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Sunshine Ace Hardware has a stellar reputation in Naples as the go-to store for home improvement.

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RMC Real Estate Services purchased 1.74 acres at the northwest corner of State Road 301 and Gibsonton Drive for $2 million.

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Barrington, Ill.-based GK Development Inc. purchased a two-story 7,040-square-foot retail building and the 3,720-square-foot Roth Cigar Factory building for $2.75 million.

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Louisville, Colo.-based Real Capital Solutions purchased the 40,376-square-foot Plaza at Island Pass retail center for $5.12 million.

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