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Talented development professionals have felt the brunt of the real estate downturn and the uncertain outlook is forcing them to look outside the state.

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Bidders in search of over-the-top auction lots at the Naples Winter Wine Festival won't be disappointed this year.

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Taxable sales in the business-investment category in August fell more than statewide (-12.4%) in Naples, Sarasota and Fort Myers.

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There was a time when regulatory orders, strictly written memos of understanding and other command-style communications from regulators to bankers was top news.

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First resident in waiting, and waiting

It may not be that unusual for a big city mayor-elect to have to wait a couple months to take office. But it's the first time for the city of St. Petersburg.

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Realtor tries to rock marketplace

Jim Soda, one of more prominent residential Realtors in Manatee and Sarasota counties, has tried all sorts of marketing techniques to sell houses during the recession.

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Tech start-ups recognized

Five Tampa Bay-area technology entrepreneurs won support from the STAR Technology Enterprise Center, or STAR TEC, this week and will be getting office space and branding support from the organization.

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  • November 13, 2009
Local executive lands new job

Tom Randle, one of the longest tenured credit union executives on the Gulf Coast, is going from building home loan portfolios to actually building homes.

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  • November 12, 2009
KAMCO Property Co. buys Manatee Woods, other units

Plano, Texas-based commercial real estate firm KAMCO Property Co. purchased the 212-unit Manatee Woods apartment complex on 4th Avenue Drive and 14 units in the nearby Serendipity condominium for $4.2 million.

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  • November 12, 2009
Florida investor group buys Spring Glade apartments

Elster/Rocatica LLC purchased the 78-unit Spring Glade apartments off 22nd Street north of Fletcher Avenue at a foreclosure auction for $915,000.

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  • November 12, 2009
Tampa's Merecorp Inc. buys Baywater Apartments

Tampa area investor William Sultenfuss purchased the Baywater Apartments on Waters Avenue near Rustic Drive from the Dinerstein Cos. for $5.95 million.

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Horizon Bay Hyde Park develops six-story building

Horizon Bay Hyde Park LLC purchased slightly less than two acres on South Boulevard and Horatio Street for $3.4 million.

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  • November 12, 2009
Ritz-Carlton Sarasota starts renovation

The Ritz-Carlton Sarasota has kicked off the renovation portion of its $5 million improvement project and aside from guests the big winners will be charities.

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  • November 12, 2009
Manatee awarded grant for energy efficiency

The Manatee Board of County Commissioners has accepted $2.4 million in federal stimulus funds as part of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program.

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Hope Hospice buys Cape Coral land

Hope Hospice and Community Services Inc. of Fort Myers purchased 10 acres on Savona Parkway near Agualinda Boulevard for $1.5 million.

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