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Manatee–Sarasota

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  • April 29, 2011
Grubb & Ellis REIT buys Lakewood Ranch medical office building for $12.5 million

Some of Bradenton's most prominent power players have sold Lakewood Ranch Medical Office Building I to national real estate investment trust Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT II for $12.5 million.

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  • April 29, 2011
Army Corps of Engineers awards Wares Creek contract

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports it has negotiated a contract for the dredging of Wares Creek.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • April 29, 2011
Osprey developers propose Southbay Office Center

Michele Prins and Rita De Cessia, principals of Intelig Inc., have submitted a proposal to Sarasota County to develop a 78,000-square-foot office project in southern Sarasota.

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  • April 27, 2011
Roper profits up 49%, to $89M

The Sarasota conglomerate managed to reduce its debt by $100 million.

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  • April 22, 2011
Longboat home sold for $12.5M

The 12,000-square-foot estate was on the market for less than six months.

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  • April 22, 2011
Maisto joins Caldwell board

Marge Maisto is the newest director at Venice-based Caldwell Trust Co.

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  • April 21, 2011
Florida approves bank merger

State approved Community Bank's proposed merger with First Community.

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  • April 21, 2011
Sarasota EDC names Huey CEO

Tampa's Mark Huey will be the next president and CEO of the Sarasota EDC.

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  • April 21, 2011
Hotel to sell for $2.2 million

El Patio Hotel is the only remaining operational hotel in downtown Venice.

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  • April 18, 2011
$12.5 million building sold

Lakewood Ranch medical office building sold to Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • April 18, 2011
Creonix to hire 105 in Manatee

An electronics manufacturer will hire 105 during the next five years.

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  • April 15, 2011
Mictron's owners buy industrial building, lots

John and Lisa Koen, owners of Sarasota-based Mictron Inc., purchased a 20,140-square-foot industrial building and eight vacant lots, totaling 13.4 acres, for $1.9 million.2

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  • April 15, 2011
AAA Liquor Outlet owner buys building

Lalit Patel of Bradenton purchased a 4,800-square-foot retail building near U.S. 301 for $1.05 million. The price equated to $219 per square foot.

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  • April 15, 2011
Community hits $300M in assets

Community Bank & Co. had its fourth consecutive profitable quarter.

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  • April 14, 2011
Florida foreclosures down 62%

The rate of new foreclosure filings in Florida slowed down over the year.

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