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  • January 7, 2010
10 for 10

Ten government leaders who will play crucial roles in shaping the next decade.

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  • By Mark Gordon
  • December 31, 2009
COVER UPDATE: Clawback Continuation

Burton Wiand has a new law firm on his business card. But his focus remains laser-like in trying to recover millions of dollars victims lost in one of the Gulf Coast's biggest-ever alleged Ponzi schemes.

  • Law
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 31, 2009
Find the Bottom

With rental rates down and vacancies up, will 2010 drag commercial property owners further underwater or to some needed stability?

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Alex Walsh
  • December 24, 2009
Engineering a Comeback

Last September, the Gulf Coast's construction marketplace simply didn't have room for the giant engineering firm that Heidt & Associates, Inc. had slowly become. Now, “nimble” is the key term, as Heidt Design LLC opens its doors.

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  • By Jay Brady
  • December 24, 2009
Government Digest 12/25/09

A look at governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
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  • By Jay Brady
  • December 24, 2009
Fee Change

Another way of charging new development for transportation impacts to replace today's much-maligned concurrency system are broad-based, costlier mobility fees. These are making waves with the development community, economists and government folks.

  • Florida
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  • By Jean Gruss
  • December 24, 2009
Get heads in beds

Hoteliers hope to maintain occupancies and rates despite cutbacks in business travel and persistently high unemployment. A recovery is in sight, but most will have to wait until 2011.

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  • December 23, 2009
New Jersey contractor buys South Bay

Perry Pavicic, who owns a New Jersey construction rehab company, purchased the 44-unit South Bay Apartments at the southwest corner of Dale Mabry Highway and Wisconsin Avenue for $500,000.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 23, 2009
Shirley Ann Hotel owners buy Kelly Hotel

Hoteliers Bruce Gramaila and Gary Kalberg of the Shirley Ann Hotel in St. Petersburg purchased the nearby historic 65-room Kelly Hotel at the southwest corner of 1st Avenue and Florida 687 for $910,000.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 23, 2009
eBridge Solutions moves to Ward Street

The husband-wife team of James Hanlon and Leslie Haywood, owners of eBridge Solutions, are moving the company to a new building.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 23, 2009
Palm Avenue Properties buys small retail strip

Palm Avenue Properties, a company owned by prominent Sarasota developer Dr. Mark Kauffman, purchased a 1,900-square-foot retail strip along Palm Avenue west of Main Street for $410,000.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 23, 2009
Sarasota County, North Port offer to buy Springs

Sarasota County and the city of North Port have offered to buy Warm Mineral Springs in North Port. The two municipalities proposed paying Cypress Lending Group Ltd. $6.5 million for the roughly 81-acre property.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 23, 2009
Blue Star Briar buys 144 units

Blue Star Briar LLC, a company headed by Miami-area real estate investor Moshe Schwartz, purchased 144 units in the 240-unit Briar Landing at the Enclave condominium development for $3.5 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 23, 2009
Pet Supermarket buys Rex A.V. store

Sunrise-based pet-supply retailer Pet Supermarket Inc. purchased a 12,040-square-foot former Rex Audio Video and Appliances store on U.S. 41 for $1.3 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 23, 2009
The Club at Mediterra sold to members

Club members of The Club At Mediterra have purchased the real estate of Mediterra on Corso Mediterra Circle west of Livingston Road for $5.5 million. The deal was part of the $6.8 million, club members paid to the developer Bonita Bay Group to acquire the club's assets.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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