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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • May 13, 2011
Ronto Group purchases land for $18 million

RP Bonita Beach Rd LLC purchased 691 acres on the east end of Bonita Beach Road near Village Walk and 724 acres of mitigation land in Lee and Hendry counties for $18 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • May 13, 2011
iStar Financial renovates first phase of M&I building

New York City-based iStar Financial has completed the first phase of its renovation to the M&I Bank in downtown Sarasota.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Jay Brady
  • May 13, 2011
Muddy Waters

The Southwest Florida Water Management District accumulated piles of cash the past few years, which raised questions about its management. The state has stepped in by limiting its ability to raise property tax revenue going forward.

  • Florida
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  • By Dan Ping
  • May 13, 2011
Cashing in on Green

A Lake County bank is betting there's money to be made in financing green projects. To show it's more than marketing, it's leading by example in the construction of its new bank.

  • Finance
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • May 13, 2011
Well Done

The success of First Watch in the last 25 years is a triumph for Ken Pendery. So too, is building a company of budding entrepreneurs.

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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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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • 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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