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  • By Jay Brady
  • April 8, 2011
Gambling on Conventions

A Gulf Coast senator felt compelled to withdraw the biggest jobs bill in the Legislature, but it got new life when a colleague came in with a compromise.

  • Florida
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  • By Jay Brady
  • April 8, 2011
Government Digest: Apr. 8

Governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • April 1, 2011
LaBelle's Alico Inc. buys Colonial Bank headquarters

LaBelle-based Alico Inc. purchased the 27,000-square-foot former Colonial Bank headquarters for $2.32 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • April 1, 2011
Chabad Jewish Center of Naples buys First Christian buildings

The Chabad Jewish Center of Naples Inc. purchased the First Christian Church of Naples' church and day care buildings for $1.82 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • April 1, 2011
ICORR Properties buys Citrus Park Shops

London, Ontario-based ICORR Properties International purchased the 15,800-square-foot Citrus Park Shops retail strip center for $1.75 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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.

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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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.

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  • By Jay Brady
  • April 1, 2011
Born to Lead

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.

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  • By Jay Brady
  • April 1, 2011
Government Digest: Apr. 1

Governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

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