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  • Adam Hughes
  • April 1, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana)

Indiana developer to convert Bradenton's Columns at CortezNelco Cos. buys into office plazaBay Street Village plan moves forwardCompany buys land for North Port SonicsGibraltar Homes buys land for 150 new homesJM Communities readies for new developments

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Adam Hughes
  • April 1, 2005
Free Press (Sara/Mana)

Latin Chamber of Commerce chairman interviewed on TVOak Park picks Kitchner & Pierro as outstanding business partnerWCI Communities receives green marketing awardBradenton bank raises twice the state requirementSuncoast Workforce Board receives award

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  • Adam Hughes
  • April 1, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana)

Fairgrounds option faring-well: With Tim Clarke, committee leader for the Sarasota Chamber's conference center proposal, and Virginia Haley, executive director of the Sarasota Convention and Visitors Bureau, dead set against developing a conference center at the Fairgrounds, why are city and county leaders so enamored by the site?Sarasota 'Salvation' site sold: John and Jack Cox, E. Russell James, Donnie McDonough and Mario Comparetto purchased the old 52,500-square-foot Salvation Army homeless shelter, near Fruitville Road and Lemon Avenue, for $1.5 million.Walbolt re-elected chair

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  • Adam Hughes
  • March 28, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana)

Gold Coast Eagle moving to Manatee County?: Sarasota and Manatee counties' Anheuser Busch distributor, Gold Coast Eagle Distributing Co., has called Sarasota County home since right after prohibition, but that may be changing soon.Looking beyond price: A lot of people doubted it would happen, but Toronto-based Kolter Property Co. completed its $40 million purchase of the three-acre Metropolitan property at U.S. 41 and Gulf Stream Avenue in downtown Sarasota.Studying a university district: Who's going to coordinate the creation of a University District? We may have a better idea after Monday, March 28.

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    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 28, 2005
Free Press (Sara/Mana)

Business panel helps students attain next level

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    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 28, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana)

Developers to build Cortez Road retail centerNorth American Properties plans Bee Ridge strip centerSaunders buys home, sets price benchmarkBradenton businessman buys retail center

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  • Adam Hughes
  • March 28, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

Saints and sinners: Hey entrepreneurs, are you looking for the next big product or service for which a grateful world would enrich you?Fuel costs to hit construction: Detroit's SUV makers are worried a lot these days. But they will soon have some company to share their worries on rising fuel costs.No turkeys here: The Tampa Bay area's chief judges David Demers and Manuel Menendez Jr. must be smiling.We might talk a little banking, too: Nearly every room has a balcony facing a breathtaking body of water.Home sales up: Home sales increased 17% in the Tampa Bay area in February, according to the Florida Association of Realtors.

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  • Adam Hughes
  • March 28, 2005
Real Estate (Tampa)

Australian shareholders buy shares in Brandon centersSteven Green buys more Tampa rental property Clearwater YMCA to get new officeSun Communities buys Hillsborough RV ParkKindred Hospital mortgaged for revolving credit facilityTRG buys land for apartmentsSt. Petersburg Banyan Motel is soldLakefront land bought for stormwater retentionTrust buys multimillion Largo property

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 18, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

Chicago's Waterton Associates buys Tampa's Oaks ApartmentsArcherd Kingsway buys land to develop single-family homes Palazzo Di Oro LLC buys St. Petersburg facilityWestgate Plaza grocery center sold to PMAT investmentsTrammell Crow's Abberger named vice-chair of committeeBrokers, Realtors receive top Pinnacle Awards

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Adam Hughes
  • March 18, 2005
Free Press (Sara/Mana)

WCI wins school's 'Business Partner of the Year' honorSarasota, California companies team up for system upgradeSarasota workforce board given award for workCounty seeks nominations for conservation awardsInfinium Labs presents game service nationally

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  • Adam Hughes
  • March 18, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana)

Corvus plans local headquartersBenderson's town center up for commission reviewChiles buysIsland's EndBenderson Development buys downtown Ellis buildingFlorida Land Managementbuys Manatee groveInvestors purchase Casey Key resortHandyTrac growing to 53rd AvenueKaplan invests in residential, commercial properties

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 18, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

Check swing: First State Bank and First Community Bank of America have reserved a St. Petersburg softball diamond, and it's rumored the two are going to go at each other with bats and gloves.Tell all?: That's a question Bob Mitcham, the retired Hillsborough County circuit judge, didn't answer when Coffee Talk asked him about his soon-to-be released book that he was hawking at the recent Hillsborough County Bar Association luncheon.Hat Trick: The Florida Bar doesn't want you to know it just yet, but the Clearwater Bar Association and two of its members earned the lion's share of the state's pro bono awards this year.Getting your money's worth: For all the $164 million that Synovus has spent around these parts during the last two years, it's not exactly a household name.Keeping judges safe: A state court organization, with funding from the U.S. Justice Department, will hold a summit on security on April 6 in hopes of preventing violent acts such as the recent shooting deaths in an Atlanta courthouse.

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    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 18, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana)

MLS mess: Few people are talking publicly, but many local Realtors are wondering about a dispute raging between the Manatee and Sarasota realty associations.Wal-Mart, FDOT face off: A battle is starting to brew in Newtown over an 18-acre Brownfield site owned by the city of Sarasota at U.S. 301 and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way.Growth management issues: State Senator Mike Bennett, chair of the Senate Community Affairs Committee, seems destined to create a political stir.The Concession goes high fashion: International style maven Adrienne Vittadini has joined The Concession as head of the Architectural Review Committee.

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  • Adam Hughes
  • March 11, 2005
Free Press (Sara/Mana edition)

Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce seeks nominationsNADCO moves headquarters to Manatee CountyMichigan company to open Bradenton manufacturing plantBradenton company awarded patentGrapevine Communications adds new clients, awardsSarasota Realty firm participates in conferenceWCI wins School's 'Business Partner of the Year' honorsDesign Source sweeps Web design categoryInfinium Labs presents game service nationally

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    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 11, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa edition)

Atlanta developer to build second set of condosGrand Rivage at Brandon Lakes has a new ownerDeal closed on Seaboard Square at Channel District Sunrise Homes Inc. buys land to build 1,000 residential units Modtech borrows refinancing credit against all holdings

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