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Fifth Third Bank purchased a 2,530-square-foot office building adjacent to The Landings shopping center for $1.65 million.

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The owners of The Granite Place in Sarasota purchased the 20,068-square-foot former Coastal Chemical Paper Supply building on U.S. 301 for $1.33 million.

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Lee County purchased 218.26 acres surrounded by existing conservation land for $8.73 million.

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Sarasota County Commission issues public safety building contract

The Sarasota County Commission awarded Architects Design Group LLC of Winter Park a $1.14 million design contract for a public safety building and a new Emergency Operations Center.

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NAFH plans banking merger

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Brennan to develop 277 acres

Brennan Investment Group plans to build industrial space in Tampa Bay.

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Reed joins Foundation board

J. Emmett Reed joined the Florida Chamber Foundation Board of Trustees.

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Home prices keep falling

Gulf Coast home values fell further over the year that ended in January 2011.

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The state's unemployment rate fell 0.1 percentage points in January 2011.

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Quality's business improving

The Tampa-based truck network operator recovers from a challenging 2009.

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Isaac “Biz” Stone, co-founder and creative director of Twitter, made a quick stop on the Gulf Coast recently. But Stone wasn't in town to talk “biz.”

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