Industries

By Business Observer Staff
April 1, 2011

Bradenton Pediatric dentist buys Cracker Bay General Store

Bradenton pediatric dentist George Meadows purchased the 18,580-square-foot Cracker Bay General Store for $2.88 million.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Business Observer Staff
April 1, 2011

Westmont Hospitality buys Tampa Red Roof Inn

RRI NC I LLC, an entity affiliated with Houston-based Westmont Hospitality Group, has taken over ownership of the Red Roof Inn on Horace Avenue.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Business Observer Staff
April 1, 2011

GMC Properties buys Villages at Turtle Creek

Jacksonville-based GMC Properties purchased the 232-unit Villages at Turtle Creek apartments for $10.2 million.

Commercial Real Estate

By Business Observer Staff
April 1, 2011

Escalante Golf buys Spanish Wells course

Colorado Springs, Colo.-based Escalante Golf Inc. purchased the Spanish Wells Golf Course and surrounding community amenities for $4.55 million.

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

By Business Observer Staff
April 1, 2011

Fawley Bryant, Willis Smith hired for LECOM dental

The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine has hired Fawley Bryant Architects to design the new the LECOM School of Dental Medicine building.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Business Observer Staff
April 1, 2011

Palmer Ranch Holdings completes two-lane extension

A new major arterial roadway is open and ready for business. The Honore Avenue extension from Palmer Ranch to State Road 681 officially opened March 16.

Commercial Real Estate

By Business Observer Staff
April 1, 2011

TerraCap Management caps real estate investment fund

Naples-based TerraCap Management Corp. has closed its first real estate fund, TerraCap Partners LP. The private placement fund was oversubscribed by 5%.

Commercial Real Estate

By Carl Cronan
April 1, 2011

Maintaining a Pulse

Pepin Heart Hospital opened five years ago in its own building and is gaining strength through clinical trials. Promoting greater awareness of genetic factors is helping attract more patients.

Industries

By Jay Brady
April 1, 2011

Freshman State Rep. Jim Boyd's legislative roots extend to his grandfather and uncle, who both served in the Florida House, but now the Palmetto native is making his own mark on a path to House leadership.