Industries

By Jay Brady
January 28, 2011

Government Digest: Jan. 28 - Feb. 3

Governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

Florida

By Business Observer Staff
January 21, 2011

The Stadium Gallery buys St. Armands building

The owners of The Stadium Gallery purchased the 1,775-square-foot Carman's Shoes building for $1.5 million.

Commercial Real Estate

By Business Observer Staff
January 21, 2011

The Fish House owner buys McT's restaurant

Barry Greenfield of Sanibel purchased the 200-seat McT's Shrimphouse & Tavern building and parking lot for $1.49 million.

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

By Business Observer Staff
January 21, 2011

New Orleans firm buys Fort Myers Walgreens

A New Orleans company purchased a 14,820-square-foot Walgreens building for $2.19 million.

Commercial Real Estate

By Business Observer Staff
January 21, 2011

Legacy Development buys Spring Lake Village, Edgewater

Tampa-based Legacy Development purchased the final summary judgment for the Spring Lake Village and Edgewater Apartments and took ownership of the properties in lieu of foreclosure.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Business Observer Staff
January 21, 2011

AL Properties of Tampa buys Panorama Apartments

Alberto and Myrna Lopez of Tampa purchased the 47-unit Panorama Apartments for $1.08 million.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Business Observer Staff
January 21, 2011

Tampa partnership buys note to assume Brittany Apartments

A private Tampa partnership purchased the mortgage note on the 71-unit Brittany Apartments complex.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Business Observer Staff
January 21, 2011

Publix Super Markets buys Madeira center

Lakeland-based Publix Super Markets Inc. purchased the 80,167-square-foot Madeira Shopping Center for $7.97 million.

Commercial Real Estate

By Business Observer Staff
January 21, 2011

Hodges University buys land from Nova

Hodges University Inc. purchased a 3.2-acre vacant parcel north of Winkler Avenue near Colonial Boulevard for $1.2 million.

Commercial Real Estate

By Business Observer Staff
January 21, 2011

St. Petersburg investors buy, upgrading Lone Oak

A St. Petersburg investment group purchased the 120-space Lone Oak mobile home and RV park for $1.9 million.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Business Observer Staff
January 21, 2011

Key Biscayne investors buy St. Armands buildings

Key Biscayne real estate investor Max Puyanic, his son David Puyanic and several silent investors bought two St. Armands Circle buildings.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Jean Gruss
January 21, 2011

The insurer of first resort

Just because Florida hasn't suffered a major hurricane in five years doesn't mean the state's insurance problems have disappeared.

Industries

By Carl Cronan
January 21, 2011

Still Signing

Insurance agencies that measure their history in decades are expanding services and doing whatever is necessary to stay in business. More competition among carriers would help.