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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • May 6, 2011
Canadian investment group buys MacDill Landings units

Vancouver, British Columbia-based A.J. Galbraith & Associates Ltd. purchased 21 residential condominium units in the 28-unit MacDill Landings for $1.84 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • May 6, 2011
Penn-Florida, Edge Principal Advisors buy Lakeview Center, Eastpointe

A joint venture partnership purchased a mortgage covering the Lakeview Center and Eastpointe office buildings from GE Capital and took ownership of the properties in lieu of foreclosure.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • May 6, 2011
Michigan investors buy Cape Grande land

Farmington Hills, Mich., investor John Kulhavi purchased a 3,254-square-foot office building on 3.1 acres fronting the Caloosahatchee River for $1.45 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • May 6, 2011
Railhead Recycling developing paper baler

The owners of Railhead Recycling purchased a 26,000-square-foot manufacturing building on three acres for $1.4 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • May 6, 2011
Blue Rock Partners buys Palm Grove Apartments

Tampa-based Blue Rock Partners LLC purchased the 244-unit Palm Grove Apartments for $5.55 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • May 6, 2011
Miami contractors buy, developing Bella Casa

A Miami company purchased 26 completed units and another 120 partially developed units in the Bella Casa condominium development for $2.4 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • May 6, 2011
Colony Beach & Tennis owners facing renovation restrictions

Colony Beach & Tennis Resort unit owners may have an issue renovating what's currently on the Longboat Key property because of a FEMA-related flood-control ordinance.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • May 6, 2011
Sarasota P.F. Chang's still in the works

Approval work continues for a P.F. Chang's China Bistro in downtown Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • May 6, 2011
Taylor-Pansing hired to renovate McCollum Hall

The City of Fort Myers approved a continuing contract with Taylor-Pansing Inc. to act as construction manager-at-risk for the first phase of the roofing and stabilization of McCollum Hall.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • May 6, 2011
Bridgeport Center renovations nearly complete

Flagler is nearing completion on its three-year, more than $1 million improvement plan at Bridgeport Center in Tampa's Westshore market.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • May 6, 2011
Nokomis investors put contract on El Patio Hotel

David and Susan Macrae of Nokomis have signed a contract to buy the historic El Patio Hotel in Venice for $2.2 million. The agreement, which is still in its due diligence period, is scheduled to close in May.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • May 6, 2011
Back to School

'Run it like a business' isn't just a line at one Gulf Coast middle school. It's the foundation behind a struggle for success. The future, however, is sunny.

  • Industries
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  • By Carl Cronan
  • May 6, 2011
Pursuit of Letters

Enrollment in M.B.A. programs fluctuates for business schools along the Gulf Coast, while other areas of the country are seeing enrollments decline. But current students are being more specific about what degrees they want.

  • Industries
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  • By Dan Ping
  • May 6, 2011
Business School

A new magnet school in Orlando will prepare high school students on how to be successful in business. Slated to open in 2012, the school will emphasize entrepreneurship and free enterprise.

  • Industries
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  • By Jay Brady
  • May 6, 2011
Tampa's Table Setter

New Mayor Bob Buckhorn, a Democrat, won his seat handily with business community support. He plans to keep it with an agenda focused on permitting and regulatory reform, and shrinking government.

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