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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 9, 2011
Teriyaki Experience owner buys Golden Gate apartment

A company led by Canadian businessman Lou Donato purchased the four-unit Outrigger Apartments building on Golden Gate Point for $1.05 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Alex Mahadevan
  • December 9, 2011
Stretching Margins

Net income of 72% of Gulf Coast banks increased in the third quarter compared with 2010. Despite lingering concerns over regulations and demand for borrowing, more banks are becoming profitable.

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  • By Mark Gordon
  • December 9, 2011
Qualified Survival

A banker mired in regulatory agony for three years has rediscovered his calling. But the industry is still a challenge.

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  • By Jean Gruss
  • December 9, 2011
Naples Globetrotters

Two Naples money managers seek out opportunities in the U.S. and overseas. Technology and travel are the keys to hunting for better returns.

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  • By Jean Gruss
  • December 9, 2011
Market Expansion

It's been two years since IberiaBank acquired two failed Gulf Coast banks, Orion and Century. Now, the Louisiana-based bank is courting customers with loans and wealth management.

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  • By Jean Gruss
  • December 9, 2011
Condo Restart

Tarpon Point in Cape Coral was the crown jewel in a $340 million foreclosure case against the developer. The bankers tapped John Rymer to fix the mess.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • December 2, 2011
ICORR Properties buys Gateway to the Ranch

The owners of London, Ontario, Canada-based ICORR Properties International LLLP purchased the 25,723-square-foot Gateway to the Ranch retail strip for $1.88 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • December 2, 2011
Avesta Homes parent buys five apartments

Multifamily firm Integritas Assets LLC, which operates as Avesta Homes LLC, purchased five apartment communities with a total of 106 units in Tampa for $1.4 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • December 2, 2011
Tampa's Giant Oil buys Gladiolus Village

Tampa-based gasoline distributor Giant Oil Inc. purchased the 13,900-square-foot Gladiolus Village for $1.25 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • December 2, 2011
Equity Lifestyle Properties buys Ridgewood Estates

Chicago-based Equity Lifestyle Properties purchased the Ridgewood Estates mobile home park in Ellenton for $11.56 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • December 2, 2011
D.R. Horton buys lots in Banyan Bay, Fiddler's Creek

Fort Worth, Texas-based D.R. Horton recently made a large investment in two Southwest Florida communities.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 2, 2011
Atlantic Emerald trust buys Streetside Little Road center

A Canadian investor operating as the Atlantic Emerald Irrevocable Trust purchased the 14,000-square-foot Streetside Little Road Shopping Center in New Port Richey for $3.2 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 2, 2011
DeBartolo Development, Optima partner on Chicago high-rise tower

Tampa-based DeBartolo Development LLC and Chicago-based Optima Inc. have announced a joint venture to begin construction on the Optima Center Chicago.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 2, 2011
Fort Myers' Land Solutions releasing quarterly Market Trends data

Real estate brokerage Land Solutions Inc. is offering quarterly subscriptions to its statistical report for Southwest Florida, known as “Market Trends,” online.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kurt Schultheis
  • December 2, 2011
Sarasota planning board approves Goodwill Superstore

Goodwill Industries-Manasota Inc. is one step closer to developing a new Goodwill Superstore on the North Trail in Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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