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  • February 10, 2006
Cameratta in Focus

The Cleveland-based developer gave up $18 million worth of condos so downtown Fort Myers could have a Publix supermarket. But he also won $18 million in tax breaks from the city. Publix, meanwhile, agreed to bend some of its rules, too.

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  • February 10, 2006
Florida's 3-Legged Stool Has a New Leg

State job data show that health care has become the Gulf Coast's biggest employer.

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  • February 10, 2006
So Long HMO

An entrepreneur exploits a new concept in medical insurance. But raising capital has been hard. He predicts one in 20 Floridians will be covered by his company in five years.

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  • February 10, 2006
Course Conversion: The house on the 8th green

Golf course redevelopment projects make investment sense, but must overcome opposition from neighbors.

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  • February 10, 2006
Real Estate Briefs

Neal Communities buys Duke RanchEnterprise Associates buys Bradenton land for towersConnecticut company buys Main Street propertyLely Development buys RV ResortMorrison Homes buys lots in Fort MyersWestpoints plans homes in Naples

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  • February 3, 2006
Speed = Success

Mel's Diner is betting that getting the food out of the kitchen quickly while adding more gourmet meals will add up to 100 new restaurants in 10 years.

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  • February 3, 2006
Corporate Report

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  • February 3, 2006
Real Estate Briefs

Developers buy Nello's for condo projectFirst America Bank buys Realtors' buildingNorth Port developer consolidates holdingsNorth Fort Myers residents form co-op, buy villageMinnesota-based buyer buys lots in Bonita SpringsGrazing land sold in AlvaAffordable-housing foundation acquires apartment complexAtlanta developer to convert 400 St. Pete apartmentsMiami investors say they won't convert complex

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  • February 3, 2006
How Bankruptcy Saved the Tidemark

Out of money, Nick Easterling and his partners saw one way to save the Tidemark Lodge and Marina: bankruptcy.

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  • February 3, 2006
Independents Band Together

The Sarasota-Manatee Originals, all independently owned restaurants, may be competitors, but they're pooling resources to battle the fine-dining chains that are moving in.

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  • February 3, 2006
Landlord's Market

Falling vacancy rates and rising construction costs mean landlords will be increasing commercial rents along the Gulf Coast.

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  • February 3, 2006
Hillsborough's Fight for an Elected Mayor

An elected mayor for Hillsborough County government is viewed by a new PAC as the reform needed to build roads and protect the strong economy.

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  • January 28, 2006
Retail Property Market: Half Full or Nearly Empty?

The International Council of Shopping Centers meeting in Palm Harbor had retail landlords worried that a changing real estate market could spell trouble for their industry.

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  • January 28, 2006
Real Estate Briefs

Winter Park-based Investors Buy Land for Lakewood Ranch Country Club EastHolmes Beach localbuys complexMenke buys more for North Port GatewayD.R. Horton Land in Lehigh AcresDeveloper plans condos in Fort MyersTrombleS Buys SunTrust Building

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  • January 28, 2006
Out of the, Mainstream into Success

Brothers Michael and Steven Peel started Gulfstream Homes in Naples with a small loan from a wealthy relative in 1998. Today, their company builds homes in some of the most exclusive communities in Southwest Florida.

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