Industries

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By Business Observer Staff
May 11, 2007

The Real Numbers

The Naples Area Board of Realtors wants to change the way existing-home sales are reported statewide. The group faces an uphill battle in light of the residential downturn.

Entrepreneurs

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May 11, 2007

The No. 1 procedure at Ideal Image continues to be the removal of facial hair for women under 30. As the CEO says, beards haven't been fashionable on women since before biblical times. Hairy men also make Ideal customers.

Entrepreneurs

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May 11, 2007

Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Cedar Hills plans first Florida hotelInvestors planning Cortez carwash to replace gas stationInvestment group buys Clark Center Albritton Fruit buildingInvestment firm buys Premier Corporate CentreBoston's TA Associates Realty acquires Massaro warehouseKimco Realty Corp. buys Westgate PlazaCalifornia REIT buys Naples' Commons VRoyal Shell Vacations, Realty shuffles offices, expandsMetro Storage buys A1 Shelters

Manatee-Sarasota

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By Business Observer Staff
May 11, 2007

The 'Fishingest' Hotel

How do you market a nine-room hotel that's off the beaten path? It helps to be nestled next to the world's most fishingest bridge.

Entrepreneurs

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May 11, 2007

Corporate Report

Florida Exterminating Co. sold to Middleton Lawn & Pest ControlAudio Messaging Solutions buys Virginia's FocuspointRoskamp runs MS-drug studyFlorida Bank Group finalizes Bank of Tallahassee purchaseJCI Jones Chemicals awarded Puerto Rican contractTIB Financial closes on of Bank of Venice buyoutSirion Therapeutics begins clinical programs

Industries

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May 4, 2007

A Tale of Two Floridas

Northeast Florida and Southwest Florida might as well be at opposite poles, one developer says.

Entrepreneurs

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May 4, 2007

Dealing It Up, Dealing it Down

One real estate attorney's desk is stacked with deals, even though the Gulf Coast housing market has slowed to a crawl. He negotiates multimillion-dollar transactions for developers, lenders, landlords and investors.

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May 4, 2007

Success off the Field

If Lee Roy Selmon's exploits on the field are any indication, the restaurants that bear his name will likely do well, too. He's got strong backing from the founders of Outback Steakhouse.

Entrepreneurs

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By Business Observer Staff
May 4, 2007

Top of the Game

While CB Richard Ellis Group is a public, multibillion global company, its Florida offices had gross revenue of more than $100 million in 2005 at the peak of the real estate boom.

Entrepreneurs

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May 4, 2007

A Blossoming Business

The thought of getting bigger once scared Charlie Lenger to death. Guts combined with investments - $1.2 million on in-house, innovative pricing software, for instance - changed all that.

Entrepreneurs

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May 4, 2007

Commercial RE Briefs

Two Cape Coral investors buying Hideaway Waterfront Passarella & Associates building office on MetropolisRegions Bank buys land, plans Cape Coral expansionAlessi Bakery expanding manufacturing facilitiesLynd Residential Properties acquires Bristol Place in TampaInvestors acquire Trouble Creek Shopping CenterSarasota investor Kaplan buys Bradenton propertySarasota, Naples developers buy downtown land for homesIrish American prepares to start Sarasota BaysideColdwell Banker buys Manatee's Buccaneer Realty

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

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May 4, 2007

Corporate Report

NeoMedia denies bogus patient claimBank of Florida purchases Old Florida Corp.Compress Technology inks deal with Acogito Newland Communities regional president recognizedISS backs OSI planned private buyoutWalter Industries Inc. announces dividend Caldwell Trust hits $400 million in assetsTIB Financial shareholders reelect directors

Industries

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By Business Observer Staff
April 27, 2007

Commercial RE Briefs

Creative Events and Rental builds new warehouseSutter Roofing buys new Naples locationDevelopers plan community on Orange River BoulevardScaffolding maker moves to SarasotaVenice chiropractor buys East Side PlazaAmSouth buys Willette auto parcel for future branchZaremba group buys land for apartmentsNewport Property Ventures buys Normandy ParkCustom Components Co. buys Lynmar office, plans expansion

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

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April 27, 2007

Hands-off Buchanan becomes hands-on

Freshman Congressman Vern Buchanan has earned kudos for reaching out to constituents and is winning respect in Washington.

Entrepreneurs

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By Business Observer Staff
April 27, 2007

A Bridge to Somewhere

A developer's response to the collapsing Gulf Coast condo market is to think big by building a two-lane bridge. Innovation, though, doesn't come cheap: The project is costing more than $3 million.

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The Real Numbers

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Commercial Real Estate Briefs

The 'Fishingest' Hotel

Corporate Report

A Tale of Two Floridas

Dealing It Up, Dealing it Down

Success off the Field

Top of the Game

A Blossoming Business

Commercial RE Briefs

Corporate Report

Commercial RE Briefs

Hands-off Buchanan becomes hands-on

A Bridge to Somewhere

Healthcare tech firm opens St. Pete office, plans to increase local payroll

St. Pete venture fund surpasses $1B milestone in four years

Sarasota County to buy $1.4M Nokomis property for park expansion

Tampa marina expands, adds floating docks, slips

$80M SWFL high-tech cancer treatment center reaches patient milestone

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