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Smoking hot business grows like a weed

New personal marijuana use laws in Washington state and Colorado have pushed a Pasco County business from super-busy to unhinged, send-in-the-reinforcements, crazy hectic.

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Miami developer Related Group sells its new 356-unit apartment to the state public pension fund.

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Sarasota-Bradenton housing starts up 41.8%

Region is back to 2006 levels for new homes under construction.

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Lee hotel revenues jump

Higher occupancies pushed revenues up 19% at Lee County hotels in December.

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It's good to be second

The commercial real estate theme for 2014 seems to be this: Investors are moving out of the big cities and into secondary markets such as Tampa and Southwest Florida.

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Lennar hires new land acquisition manager

The national homebuilder appoints Jim McCarthy, a former vice president of land acquisition for both M/I Homes and KB Home.

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Naples home prices spike 45%

The median price of an existing single-family home in Naples reached $340,000 in January.

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  • February 17, 2014
Pirates buy Bradenton eatery for expansion

The team plans to add parking spots on the property.

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  • February 17, 2014
Supply of new homes shrinks

That's all the supply of finished but vacant new homes in Lee and Collier's master-planned communities based on current sales pace, according to market tracker Metrostudy.

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  • February 14, 2014
Finance chief indicted for embezzlement

The former controller of a Naples developer was charged with embezzling $2.4 million.

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  • February 14, 2014
Mobile marketing firm heads to Dubai

MobileBits' marketing and customer loyalty network expands its reach.

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M&I Bank Plaza ownership changes

Former owner IP Capital Partners changes partners on 20-story downtown commercial building.

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  • February 14, 2014
Blue Rock Partners, Konover South buy Reflections, The Place at Summerlin

The partnership purchased Reflections for $15.8 million and The Place at Summerlin for $12.35 million.

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Bradenton investors buy S.R. 64's Sun Bay Plaza

The price equated to $55 per square foot.

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Concord, N.H., dentist, investor buys River Landings Medical Center

The price equated to $154 per square foot.

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