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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 6, 2012
Connecticut investors buy Airport Professional Center

The center sold for $1.5 million.

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  • June 15, 2011
Kuo buys name of Robb & Stucky

Chinese furniture entrepreneur Samuel Kuo was behind the winning bid for the Robb & Stucky name at a bankruptcy auction.

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  • December 13, 2013
Lennar Homes buys land for future Wimauma community

The price equated to $32,868 per acre.

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  • November 24, 2015
Mobile app firm buys company

Tampa-based Mad Mobile builds mobile apps for other companies.

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  • November 24, 2015
Mobile app firm buys company

Tampa-based Mad Mobile builds mobile apps for other companies.

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  • April 20, 2007
Commercial RE Briefs

Realco Florida LLC buys 91-acre Airport Technology CenterSarasota investors buys Treeline office buildingFort Myers ISP buys office for headquartersFox Creek Holdings LLC buys I-75 parcelBank officials buy land for headquartersArdaman & Associates official buys George F. Young buildingAmerica's Capital Partners buys four-building Breckenridge VIIISt. Petersburg group buys 34th Street North warehousePriority Developers, NY investors plan Triple J Ranch development

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  • August 25, 2006
Real Estate Briefs

Meridian preparing office condos next to former Winn-Dixie distribution centerLocal Investor Buy Two Siesta PropertiesLutz Real Estate Investment buys Central Station buildingYacht Clubs of the Americas LLC buys Tampa Bayside MarinaKawama Development Group invests in Belcher officeKimco Realty buys strip centersNaples investors buy Bougainvillea, vacant landOmega Healthcare Investors buys elder housings centersSchottenstein Stores buys three local Albertson's spaces

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  • March 25, 2016
An antidote to help Trump on trade

When you hear Donald Trump launch into one of his rants against the Chi-nese, Japanese and Mexicans for “killing us” on trade and how he's going to pound them with 45% tariffs, you can imagine so many Americans cheering him on.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 10, 2006
Real Estate Briefs

Neal Communities buys Duke RanchEnterprise Associates buys Bradenton land for towersConnecticut company buys Main Street propertyLely Development buys RV ResortMorrison Homes buys lots in Fort MyersWestpoints plans homes in Naples

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 6, 2009
Back Flip

The flippers are back. Speculators have returned in droves to the Cape Coral-Fort Myers residential market, snapping up foreclosed homes at below-replacement costs and quickly selling them for more. Existing single-family home sales jumped 137% in June. Is this 2005 all over again?

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  • August 25, 2017
Wheel and Deal

Rodney Dessberg often goes against market conventions — with a high degree of success. What's his formula?

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 28, 2005
Real Estate (Tampa)

Australian shareholders buy shares in Brandon centersSteven Green buys more Tampa rental property Clearwater YMCA to get new officeSun Communities buys Hillsborough RV ParkKindred Hospital mortgaged for revolving credit facilityTRG buys land for apartmentsSt. Petersburg Banyan Motel is soldLakefront land bought for stormwater retentionTrust buys multimillion Largo property

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 4, 2010
King of the Cape

You have to be nimble and aggressive to master Cape Coral's wild swings in property prices. John Carney has mastered the crazy market.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 22, 2022
Rules to promote condo safety could keep buyers out of the market

New federal rule makes it harder for average buyer to purchase a condo — while also raising liability concerns for owners.

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  • December 9, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Lee/Collier)

Rinker buys citrus land in Collier CountyAssisted living facility sold as part of restructuringBuilder plans townhomes in Fort MyersJack Parker Corp. buys shopping centerTaylor Woodrow to buildluxury townhomes at MediterraCenterline Homes buys two parcels in Fort Myers

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  • January 15, 2009
Bling for your walls

The wallpaper-installation business ishurting from the construction bust, but one company has found a way to thrive byproviding one-of-a-kind touches.

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  • By Denise Kalette |
  • December 28, 2012
Seize the Day

Liberty Group's Punit Shah has grown his company's portfolio by 40% this year.

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  • By Dan Ping |
  • July 8, 2011
Business Law

Small businesses are not immune from legal issues. Ed Alexander has some advice on the common legal mistakes companies make.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 7, 2012
Pickhardt's Plan

Acquiring companies to grow can be a perilous strategy. Pest control entrepreneur George Pickhardt thinks he's found a way to hedge against the hazards.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 11, 2014
Ride On

Chrome Capital leases pre-owned Harley-Davidson motorcycles through more than 300 dealers. Customers rarely miss a payment.

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