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Industries

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  • By Mark Gordon
  • April 7, 2012
A Welcome Return

Nearly half the community banks on the Gulf Coast have a positive quarterly return on assets, more than double the 2009 tally. Bankers hope the turn has staying power.

  • Finance
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  • By Jean Gruss
  • April 7, 2012
Banquistadors

A Spanish-owned bank plans to grow its presence on the Gulf Coast, drawn by the promise of economic recovery and diversification.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • April 7, 2012
Hometown America Management buys Little Manatee Springs

The Little Manatee Springs community sold for $8.25 million, equal to $31,113 per lot.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • April 4, 2012
U.S. Army buys 15 acres for Cape Coral reserve center

The United States Army purchased 15 acres in northeast Cape Coral for $2.25 million.

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  • March 30, 2012
Paradise Preserve sells for $51M less

Brandenburg Properties buys Paradise Preserve for $51 million less than it sold for in 2005.

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  • March 30, 2012
LBK's Cedars Tennis Resort sells for $1.05 million

RVA purchased the real estate and business operations of the Cedars Tennis Resort on Longboat Key.

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  • March 30, 2012
Sarasota firm buys Crab & Fin building

The St. Armands Circle retail building sold for $367 per square foot.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • March 30, 2012
Robbins Property Associates buys Waterstone at Carrollwood

The 168-unit Waterstone at Carrollwood apartment complex sold for $12.65 million.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • March 30, 2012
Christian health care school buys former Schiller campus

The former Schiller International University campus sold for $58 per square foot.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • March 30, 2012
Ahead of the Pack

The Gulf Coast commercial real estate market suffers from a lack of dreamers with cash. Charles Murray could be the exception.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • March 30, 2012
Marketplace of Ideas: The Purpose of Government

The only proper purpose of government is to protect individual rights.

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  • By Rod Thomson
  • March 30, 2012
Capitol Chatter: March 30

Developer Pat Neal ponders a return to public office.

  • Florida
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  • By Jean Gruss
  • March 30, 2012
Bureaucrats to Account

A new free-enterprise organization on the Gulf Coast seeks to identify and remove government obstacles.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • March 30, 2012
Equity firm TerraCap Partners buys back Estero infill site

Cape Coral and New York City-based TerraCap Partners purchased 10 acres of vacant residential land in Estero for $1.46 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • March 30, 2012
Betting the House

Former U.K. equities trader Steven Hanson makes the gutsy move from rental developments to speculation homebuilding.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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