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Asbury Automotive buys Courtesy dealership property

Duluth, Ga.-based Asbury Automotive Group Inc. purchased a 15.17-acre property for $16.81 million.

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New York City-based TGM Associates purchased the 356-unit Malibu Lakes apartments for $42.6 million.

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Tower Radiology sold four Tampa-area offices in a sell-leaseback deal.

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The latest news from Proper Power & Energy, Brown & Brown, and other Gulf Coast firms.

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Commissioner spat in Collier County

Newly elected Collier County Commissioner Georgia Hiller isn't being welcomed with open arms by some of her fellow commissioners.

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The search for a unique Valentine's Day gift could be over. People at Play, a Bradenton-based adult adventure park, is offering a “Get Dirt-Y Couples Package.”

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Young girl finds early publishing success

Turns out grumpy sells. At least that's the case with “The Grumpy Girl's Guide to Good Manners,” a book being published by a Sarasota company.

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Steakhouse orders a low-priced menu

An authority on high-end steakhouses, Ruth's Chris, is going down market. And the 150-restaurant chain, based near Orlando, will start with a makeover of the menus in the Sarasota and Tampa locations.

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Entrepreneur moves on, seeks a new challenge

Jesse Biter ended 2010 with a monumental decision for an entrepreneur who built a $16 million auto sales software firm for scratch: To sell or not to sell.

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Executives wanted for MBA program

The recession that devastated the ranks of middle management at many companies also hit those educational programs that catered to corporate up-and-comers on the Gulf Coast.

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Office building rebound years away

It has been a few years since a new multi-tenant office building opened in the Tampa Bay area, and it may be a few more before another one comes along.

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Economy on runway, not taking off just yet

Anyone who has ever been stuck on an airplane awaiting takeoff can relate to an economist's analogy offered during an Urban Land Institute event in Tampa on Jan. 20.

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TIB's rugged legacy doesn't stop investors

You'll have to forgive the legacy shareholders of TIB Financial for not diving into a stock offering of the new Naples-based banking company.

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'New' federal courthouse might not outlast neighbors

The next time someone argues that buildings aren't built as well as they used to be, the Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse in downtown Tampa could be pointed to as an example.

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Chromalloy breaks ground

The Tampa manufacturer is spending $5 million to build a new facility.

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