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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 20, 2016
POWER BROKERS: Lee & Associates

Lee & Associates, a national commercial real estate firm with more than 50 offices across the U.S., dominated the Power Brokers' Industrial Leasing Brokers category for 2015, capturing four of 13 slots.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 2, 2014
Food distributor makes acquisition

Innovative Food Holdings acquired Organic Food Brokers, a Colorado-based distributor of specialty food brands.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 3, 2014
Healthcare Realty Trust buys 17 Davis Blvd. medical building

Nashville, Tenn.-based real estate investment trust Healthcare Realty Trust Inc. purchased the medical office building 17 Davis Blvd. in Tampa for $7.93 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2014
Beneficial Communities buys land for future Fruitville Road apartments

Sarasota-based Beneficial Communities purchased 8.87 acres of vacant land between the Target Shopping Center and Osprey Commerce Center for $1.9 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 21, 2014
Gordon Food Service Inc. buys back Brandon, Fort Myers stores

Restaurant distributor and retailer Gordon Food Service Inc. purchased its Brandon and Fort Myers GFS Marketplace stores for a total of $3.85 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 22, 2015
Equity Management Partners buys Largo's Midway Plaza

Equity Management Partners purchased the 75,096-square-foot Midway Plaza shopping center for $9.3 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 31, 2015
Lab forecasts consolidation

While many in health care lament cutbacks in government reimbursements, one Fort Myers laboratory says the cuts provide opportunities for acquisitions.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 24, 2015
Gecko's owners buy Longboat landmark

The Dry Dock opened on Longboat Key in 1989.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 5, 2014
Illinois' Lakeshore Management buys two mobile home parks

Skokie, Ill.-based Lakeshore Management Inc. purchased two Sarasota County mobile home parks and a vacant parcel for a combined $6.3 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 9, 2015
GreenPointe Communities buys Quay land for future development

GreenPointe Communities, a subsidiary of GreenPointe Holdings, purchased the 14.54-acre former Sarasota Quay land for $27 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 16, 2015
Investors buy industrial land on Englewood's River Road

Investors Daniel and Leah Light, Shannon Pirron, an investment managed by Randy Thibaut and the Joan M. Reese Revocable Trust purchased 93.2 acres of industrial land for $1 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 30, 2015
MQ Development Partners buys spec Waters Avenue retail site

Dallas-based MQ Development Partners purchased a 16.06-acre vacant parcel west of North Himes Avenue for $3.78 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 20, 2015
Boca Raton investor buys Casa Del Toro apartments

Investor Paul Karram of Boca Raton purchased the 42-unit Casa Del Toro apartments for $4.23 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 20, 2015
Publix Super Markets buys Lakewood Ranch retail center

Publix Super Markets Inc. has purchased another Lakewood Ranch area retail center from North American Properties Southeast. The Lakeland-based grocery company purchased the 103,000-square-foot Publix at Lakewood Ranch center for $17.45 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 1, 2015
Naples execs buy Fort Myers golf club for $1.87M

Coral Hospitality has been hired to manage the Eagle Ridge Golf Club.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 10, 2015
Investment firm buys Venice Applebee's

A North Carolina investment firm, led by Ahtem Ozen, purchased a 5,106-square-foot Applebee's restaurant building in two transactions for a combined $3.15 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 8, 2015
Ave Maria law school buys Vineyards campus

The Ave Maria School of Law purchased its north Naples campus from Ave Maria University for $13 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 7, 2025
Pasco County industrial site developer gets $26M construction loan

The developer behind the 299,030-square-foot first phase of Park 52 Logistics nailed down the financing for Phase 1 of industrial project.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 5, 2024
Naples firm Hoffmann buys 50-year old Kansas trailer manufacturer

The Hoffmann Family of Cos., a Naples-based conglomerate with a portfolio of companies from vineyards to a luxury fleet business, has acquired a custom semitrailer manufacturer based in Kansas.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 11, 2024
Panamanian coffee producer, roaster opening first US shop in St. Pete

Savage Coffees has bought a retail space in The Nolen tower currently under construction in the city’s downtown.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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