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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 24, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Developers unsure about effect of zoning changesProblems with buisness owners moving cty-owned tree for drivewaySurvey says small business worry about health insurancea and economy

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 17, 2015
Corporate report

USF, Tampa Bay WaVE win $500,000 federal grant; Walter Investment subsidiary buying $9.6B of loans; Oxis Biotech licenses drug rights to treat hard-to-fight cancers; Actsoft, U.S. Cellular sign business software deal; AirFlyte FAA certified for corporate jet maintenance; Sanibel Vacations hires Noise for new brand

  • Strategies
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 7, 2006
Coffee Talk

A good morning to you: Contractors, plumbers and anyone else working on construction sites in Sarasota County might be in for a surprise with their morning coffee: a building inspector.Cleveland Clinic land in limbo: Now that the Cleveland Clinic has sold its Naples hospital to Health Management Associates, what is it going to do with land it owns in adjacent Lee County?Dogged effort: Last November, the Review reported land agent Bill Eshenbaugh's somewhat unusual approach to selling a 450-acre development site in rural Pasco County.Floridaboom: Pity Tallahassee. While it's 1.6% job growth rate over one year and 2.8% over five years is respectable for any state capital, it's pretty paltry when compared to just about every other Florida region.Community banks, thrifts disappoint: A flat yield curve and intense competition for commercial and industrial loans hurt community banks and thrifts during the first quarter of the year. Welcome, Sabal: It looks like Brian Hall and some other bankers in the area (see AmSouth, next item) didn't get the Ryan Beck & Co. memo.Unrestrained Exuberance: AmSouth Bank is about a year behind its Florida peers, but it plans to catch up fast.Hotels are the new condos: The aftermath of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 and Hurricane Charley put a halt to new hotel developments in Southwest Florida.Law now fair?: The legal doctrine of joint and several liability, recently overturned by t

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 19, 2009
Creative Loafing downsizes

It's no secret that newspapers have been hemorrhaging newsroom talent to stay afloat. The market is flooded with veteran reporters and editors who took early buyout packages, or were simply let go, and are now looking for work.

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  • April 30, 2010
Sellstate Realty owners buy Del Prado office building

Neil Cresswell and Arthur Darmanin purchased a vacant 8,596-square-foot office for $825,000.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 1, 2011
Westmont Hospitality buys Tampa Red Roof Inn

RRI NC I LLC, an entity affiliated with Houston-based Westmont Hospitality Group, has taken over ownership of the Red Roof Inn on Horace Avenue.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 15, 2013
Miami investor Altis buys Skyline Fifth apartment

The price equated to $109,550 per unit.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 24, 2011
METI bought for $130 million

CAE Healthcare is set to acquire Medical Education Technologies Inc.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 16, 2011
Nebraska family trust buys Naples CVS/pharmacy

A private family trust in Nebraska associated with the Realty Trust Group purchased a 13,824-square-foot CVS/pharmacy drug store for $5.35 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 9, 2013
Canadian investment firm buys multiunit flex building

The price equated to $48 per square foot.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 16, 2012
University Plaza acres sell for $1.2 million

The price equated to $678,977 per acre.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 2, 2012
Sarasota investors Cotner, Alogna buy two Longboat villa buildings

The price equated to $126,000 per unit.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 30, 2012
Store Master Funding II buys, leases Manatee Learning Academy

The price equated to $114 per square foot.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 16, 2011
Decorated Den receives hardware

The real estate downturn on the Gulf Coast raked a host of related businesses, from shutter installers to roofers and painters.

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  • November 25, 2011
Ryland Homes buys church land for new Pinellas community

National homebuilder Ryland Homes purchased just less than six acres to the south and east of the St. Hagop Armenian Church building for $1.31 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 30, 2012
Robbins Property Associates buys Waterstone at Carrollwood

The 168-unit Waterstone at Carrollwood apartment complex sold for $12.65 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 9, 2018
Master-planned community sees 71 home sales

Two communities within West Villages Florida recently opened clubhouses.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 6, 2016
Sarasota-Bradenton home prices rise nearly 8%

Home prices also increased 7.8% statewide in October.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 8, 2017
Beautiful bonds

Selmon Expressway draws investor love.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 2, 2017
Timeshare firm buying up Crystal Shores

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp., an Orlando-based company that operates timeshares affiliated with Marriott International Inc. brands nationwide, has been consolidating ownership of the Crystal Shores resort on Marco Island, Collier County property records indicate.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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