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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 26, 2026
Lee County OKs purchase of nearly 11 acres for preservation

The county agreed to buy the property for the Conservation 20/20 Land Acquisition Program.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 3, 2021
Former Best Buy CEO: seek purpose, not profits

One of the world’s most respected CEOs, in leading the turnaround of a multibillion-dollar company, learns a new way of leading people.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 20, 2009
Know what you want before you buy

Commercial retail broker Michael Milano with Colliers Arnold may be on to something.Milano recently closed a sale of the 143,000-square-foot Western Way shopping center in Brooksville for $11.5 million.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 18, 2010
OMG Realty buys Wachovia branch

OMG Realty LLC, an entity managed by Fort Myers plastic surgeon Ralph Garramone, purchased a former 10,020-square-foot Wachovia bank branch at the northwest corner of Cleveland Avenue and Big Pine Way for $1.3 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 17, 2009
Florida Badger buys retail, residential building

Mark Theiler, a Sarasotan best known for his Badger Appliance store, bought out a former partners' interest in a 7,984-square-foot two-story building east of the Sarasota Pavilion for $562,100.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 17, 2009
Harun buys former bank building

The limited liability company Harun LLC purchased a 12,340-square-foot former Wachovia Bank branch just south of State Road 70 on Lakewood Ranch Boulevard for $1.4 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 20, 2009
Vision Development buys Sun City Wachovia branch

Orlando-based Vision Development and Management purchased a 3,916-square-foot former Wachovia Bank branch off State Road 674 in front of a Winn-Dixie-anchored shopping center for $570,000.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 18, 2010
Gayatri Properties buys Wachovia branch

Gayatri Properties LLC, led by Chittaranjan, Yamini, Dr. Hiren and Dr. Dipal Patel, of Port Charlotte, purchased a 4,602-square-foot former Wachovia Bank building on Harbor Boulevard north of Tamiami Trial for $550,000.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 16, 2010
Cole Real Estate buys CVS store

Phoenix-based Cole Real Estate Investments purchased a 12,900-square-foot CVS Pharmacy building for $5.97 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 7, 2010
Sarasota County Commission supports Longino Ranch purchase

Sarasota County and the Southwest Florida Water Management District have agreed to buy a 3,900-acre ranch near DeSoto County for $14.56 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 6, 2011
Nokomis investors put contract on El Patio Hotel

David and Susan Macrae of Nokomis have signed a contract to buy the historic El Patio Hotel in Venice for $2.2 million. The agreement, which is still in its due diligence period, is scheduled to close in May.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 9, 2011
Premier buys third failed bank

Its third failed bank buy this month makes it Florida's sixth-largest bank.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Amanda Heisey |
  • November 20, 2012
Don't forget Small Business Saturday

People have already started pitching tents in front of stores like Best Buy to score Black Friday deals.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 24, 2012
West Palm Beach entrepreneur buys Holiday Mobile station

The price equated to $654 per square foot.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 13, 2014
Nicholas Financial sale nixed

The board of directors cancelled the $326 million deal.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 24, 2014
Builder raises $50 million

WCI Communities is raising another $50 million in debt to make land acquisitions and build homes.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 13, 2014
Could HSN be acquisition target?

Analysts speculate that company split at Liberty Interactive may give it the capital to buy the St. Petersburg multimedia retail company.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 10, 2015
NY apartment owner buys St. Pete's Charter House

A Brooklyn, N.Y.-based investor has acquired the 57-unit Charter House Apartments, in St. Petersburg, for $3.2 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 5, 2018
Polk properties prove to be investment worthy

Recent industrial deals involving distribution centers occupied by Best Buy Co. and Sherwin-Williams Co. demonstrate that the Polk County market remains a viable one for investors

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 12, 2010
Adler Group moves into Naples market

The downturn in the commercial real estate market on the Gulf Coast is attracting more outside investors looking for opportunities.

  • News
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