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  • July 15, 2011
Harbor Group International buys Sienna Bay Apartments

An affiliate of Norfolk, Va.-based Harbor Group International LLC purchased the 276-unit Sienna Bay Apartments for $19.5 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Jean Gruss
  • July 15, 2011
School of Fish

Randy Essig hopes to parlay his seafood restaurant's success into a national brand of specialty foods. He already sells 50,000 Key lime pies a year.

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  • By Jay Brady
  • July 15, 2011
Positive Negative

Property value declines flatten out across the Gulf Coast, but with many local governments facing deficits, taxes may still rise.

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  • By Dan Ping
  • July 15, 2011
Looking for Angels

A new Central Florida angel network set to launch in September hopes to provide big payoffs to its investors, as well as the community.

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  • By Jay Brady
  • July 15, 2011
Government Digest: July 15

A summary of governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

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  • July 8, 2011
LaBelle business owner buys former bank building

A limited liability company owned by LaBelle businessman Julio Aldana purchased 21,492-square-foot former Florida Community Bank branch for $1.13 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • July 8, 2011
Fort Myers investor buys Colonial Center for $3 million

Fort Myers investor Mark Turnbull purchased the 49,573-square-foot Colonial Center retail building for $3 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • July 8, 2011
DeBartolo Development buys 101-room hotel

Tampa-based DeBartolo Development LLC has purchased the mortgage note to the 101-room Country Inn and Suites hotel in Sarasota.

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  • July 8, 2011
Institutional joint venture buys Apollo Beach retail center

A joint venture of the Bryanston Real Estate Opportunity Fund II, Lubert-Alder and Chicago-based Klaf Realty LP purchased the 107,615-square-foot Shoppes at Apollo Beach for $10.18 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • July 8, 2011
Premier Senior Living buys New Port Richey facility

Aliso Viejo, Calif.-based Nelson Brothers Professional Real Estate LLC purchased the 100-bed Emeritus at New Port Richey for $4.56 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • July 8, 2011
Investors buy AG land from city of Sarasota

An investment group led by Sarasota contractor Michael Schafer purchased 2,462 acres of agricultural land from the city of Sarasota for $20 million. The price equated to $8,123 per acre.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jay Brady
  • July 8, 2011
Government Digest: July 8

Governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
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  • By Jay Brady
  • July 8, 2011
Mass Exodus?

By 2014, more employers may opt out of offering employer-sponsored insurance once key parts of the U.S. health care law come into effect.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • July 8, 2011
Optimism Returns

Lykes Insurance executives like the growth potential in Florida, especially the Gulf Coast — despite the sour economy. They are backing it up with aggressive growth plans.

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  • July 2, 2011
Electronic wholesaler relocating to Naples

A wholesale electronics company led by Jennifer Ferris purchased the 35,088-square-foot former SRI Marble & Granite building for $1.85 million.

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