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Naples real estate investor buys Orange Pine Plaza center, Hess Express

Peter Gignac of Naples purchased the Orange Pine Plaza retail center and a 4,000-square-foot Hess Express convenience store for $4.5 million.

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  • July 11, 2014
Gainesville's Collier Cos. developing Sunset site

The Collier Cos. purchased the 100-unit Sunset Square Apartments for $6.4 million.

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  • July 11, 2014
In Memoriam: Don Porter

The mark of rancher and developer Don Porter is all over north-central Pasco County, from Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel to Pasco-Hernando State College to The Shops at Wiregrass, a popular open-air mall.

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  • July 11, 2014
Suntex Ventures, Marinas buys Snook Bight Marina

Suntex Ventures and its subsidiary Suntex Marinas, a Dallas-based owner and operator of marina properties, purchased Snook Bight Marina on Estero Island for $5 million.

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  • July 11, 2014
Bank reels in its guy

The Guy Harvey brand, a combination of marine biology, art and photography, has docked at Gateway Bank.

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  • July 11, 2014
Bend it Like Brazil

Brazil toppled England recently in a contest of stamina, determination and smarts — with big implications in Florida.

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  • July 11, 2014
Taylor Morrison, Fiddler Creek partner on 1,000-home Oyster Harbor

Fiddler's Creek in Naples has announced it entered into a joint venture with national homebuilder Taylor Morrison Home Corp. for the development of the new 1,000-home residential community, Oyster Harbor.

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  • July 11, 2014
Back on board

During the depths of the financial crisis, it was nearly impossible to recruit executives to serve as directors of community banks in Southwest Florida.

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  • July 11, 2014
Five million and counting

It's a good thing that filing documents with Collier County's Clerk of Circuit Court has an electronic option.

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  • July 11, 2014
No Soup for You!

Few characters are as memorable as the Soup Nazi on the comedy television show “Seinfeld.”

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  • July 11, 2014
Correction

A story in the June 27 Business Observer on commercial space for sale in relation to a parking garage on State Street in downtown Sarasota had incomplete and inaccurate information.

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  • July 11, 2014
Investor Sharon Carole buys Ceviche building

A company led by Sharon Carole purchased the 12,220-square-foot former Ceviche Tapas Bar & Restaurant building in downtown Sarasota for $2.1 million.

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  • July 11, 2014
Recovering in paradise

Is it a coincidence that one of the most beautiful hospitals in the country is near the most beautiful beaches?

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  • July 11, 2014
America II Electronics CEO invests in northern Manatee land

St. Petersburg entrepreneur and real estate investor Michael Galinski purchased 295.73 acres of grazing land in northern Manatee County for $2.64 million.

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  • July 11, 2014
Saglo Development Corp. buys Ruskin's Sun Point retail center

Commercial real estate developer Saglo Development Corp. purchased the 131,155-square-foot Sun Point retail center for $7.25 million.

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