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John Kraus

COO, Kraus Foods

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Steve Traves

AMI Outfitters Coastal Gear and Apparel

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Lee-En Chung

Engineer and General Contractor, Ivy Ventures

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New York State investor Kurens buys second Gulf Coast RV resort

RV/mobile home investor Robert Kurens purchased the Tropic Isle Park and 1.8 acres of vacant land for $1.66 million.

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Culver's franchisee Derynda bringing restaurant to Fort Myers

The price equated to $672,269 per acre.

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TerraCap Partners grows Westlinks holdings to half a million square feet

TerraCap Partners II has joined the ownership of three Eastlinks industrial buildings in Eastlinks Business Park.

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Flushing, N.Y., investor buys 14th Street IHOP

The price equated to $462 per square foot.

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Jewish Family and Children's Service buys Ringling's Rivo building

The price equated to $181 per square foot.

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  • October 11, 2013
SMR, Starwood Land Ventures partner developing Country Club East

Based on the rough acreage, the price equated to $49,263 per acre.

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D.R. Horton buys land for 51 Creekwood homes

The price equated to $43,967 per acre.

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  • October 11, 2013
Validus Senior Living buys Ivy Ridge Living

The price equated to $176,724 per bed.

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  • October 11, 2013
Atlanta's Cortland Partners redeveloping Preserve at Deer Park

The price equated to $59,821 per unit.

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  • October 11, 2013
Boston's WS Development buys Hyde Park Village

The price equated to $169 per square foot.

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  • October 11, 2013
Global Trust

In just two years, Akerman Senterfitt's office in Naples has earned a reputation for its international trust and estate-planning work on behalf of ultra-wealthy people.

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  • October 11, 2013
Business planning

A Midwest law firm followed its clients to Naples to provide estate planning. What it found was a new avenue for growth.

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