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  • September 21, 2012
Double Barrel: The Debt Bomb and Bernanke

No one knows exactly when, but every day Congress and the president don't CUT spending meaningfully.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 21, 2012
2012 Top 30 Construction Projects

Public infrasctructure projects continue to top the list of the 30 highest-value projects from Tampa to Naples, but private-sector expansions are once again making an appearance.

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  • By Mark Gordon
  • September 21, 2012
Magnificent Seven

The value of the largest construction projects on the Gulf Coast has dropped 30% since 2010. A small cluster of projects, however, all business expansions, gives some hope.

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  • September 14, 2012
Montana investors buy Dale Mabry Dollar General

The price equated to $188 per square foot.

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  • September 14, 2012
Miami's N.R. Investments buys Brookside Apartments

The price equated to $18,362 per unit or $20 per square foot.

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  • September 14, 2012
Cooper's Pond Apartments sell for $21M

The price equated to $45,356 per unit.

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  • September 14, 2012
Best Western Plus hotel bought back by former owner

The price equated to $55,000 per unit.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • September 14, 2012
Bowes Imaging Center converting Cortez building to MRI

The price equated to $74 per square foot.

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  • September 14, 2012
Neal Communities buys DooleyMack building

The price equated to $99 per square foot.

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  • September 14, 2012
RLR Investments buys two Lee County centers

The price equated to $42 per square foot.

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  • By Mark Gordon
  • September 14, 2012
Size Matters

A Gulf Coast wealth management firm with a nationwide network of financial planners will pound its strategy to survive the onslaught of industry regulations. The gist: Grow rapidly, so it can deftly handle new rules.

  • Finance
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • September 14, 2012
Hot Pursuit

The biggest bank in the country had a teeny tiny presence in Florida five years ago. Times have changed, and now Chase Bank aims for statewide prominence.

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  • By Mark Gordon
  • September 14, 2012
Credit Check

Three Tampa-area credit unions are in the thick of a recession-busting expansion that stretches from Cape Coral to Columbia, S.C. The long reach of regulation remains a big hurdle.

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  • By Jean Gruss
  • September 14, 2012
Shrinking Herd, Growing Profits

Banks headquartered on the Gulf Coast are making money again, but the number of community banks continues to shrink as the industry consolidates.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 7, 2012
McGuire Development Co. buys 23 acres in Naples

The price equated to $322,228 per acre.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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