Industries

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By Business Observer Staff
March 11, 2010

Motel operators buy U.S. 41 motel

Karl Gerhard, Roger Herber and Karl Vivienne purchased the 28-room Warm Mineral Springs Motel on U.S. 41 for $350,000.

Manatee-Sarasota

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By Business Observer Staff
March 11, 2010

Alliance Group of Tampa Bay buys 131st Avenue flex building

The Alliance Group of Tampa Bay VIII LLC, headed by Armando Flores and Armando Flores III, purchased a 25,500-square-foot commercial building off Ulmerton Road for $1.18 million.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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By Business Observer Staff
March 11, 2010

Garrison group starts Alafia project

Garrison Developer Group of Florida has started construction on The Preserve at Alafia, a Riverview development with 351 waterfront apartments.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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By Business Observer Staff
March 11, 2010

McGarvey Development builds villas in Quail West

Two real estate entities controlled by John McGarvey of McGarvey Development Co. and McGarvey Custom Homes, purchased 45 villa lots in the 1,180-acre Quail West community for $3.23 million.

Commercial Real Estate

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By Mark Gordon
March 11, 2010

Dual Roles

Robert Lincoln despises Hometown Democracy and is a trusted backer of developers and their legal rights throughout the Gulf Coast. But in one huge local project, he's the man fighting developers.

Manatee-Sarasota

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By Alex Walsh
March 11, 2010

Shutts' open doors

By maintaining a conservative approach to expanding the firm, leaders at the Tampa office of Shutts & Bowen have kept growth positive.

Industries

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By Jean Gruss
March 11, 2010

Fort Myers residents elected Randy Henderson Jr. as mayor last fall, a longtime entrepreneur and former commercial banker. With a grand vision for downtown Fort Myers, he's not letting the slow economy stop him.

Florida

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By Jay Brady
March 11, 2010

Backs to Business

Local governments talk about the importance of creating jobs, but the legislative programs of their lobbying groups offer plenty of contrast to business groups' priorities.

Florida

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By Jean Gruss
March 11, 2010

Flat Fee

One law firm in Fort Myers started charging some clients a flat fee instead of billing by the hour. Despite its initial success, the economic downturn has made it a tougher sell.

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By Jean Gruss
March 11, 2010

Seeking good loans

Wells Fargo Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John Stumpf says finding creditworthy customers is the bank's biggest challenge. Wells Fargo became the second-largest bank in Florida when it acquired Wachovia in 2008.

Finance

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By Business Observer Staff
March 11, 2010

Smaller firms grow, too

With its 2006 expansion into Tampa, Shutts Bowen grew by building its new office on the foundation of a 100-year history, and the nearly 200 lawyers already on staff across the state. However, several smaller law firms have found a way to grow as well.

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By Business Observer Staff
March 4, 2010

Hunt & Associates buys 83 condominiums

Kenmore, N.Y.-based real estate firm Kenmore Development purchased 83 units in the Windsor East Condominium in Fort Myers for $2 million.

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

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By Business Observer Staff
March 4, 2010

Brookfield fund buys Fountain Square I, III

The Brookfield Real Estate Opportunity Fund, a collection of funds sponsored by Brookfield Asset Management, purchased the Plaza at Fountain Square III and Fountain Square I in Westshore from Chase Bankcard Services for $43.5 million.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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By Business Observer Staff
March 4, 2010

St. Pete business owners buy apartments

CPN Holdings LLC, a purchase entity headed by the Nguyen family of St. Petersburg, purchased the 40-unit The Ambassador apartment complex on 50th Avenue east of Seventh Street for $1.37 million.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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By Business Observer Staff
March 4, 2010

Aldi develops Port Richey store

Batavia, Ill.-based discount grocer Aldi USA purchased a 7,300-square-foot former Lone Star Steakhouse restaurant building on two acres along U.S. 19 for $1.56 million.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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Motel operators buy U.S. 41 motel

Alliance Group of Tampa Bay buys 131st Avenue flex building

Garrison group starts Alafia project

McGarvey Development builds villas in Quail West

Dual Roles

Shutts' open doors

Downtown Champion

Backs to Business

Flat Fee

Seeking good loans

Smaller firms grow, too

Hunt & Associates buys 83 condominiums

Brookfield fund buys Fountain Square I, III

St. Pete business owners buy apartments

Aldi develops Port Richey store

AeroVanti's Britton-Harr looks to squash evidence as May trial approaches

7 in region make Forbes’ Best Large Employers list

Suncoast Credit Union announces merger, would grow to over $21B

Sarasota cybersecurity firm raises $20M, plans to scale

New retailers coming to Sarasota mixed-use project on Main Street

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