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United Insurance buying Jacksonville firm

The St. Petersburg-based residential property and casualty insurance company has offered to acquire Sunshine State Insurance Co.

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Proposal, codenamed Project Fowl, is up for Sarasota County Commission vote.

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University starts building new residence hall

The University of Tampa will demolish the southern wing of the 28-year-old ResCom to make way for the new building.

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ALPS South restarts R&D

After winning a decade-long patent infringement case, the St. Pete company plans to kick-start its development of new products.

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Food purveyor boosts earnings

Fine foods distributor Innovative Food Holdings says sales and profits rose despite the bad weather in the first quarter.

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Tourism spending rises nearly 10% in Sarasota

Tourists spent nearly $322 million in the first three months of 2014.

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Naples a foodie paradise

Next time you're in Collier County, chew on this.

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Chinese investment group new landlord for Education Symposia building

An investment group from Shanghai, China, purchased a 12,196-square-foot single-tenant office building for $2.18 million.

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  • May 16, 2014
Group of Los Angeles investors buys Apartments at Oak Creek

A Los Angeles area investor group, led by Chaim Freeman of B.F. Management, purchased the 184-unit Apartments at Oak Creek in Clearwater for $13.4 million.

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  • May 16, 2014
Bradenton investment group buys land for senior housing

An investment group led by Steven Pimlott, a Realtor with Horizon Realty International, purchased 34.31 acres on the north side of State Road 70 east of Interstate 75 for $1.6 million.

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Retailer looks for event-based theater

Executives at Chico's FAS, the Fort Myers-based women's retailer, have ambitious goals for how customers interact digitally with the firm's brands.

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Healthcare Coding & Consulting buys office on Summerlin Road

A limited-liability entity led by the owners of Healthcare Coding & Consulting purchased a 14,225-square-foot office building just east of Summerlin Road for $1.85 million.

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Nonprofit buys Citrus Grove Apartments

The St. Petersburg-based nonprofit Banyan Foundation purchased the 84-unit Citrus Grove Apartments for $3.54 million.

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Vanguard Land-led group buys Venice land for future

An investor group led by John Peshkin of the Sarasota-based residential real estate investment firm Vanguard Land LLC purchased 50.68 acres east of Interstate 75 on Laurel Road for $5 million.

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Airport Lands Big Savings

The Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport landed a sizable energy bill savings, courtesy of a renovation project.

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