Hutman of New York City and Herbert and Michael Hutman of Miami Beach purchased the 56,668-square-foot East Bay Junction Shopping Center in Largo for $1.8 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 15, 2014
Investors Gibson family buy Sarasota Industrial Park building

Raymond Gibson, individually and as trustee of the Raymond H. Gibson Trust, purchased a 36,335-square-foot building in Sarasota Industrial Park for $1.08 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 15, 2014
Richman Group of Florida plans Tampa apartment project

The Richman Group of Florida Inc. purchased 3.91 acres of commercial parking space just north of the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway for $11.26 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 8, 2014
Lutgert Cos. buys 11 acres for new Mercato residences

The Lutgert Cos. purchased 11.25 acres of vacant residential land in North Naples for $13.5 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 8, 2014
San Diego's Pacifica Cos. buys Bayou Crossing Apartments

San Diego-based real estate firm Pacifica Cos. purchased the 290-unit Bayou Crossing Apartments for $11.5 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 8, 2014
Blue Rock Partners, Konover South LLC buy third Fort Myers apartment

A joint venture of Tampa-based Blue Rock Partners LLC and Deerfield Beach-based Konover South LLC purchased the 288-unit Montego Bay Apartment Homes for $16.13 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 8, 2014
Paradise Communities buys Shady Haven Mobile Home Park

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Paradise Communities purchased the 105-lot Shady Haven Mobile Home Park for $4.1 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 8, 2014
Sarasota investors pay $1.75M for Cass Way Apartments

Gayle Barrett and Russell McSwain purchased the 24-unit Cass Way Apartments for $1.75 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • August 8, 2014
Flipped Model

Raising capital for a commercial real estate project is a universal obstacle. An energetic young entrepreneur thinks he has a solution.

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