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  • Adam Hughes
  • March 4, 2005
Minnesota's Sand Cos. buys Sawgrass Creek

Minnesota's Sand Cos. buys Sawgrass Creek

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  • Adam Hughes
  • February 25, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

Candy Swick buys Main Street officeAmSouth Bank buys Grand Pavilion landCasto buys North River Shopping CenterCorvus International acquires two Riviera Dunes piecesRealco Florida buys part of Main StreetDF2 Racing comes out of retirementSandcastles of Sarasota buys Alley CatsPrestige Builders buys Camden at Palmer RanchLancer Group plans Tamiami condos

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  • Adam Hughes
  • February 25, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

Ranch's condo rush: Palmer Ranch is in the middle of a condo conversion rush.Stretching for success: It took the loss of an employee who was being groomed for the chief operating officer job to convince Lee Wetherington he needed to diversify his company's top operational position.Health care: businesses still buying despite cost: Two-thirds of small businesses provide health insurance benefits for their employees, according to a new study from the International Profit Associates Small Business Research Board. Consumers like little banks: Banks have had happier depositors and borrowers during the past two years, according to the University of Michigan's latest quarterly American Customer Satisfaction Index.Around and around: The way Irish American Properties is acquiring property for the Fruitville Road roundabout it would seem that it was a done deal.

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  • Adam Hughes
  • February 25, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

Best and worst: It was the best of the times and it was the worst of times for Tampa lawyer David Russell Stahl in 2004.Consumers liking little banks: Banks have had happier depositors and borrowers during the past two years, according to the University of Michigan's latest quarterly American Customer Satisfaction Index.Invader raises profile: While some local bankers predict a new competitor from Cincinnati won't make much more than a ripple along the Gulf Coast, Fifth Third Bancorp has continued an aggressive promotional campaign.One more term: Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Judge David Demers, called "DAD" by some of the judges, won a third, two-year term as chief judge at a Feb. 22 secret ballot. Stetson gets $500,000 endowment: The Joy Culverhouse McCann Foundation has found a genuine way to honor Carlton Fields lawyer William Reece Smith Jr.

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  • Adam Hughes
  • February 25, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa edition)

California firm buys buildings for $49.14 millionFirm buys land, plans townhomesMissouri Avenue apartments to be converted into condosGrubb & Ellis reports positive fourth-quarterTarpon businesswoman appointed to state board

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 18, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa edition)

Tampa office building use not expected to changeCalifornia group buys Dale Mabry centerClearwater Beach motel to be converted into condosCB Richard Ellis expects good yearMcClure Moorings buys townhomes

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    By
  • Janelle Makowski
  • February 18, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

Pricey proposition: The $40 million question hanging over downtown Sarasota: "Will Toronto-based Kolter Property Co. buy Richard Zipes' Metropolitan property at U.S. 41 and Gulf Stream Avenue for that price or not?"Poster child: One Hundred Central and Whole Foods Market was recognized by the International Council of Shopping Centers as a panel case study at the recent conference on Open-Air Centers in Phoenix.Former Munroe's site to become DJ's: Since Rick and Suzanne Munroe sold the Munroe's downtown restaurant building last year, some Sarasotans have wondered when the next restaurant would appear at the high-profile location. Connecting the dots: AirTran Airways, a low-fare carrier that recently began service to Sarasota, plans 25% of its growth this year on cross-country routes as it expands from its main region.

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  • Janelle Makowski
  • February 18, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

Don't be like Carly: Talk about great timing. The day after Carleton S. "Carly" Fiorina got dumped by Hewlett Packard Co.'s board, who should roll through town but a guy touting a book called "Why Smart Executives Fail."Just among friends: Palm Harbor attorney Jeff Brown just couldn't make it work as court-appointed attorney for death-row convict Robert Gordon.Bankers to meet: The Florida Bankers Association is holding a workshop for bank directors in Tampa this month.Smart growth: Tampa recently made national news and not because of a blond schoolteacher's affair with a student.Outback's net falls: Rumblings about last year's hurricanes are still being heard in Florida.Downtown residential trend

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  • February 18, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

RPM Exotics hits governmental snagHeritage Harbour developer buys land from dairy farmParsons Insurance buys office buildingMichael Saunders & Co. records $2.57 billion in sales HMA buys Venice hospitalInvestors buy Indian Beach apartments

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Janelle Makowski
  • February 18, 2005
Free Press (Sara/Mana edition)

Sarasota Community Center renamed for community leaderWoodruff and Sons Inc. receives $3.4 million contractMCC faculty team wins leadership awardHarris selected to Homeland Security Committee

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  • Adam Hughes
  • February 11, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

Family traditionPractical adviceWatch it rollFred Barksdale, RIP

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

Lakewood Ranch to host Business Supporting the ArtsUSF local campus receives $500,000New vendor market opens near downtownSarasota franchise gets corporate awardFindSarasota expands model nationally

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  • Adam Hughes
  • February 11, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

Investors buy Ranch Lake Plaza buildingDeveloper plans center for Suncoast RoofersVictoria Bay buys land for 10-home projectPacer Marine buys land for new manufacturing facilityStephens, Bennett plan multibuilding project

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • February 11, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

Star power Almost ready Walk of FameSmall businesses upbeat

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  • February 4, 2005
Free Press (Sara/Mana edition)

Sarasota builder's homes entered into Phaidon AtlasManatee's future builders attend showSarasota advertising agency to market Tampa Bay StormAdvertising group shortens name Sarasota financial firm joins with Pinellas firm

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