Industries

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By Business Observer Staff
September 9, 2011

Greek investor buys CVS land, nearby site

Angelos Spyrantis of Greece purchased a 1.7-acre parcel housing a CVS/pharmacy drug store and an adjacent 2.34 acres for $3.15 million.

Commercial Real Estate

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By Business Observer Staff
September 9, 2011

Cortland Loan Service buys 32 Sea Pines units

The real estate venture fund Cortland Loan Service LLC purchased an additional 32 townhome units in the Sea Pines apartment complex for $1.73 million.

Commercial Real Estate

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By Business Observer Staff
September 9, 2011

Canadian multifamily investor buys parking for The Place

Southwest Properties Ltd. purchased two parking lot parcels, totaling 0.51 acres, in front of The Place at Channelside condominiums for $955,000.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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By Business Observer Staff
September 9, 2011

Boca Raton investor group buys Countryside Commons park

An investment group headed by Edmund Shamsi of Boca Raton purchased the 44,248-square-foot Countryside Commons office park for $6.5 million.

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

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By Business Observer Staff
September 9, 2011

Axcel Development Group nearing Doctors Plaza start

Axcel Development Group, a Tampa developer, plans to create a medical office building next to Doctor's Hospital of Sarasota.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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By Business Observer Staff
September 9, 2011

2nd Quarter Banking Charts

Total assets, returns, and net incomes are listed for each bank headquartered along the Gulf Coast.

Finance

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By Jean Gruss
September 9, 2011

Strong Bonds

A small bond management firm in Fort Myers is quietly posting strong performance for its institutional clients. Its founder is a longtime bond manager who relocated his firm to the Gulf Coast.

Finance

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By Jean Gruss
September 9, 2011

Careful Lending

Bankers say they've got money to lend, but finding creditworthy customers has been difficult. The challenge: The most desirable customers already have bankers.

Finance

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By Mark Gordon
September 9, 2011

Merger Momentum

The union between Whitney Bank and Hancock Bank creates a star Southeast institution. The trick for the bank's Gulf Coast executives is to nurture long-term success with a new approach.

Finance

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By Business Observer Staff
September 3, 2011

Fort Myers Beach entrepreneur buys, developing Zoomers

An undisclosed Fort Myers Beach businessman purchased the 18.05-acre Zoomers Family Amusement Park at a Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. auction for $1.36 million.