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Christian health care school buys former Schiller campus

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

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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.

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Marketplace of Ideas: The Purpose of Government

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

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Capitol Chatter: March 30

Developer Pat Neal ponders a return to public office.

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Bureaucrats to Account

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

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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.

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Betting the House

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

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Tampa apartments sell for $3 million discount

The 120-unit Southern Oaks apartment development sold for $3.05 million.

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In Plane Sight

Several private jet service businesses on the Gulf Coast have overcome long odds to survive the downturn. Now some are aimed for growth.

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Lot Builders

As new-home sales pick up, builders are angling for lots in premium locations from Sarasota to Naples.

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  • March 24, 2012
Great Bay Distributors buys Pinellas land

Largo-based beer wholesaler Great Bay Distributors Inc. purchased 96 acres in Pinellas County for $9.75 million.

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  • March 24, 2012
Garrity Land Development buys Dale Mabry Palms

The Garrity Land Development Group purchased the 40-unit Dale Mabry Palms Apartments for $2 million.

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  • March 24, 2012
OB investor group buys Orange Blossom land

Randy Thibaut purchased the remainder of The Ranch at Orange Blossom and The Groves at Orange Blossom from Pulte Homes for $4.65 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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PMAT, Isram Realty buy Prado at Spring Creek

The 152,072-square-foot The Prado at Spring Creek shopping center sold for $6.3 million.

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  • March 24, 2012
Two Venice doctors buy Galleria Plaza

Venice neurosurgeon Dr. John Cassidy and internist Dr. Catherine Anne Fedako purchased the Galleria Plaza for $6.02 million.

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