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  • November 29, 2013
Phillips Edison-ARC Shopping Center buys Crystal Beach Plaza

The price equated to $205 per square foot.

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  • December 20, 2013
Covenant Capital Group fund buys Bayridge Apartments

The price equated to $94,595 per unit.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • January 10, 2014
European Equities Corp. buys Isla Del Sol Shoppers Village

The price equated to $84 per square foot.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • April 15, 2016
Smooth operator

How do you sell more than $1 million worth of smoothies in a year?

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  • September 26, 2014
Big firm sees big doings

The second-largest company on the Gulf Coast, St. Petersburg-based Jabil Circuit, could get much bigger soon from acquisitions.

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  • June 2, 2015
Former Bear Stearns banker named CFO at Alico

Citrus giant Alico appointed former Bear Stearns investment banker John Kiernan chief financial officer.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • June 26, 2015
Entech takes another leap

Jake Spanberger took a measured risk in 2010 when he sold Entech's residential computer repair business.

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  • August 7, 2015
Real estate agent charged in kickback scheme

Prosecutors say agent helped hide closing costs in condo sales contracts and lied to banks.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • December 19, 2014
Charlotte County in real estate rebound mode

A Sperry Van Ness broker projects growth in Charlotte County in 2015.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • January 23, 2015
Firm led by Canadian businessman buys Global Court industrial building

A company led by William Boris Petron, owner of Ontario-based Magnus Logistics Solutions Inc., purchased a 31,034-square-foot office and warehouse building for 1.7 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • February 13, 2015
Nonprofit buys C.R.E.W. site, sells to state for environmental protection

The Trust for Public Land purchased 619.93 acres of land near the Bird Rookery Swamp for $9.77 million. The trust then immediately resold the former agricultural property to the state of Florida for the same price.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • May 8, 2015
Vanguard Cos. affiliate buys ranch's Tire Choice

Three investment firms led by Kony Properties, an affiliate of Sarasota's Vanguard Cos., purchased a 5,226-square-foot retail/automotive service building for $2.93 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • February 15, 2024
Developer buys 22 acres in Port Charlotte, building 333 apartments

LIV Development out of Alabama bought the property and plans to begin construction on the complex this month.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 6, 2025
Nearly $1B Captiva resort gets Lee County zoning approval

South Seas resort is building 435 hotel rooms and 193 residential units at the historic property.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 16, 2024
Babcock Ranch developer sells St. Petersburg shopping center

The center was the last piece of a three-property portfolio that belonged to Kitson & Partners.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 6, 2025
Manatee County $23.5 million office building buy closes

The purchase of a 101,000-square-foot Lakewood Ranch office building to be used for administrative offices closed Sept. 2.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 7, 2026
Sarasota property near SMH listed for $25 million

The 3.4-acre parcel on Tamiami Trail includes the former Baymont by Wyndham hotel and a 13,500-square-foot retail building.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • June 10, 2022
2022 Innovator: InstoreScreens, Naples

An entrepreneur delivers a jolt of high-tech immersive technology to brick and mortar retail.

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  • April 14, 2020
Restaurateur details pandemic's toll, how he plans to stay in business

To help his company survive the COVID-19 pandemic, Richard Gonzmart, head of the Columbia Restaurant Group, isn't taking a salary and has given back his 2019 profit share.

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  • January 18, 2019
Entrepreneur’s interest in wine grows into business venture

Making Cellar Fifty-Five successful will mean seeking out a specialized client base.

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