Industries

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By Business Observer Staff
June 20, 2014

Equity buys 7.1 acres for development near Berkshire Commons

Columbus, Ohio-based commercial real estate firm Equity Inc. purchased 7.1 acres of land for $1.84 million.

Commercial Real Estate

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By Business Observer Staff
June 20, 2014

Sherman Real Estate Fund, partners buy Arlington at Northwood

Deerfield, Ill.-based Sherman Real Estate Fund IX LLC and two of the fund's trade partners purchased the 312-unit Arlington at Northwood Apartments for $36.1 million.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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By Jean Gruss
June 20, 2014

Residential Rebound

Community banks on the Gulf Coast have been actively lending to homebuyers over the past year as the residential real estate market improves.

Finance

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By Business Observer Staff
June 20, 2014

Gramercy Property Trust buys Cott bottling plant

New York City-based real estate investment trust Gramercy Property Trust Inc. purchased a 176,000-square-foot production and warehouse bottling facility for $9.5 million.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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By Business Observer Staff
June 20, 2014

City Mattress of Florida buys land near Super Target to develop second Naples store

Bonita Springs-based City Mattress Inc. purchased land on the southeast corner of Immokalee Road and Interstate 75 for $1.43 million.

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

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By Jean Gruss
June 20, 2014

Back to Business

Commercial real estate lending, the bread and butter of community banking in Florida, is on the rise as business owners start borrowing again.

Finance

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By Business Observer Staff
June 20, 2014

Mullet's Aluminum Products relocating to former Pro-Build plant

Mullet's Aluminum Products Inc. purchased the 97,040-square-foot Pro-Build door-and-truss plant for $3.5 million.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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By Jean Gruss
June 20, 2014

Building Again

Community banks on the Gulf Coast are again starting to lend money for construction and land development as the economic recovery continues.

Finance

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By Business Observer Staff
June 20, 2014

Pavilion Development creating new University Parkway Tire Kingdom

Pavilion Development Co. purchased a portion of land on University Parkway in the Town Center at University Groves land condominium for $850,000.

Commercial Real Estate

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By Business Observer Staff
June 20, 2014

Sarasota's Rakay Family Investments buys new Clearwater Beach Walgreens

Three affiliates of Rakay Family Investments purchased a 25,000-square-foot drug store building for $12.2 million.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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By Traci McMillan Beach
June 20, 2014

Community Focus

Cathy Swanson has helped St. Petersburg's Freedom Bank of America turn a profit for the first time in eight years. Now, as CEO, she has her eyes on the future.

Finance

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By Business Observer Staff
June 13, 2014

Canadian investor group buys Zephyrhills Townview Apartments

An Ontario investment group, led by Michael Weber and Nelson Kraus, purchased the 46-unit Townview Apartments for $2.1 million.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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By Business Observer Staff
June 13, 2014

Best Homes Services owners buy Rail Head flex building

An investment group led by Chadd and Keegan Hodges, owners of Best Homes Services, purchased a 39,682-square-foot industrial building for $1.16 million.