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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 9, 2011
Arkansas company buys Resort at MarinaVillage

A company led by Bradley Hasselwander and Francis Freeman Jr. purchased the 267-unit The Resort at MarinaVillage, 57 condominium units in Tarpon Landings, and two undeveloped land parcels for $45 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 9, 2011
Sandyberg LLC buys, remaking Cape Paradise Resort

Sandyberg LLC, a real estate investment firm led by Magdalena Dyberg and Stuart Gallager, purchased the 100-room Cape Paradise Resort for $2.43 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 9, 2011
Illinois developer buys 432 acres on S.R. 54

Naperville, Ill.-based Crown Community Development Inc. purchased the mortgage notes covering 432 acres of land on State Road 54 and the realigned Curley Road.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 9, 2011
Teriyaki Experience owner buys Golden Gate apartment

A company led by Canadian businessman Lou Donato purchased the four-unit Outrigger Apartments building on Golden Gate Point for $1.05 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Alex Mahadevan
  • December 9, 2011
Stretching Margins

Net income of 72% of Gulf Coast banks increased in the third quarter compared with 2010. Despite lingering concerns over regulations and demand for borrowing, more banks are becoming profitable.

  • Industries
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • December 9, 2011
Qualified Survival

A banker mired in regulatory agony for three years has rediscovered his calling. But the industry is still a challenge.

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  • By Jean Gruss
  • December 9, 2011
Naples Globetrotters

Two Naples money managers seek out opportunities in the U.S. and overseas. Technology and travel are the keys to hunting for better returns.

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  • By Jean Gruss
  • December 9, 2011
Market Expansion

It's been two years since IberiaBank acquired two failed Gulf Coast banks, Orion and Century. Now, the Louisiana-based bank is courting customers with loans and wealth management.

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  • By Jean Gruss
  • December 9, 2011
Condo Restart

Tarpon Point in Cape Coral was the crown jewel in a $340 million foreclosure case against the developer. The bankers tapped John Rymer to fix the mess.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • December 2, 2011
ICORR Properties buys Gateway to the Ranch

The owners of London, Ontario, Canada-based ICORR Properties International LLLP purchased the 25,723-square-foot Gateway to the Ranch retail strip for $1.88 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • December 2, 2011
Avesta Homes parent buys five apartments

Multifamily firm Integritas Assets LLC, which operates as Avesta Homes LLC, purchased five apartment communities with a total of 106 units in Tampa for $1.4 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • December 2, 2011
Tampa's Giant Oil buys Gladiolus Village

Tampa-based gasoline distributor Giant Oil Inc. purchased the 13,900-square-foot Gladiolus Village for $1.25 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • December 2, 2011
Equity Lifestyle Properties buys Ridgewood Estates

Chicago-based Equity Lifestyle Properties purchased the Ridgewood Estates mobile home park in Ellenton for $11.56 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • December 2, 2011
D.R. Horton buys lots in Banyan Bay, Fiddler's Creek

Fort Worth, Texas-based D.R. Horton recently made a large investment in two Southwest Florida communities.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 2, 2011
Atlantic Emerald trust buys Streetside Little Road center

A Canadian investor operating as the Atlantic Emerald Irrevocable Trust purchased the 14,000-square-foot Streetside Little Road Shopping Center in New Port Richey for $3.2 million.

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