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Forge Capital, Intown/Framework plans Harbour Island apartment project

A joint venture between private equity firm Forge Capital Partners and Intown/Framework Group has announced plans to construct a residential development on Tampa's Harbour Island.

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Vinik development group buys Tampa Marriott Waterside, marina

Strategic Property Partners LLC, Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik's development company, purchased the 719-room Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina for $150 million.

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The pleasure of being prepared

Publix executives see what's happened to other big-box chains in regards to data breach blowouts, from Target to Home Depot, and they want to play a game of what-if.

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Get your brats in Naples

Naples is known as a high-end culinary destination, but even the most aristocratic diners have a soft spot for a plump and juicy bratwurst sausage smothered in mustard and piled high with sauerkraut and relish.

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Florida banks stay safe

Commercial real estate is the bread and butter of many Florida banks, which is why so many of them failed during the recession when real estate tanked.

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  • October 17, 2014
Retail veteran to lead Goodwill

Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida has muscled into quite a few businesses in recent years.

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  • October 17, 2014
Barron Collier Cos. buys Goodlette Corners center

Barron Collier Cos. purchased the 46,000-square-foot Goodlette Corners in North Naples for $13.3 million.

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  • October 17, 2014
Money walks, follows bond guru

Fallout from prominent bond investor Bill Gross' departure from Pimco, a $1.25 trillion California-based investment firm, has reverberated in Tallahassee.

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  • October 17, 2014
Gladstone Cos. pays $14M for Parrish farm land

An affiliate of the Gladstone Cos. purchased 825.6 acres of farm land in Eastern Manatee County for $13.77 million.

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Death, taxes and cell phone bills

Economic development officials statewide tout Florida's low taxes in many areas, usually for good reason, but they missed the call on this latest levy: Florida, at 16.55%, has the fourth-highest average state-local cell phone tax in the country, according to a Tax Foundation report.

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  • October 17, 2014
All Children's Hospital Inc. buys Palm Harbor outpatient center

All Children's Hospital Inc. purchased a 26,070-square-foot outpatient center for $3.9 million.

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  • October 17, 2014
Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. buys Whole Foods Market Centre

Daytona Beach-based Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. has purchased the 59,000-square-foot Whole Foods Market Centre property in downtown Sarasota for $19.1 million.

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Pizza kitchen readies for seconds

The Golden State is in its name, but California Pizza Kitchen has an appetite for Florida.

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Steelbridge Capital buys Pelican Bay Executive Center

Chicago-based Steelbridge Capital LLC purchased the 168,165-square-foot Pelican Bay Executive Center for $33.65 million.

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Local insurers assuming 39,000 Citizens policies

Two Tampa insurers take on policies valued at $74 million and more than $80 million, respectively.

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