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  • By Jean Gruss
  • April 8, 2011
Small gems

RGM Capital may be small, but it has outperformed stock benchmarks over the long term. Money managers Robert Moses and Edward Calkins stick to what they know.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • April 8, 2011
Staging an Encore

Veteran banker Tom Ray and a group of investors from Ohio and Naples are betting the community bank model can survive the financial crisis.

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  • By Carl Cronan
  • April 8, 2011
Uneasy Money

For smaller banks, TARP was supposed to be a welcome relief in a tough economic climate. Now some institutions accepting funds find themselves missing their own loan payments.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • April 8, 2011
4th Quarter Banking Charts

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

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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.

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  • 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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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • 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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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • 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.

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