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  • September 9, 2011
Boca Raton investor group buys Countryside Commons park

An investment group headed by Edmund Shamsi of Boca Raton purchased the 44,248-square-foot Countryside Commons office park for $6.5 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 9, 2011
Axcel Development Group nearing Doctors Plaza start

Axcel Development Group, a Tampa developer, plans to create a medical office building next to Doctor's Hospital of Sarasota.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 9, 2011
2nd Quarter Banking Charts

Total assets, returns, and net incomes are listed for each bank headquartered along the Gulf Coast.

  • Finance
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  • By Jean Gruss
  • September 9, 2011
Strong Bonds

A small bond management firm in Fort Myers is quietly posting strong performance for its institutional clients. Its founder is a longtime bond manager who relocated his firm to the Gulf Coast.

  • Finance
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  • By Jean Gruss
  • September 9, 2011
Careful Lending

Bankers say they've got money to lend, but finding creditworthy customers has been difficult. The challenge: The most desirable customers already have bankers.

  • Finance
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • September 9, 2011
Merger Momentum

The union between Whitney Bank and Hancock Bank creates a star Southeast institution. The trick for the bank's Gulf Coast executives is to nurture long-term success with a new approach.

  • Finance
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 3, 2011
Fort Myers Beach entrepreneur buys, developing Zoomers

An undisclosed Fort Myers Beach businessman purchased the 18.05-acre Zoomers Family Amusement Park at a Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. auction for $1.36 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 3, 2011
Canadian investor firm buys Oakwood Trace Apartments

A Canadian investment firm operating as Rifai Properties LLC purchased the 32-unit Oakwood Trace Apartments for $1.04 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 3, 2011
United Mechanical relocating to Mainline Parkway building

Fort Myers business owner Mike Clark purchased a 22,637-square-foot industrial building on Mainline Parkway for $950,000.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 3, 2011
Liberty Group buys Bradenton Holiday Inn

The Tampa-based Liberty Group of Cos. expects to take title to the 60-room Holiday Inn Express in Bradenton in the next 30 days.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 3, 2011
Sarasota entrepreneur, hotelier buys Veranda Inn, Cafe

Sarasota businessman George Perreault purchased the 38-unit Veranda Inn & Cafe in Venice for $721,000.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 3, 2011
Florida Studio Theatre plans Gompertz renovations

The Florida Studio Theatre (FST) has filed a site plan to redevelop and expand its Gompertz Theatre on its Sarasota property.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 3, 2011
DeBartolo Development LLC buys two Nashville Publix centers

Tampa-based DeBartolo Development LLC has acquired two Publix-anchored shopping centers in the greater Nashville, Tenn., area.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 3, 2011
Trammell Crow Co. plans downtown office project

Trammell Crow Co. is getting another chance to develop a parcel in downtown Tampa near the University of South Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 3, 2011
Nashville's Cooke & Grace buys Trinity Plaza

Nashville, Tenn.-based investment group Cooke & Grace Properties purchased the 12,480-square-foot Trinity Plaza retail center for $1.88 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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