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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • January 5, 2007
Staying on track

America's First Home keeps costs under control while staying nimble enough to shift with thechanging market. It's paid off.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • January 5, 2007
Commercial RE Briefs

Brookdale Senior Living buys two Gulf Coast centersMiami firm buys Airport Commerce CenterSarasota developers plan Fruitville strip centerSeattle's Emeritus Corp. buys Cypress GardensDeveloper plans Bonefish PlazaAlico renegotiates 5,600-acre Ginn saleScripps Howard buys Naples News buildingAtlanta hotelier buys Hilton Garden TampaSeminole Tribe acquires two Harney warehouse buildingsTampa family buys Pinellas Park Howard Johnson

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • January 5, 2007
Corporate Report

Source Interlink delay could risk NASDAQ listingFlorida employees feeling more confidentVIP Realty Group buys Harvey & AssociatesBancshares of Florida changing to Bank of Florida Corp. Chico's founders retiring, leave boardAnderen Bank of Tampa Bay files state charterMorgan Beaumont changes its name, ticker

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  • December 29, 2006
Corporate Report

Moffitt, Merck partnering to study cancer care Progress Energy inks deal with Shady Hills PowerNeoGenomics offers new service, partnership with pathologistsKimball Electronics offers cash for Tampa's Reptronand more...

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  • December 29, 2006
Winn-Dixie project hits county blockades

County officials assured Steve Kossoff his $50-million project would get 'fast track' treatment. A year later, he's still waiting.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 29, 2006
Family success

The Pezeshkan family name is well-known in construction circles in Naples. Another Pezeshkan has made his mark in the architectural field and offers lessons for succession planning.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 29, 2006
Going Up

Phil Camillo, who once sold training materials to rocket scientists, really knows how to make a sales pitch. His latest success? Winning a national elevator pitch contest for entrepreneurs.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 29, 2006
Incredible Courting

Five million-dollar waterfront homes aren't so unique these days on the Gulf Coast. But a group of local developers is betting on a project that includes playing golf and tennis on the footsteps of legends.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 29, 2006
Out of space

Collier County has some of the lowest vacancy rates for office space on the Gulf Coast. But don't expect a surge in new construction anytime soon.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 29, 2006
Commercial RE Briefs

Equity One acquires Midpoint CenterCPA investment group buys in Woodmere Professional CenterBest Western owners buy nearby restaurantDeveloper buys land for Clark Station second phase Tidemark developer buys Gulf Drive retail buildingSarasota investor buys office near Pineapple SquareGlobal Group Investment buys land for professional centerWeingarten Realty Investors buys Hopewell Industrial CenterThe Sembler Co. preps for St. Pete project

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 22, 2006
Corporate Report

Progress Energy chooses site for plant Walter Industries finishes spin-off of Mueller Water ProductsSherman named president, CEO of Bank of Florida-SouthwestMid-Atlantic Restaurants LLC borrowing from GE CapitalNew Outback president coming from Mexican Restaurants chainHealth Integrated pairs with Horizon Blue Cross Blue ShieldValleyCrest buys St. Pete landscape firm

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 22, 2006
Top managers optimistic for 2007

The correction in the real estate market has the public's attention, but Gulf Coast business decision-makers do not see rocky times ahead. In fact, most of them expect strong growth in 2007 and are are planning accordingly.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 22, 2006
Prepped for Growth

Observers say the residential real estate downturn isn't going to do serious damage to the Gulf Coast's economy. Low unemployment, population growth and millions of tourists will drive the region's economy.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 22, 2006
Commercial RE Briefs

California apartment owner buys Twelve Oaks PlazaBank subsidiary buys SteeplechaseSarasota entrepreneur buys Stickney Point centerBuskirk, Summers & Gravely plan Synovus branch Barron Collier buys 4,200-acre SerenoaSand Castles Group expects headquarters start next year Land Solutions, Development Solutions buying new HQPhiladelphia real estate fund acquires five North Reo buildingsInvestment group buys, repositions Buccaneer PlazaPulte Homes breaks ground for largest new community

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 14, 2006
No more coasting

As banks protect their turf, a Gulf Coast credit union seeks to be seen and heard on a greater scale.

  • Entrepreneurs
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