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  • June 13, 2022
Airport debuts flights to Vegas, Charleston

The flights mark the first-ever nonstop service to pair of cities from Fort Myers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 19, 2010
Agencies hit the phones

Cold calls and cold weather could prove to be a winning formula for adding new businesses to Sarasota.

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  • January 21, 2010
Inland American buys Malibu Lakes

Oak Brook, Ill.-based Inland American Real Estate Trust Inc. purchased the 356-unit Malibu Lakes Apartments west of Tarpon Bay Boulevard and east of Interstate 75 for $31.02 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 30, 2009
More evidence banks not lending

Businessman Harvey Vengroff, who has a total of nearly $100 million worth of loans, has some that have reached maturity with virtually no prospects for another bank to take them on.

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  • December 4, 2009
More evidence banks not lending

With most banks scared to lend money as federal officials breath down their necks, what are business owners to do when their mortgages start to mature?

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  • August 6, 2010
America's Auction Network buys, flips 82 condo units

St. Petersburg-based America's Auction Network and Orlando-based KeyWealth Corp. purchased 82 units in the 176-unit Meridian Luxury Condominium for $2.38 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • April 30, 2010
Tropics Software buys credit union headquarters building

Sarasota-based Tropics Software Technologies purchased the 11,314-square-foot former Sarasota Coastal Credit Union headquarters building for $1.9 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • February 24, 2011
Masonite, Malio's reuniting downtown

Masonite International Corp., a Tampa-based door manufacturer, shares a bit of history with Malio's, the city's iconic steakhouse.

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  • April 11, 2013
Canada's Symcor Capital Partners buys Fountains at North Port

The price equated to $63,250 per unit.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 4, 2011
Calif. Nelson Brothers firm buys Summerville at Venice

Aliso Viejo, Calif.-based Nelson Brothers Professional Real Estate LLC purchased the 90-bed Summerville at Venice assisted-living facility $3.7 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • April 22, 2011
Covenant Capital buys apartments

Covenant Apartment Fund VI purchased the 208-unit Crosswinds Apartments in St. Petersburg for $13.1 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • September 4, 2012
Men of steel: Niche industry flexes strength

Building industry executive Michael Lassner says even though Florida, “on paper,” is still stuck in a recession, things are getting better.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 14, 2022
Failure to report $1 million in income from marijuana business could land man in federal prison

Man pleads guilty to not reporting income from business and using money to buy luxury cars.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • November 3, 2016
National builder buys 317-acre lot

The Villages at Entrada is permitted for 721 single-family homes.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • September 12, 2014
New York state investor buys Cape Coral Apartments

Seaford, N.Y. investor Vincent DeCaprio purchased the 16-unit Cape Coral Apartments for $1.19 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • May 2, 2014
Real Capital Solutions buys Plaza at Island Pass

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

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • December 12, 2014
Culver's franchisee S&L Cos. buys portion of medical center parking lot

S&L Cos. of Portage, Wis. purchased an acre portion of the Bay Area Medical Plaza parking lot for $937,500.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • January 16, 2015
Gainesville's Collier Cos. buys Camden Lakeside apartments

Gainesville-based apartment company The Collier Cos. purchased the 228-unit Camden Lakeside apartments in Brandon for $22.35 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • March 20, 2015
Connecticut real estate investor buys, renaming Del Prado Outlet Centers

Madison, Conn., real estate investor Bryant Boyd purchased the 10,916-square-foot Del Prado Outlet Centers retail strip center for $1.35 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • February 18, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

RPM Exotics hits governmental snagHeritage Harbour developer buys land from dairy farmParsons Insurance buys office buildingMichael Saunders & Co. records $2.57 billion in sales HMA buys Venice hospitalInvestors buy Indian Beach apartments

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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