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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 19, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana)

Kurland Family Plans Fruitville Mixed-use ProjectClark Comfort Inn owners buy nearby RamadaTradition Tarragon buys Whispering OaksIsaac Group buys buildings on State, PineappleKemick Properties buys land for home community

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 18, 2006
Commercial Real Estate

Coral Gables company buys Cypress Place ApartmentsJMC buys additional piece for OvationING Management acquires Campus Club ApartmentsNaples Center for Dermatology buys new Fort Myers locationFirst Priority buys at Toledo, PeachlandJHM Hotels buys Sanibel propertyObstetrics, Gynecology practice buys Prudential Cascade headquartersBruce Williams starting sales in Lexington PreserveEar Research buys property from Floyd Street Properties

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 28, 2006
Real Estate Briefs

Kite Realty Group buys three retail centersIndianapolis-based real estate investment trustInvestment group buys Metro DistributionNaples yacht club buys marina, plans Naples dockominium Sarasota hotelier acquires Regency InnForest Acquisition Fundbuys Lockwood Ridge apartmentDevelopers spend $15 millionfor Placida landACP buys two Clearwater office propertiesPrimerica buys on U.S. 301,developing retail/office plansClearwater's Gibraltar buy Tampa office building

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 6, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Massachusetts investor buys Charleston SquareRyals Citrus, Cattle Ranchdoubles ranch landInvestor group buys,rezoning Daniels landDairy Queen franchise company buys storeThe Adler Group Inc. buys 15 buildingsin Breckenridge ParkBoynton Beach company buys Jackson Heights ApartmentsKimco Realty Corp.buysDale Mabry Albertsons store

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 23, 2004
Selling Big Boy Toys

Electronic Specialists Inc. is poised for major growth. The custom integrator of home theater and audio equipment and wiring is building a new high-profile office replete with James Bondesque technology.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 27, 2008
Calendar of Events

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 23, 2011
Own the Market

A medical supply-buying cooperative that delivers market share for medical manufacturers translates to big savings for some hospitals on the Gulf Coast.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 16, 2021
Allegiant adds new flights to two area airports

The new flights are part of the airline's 22-route expansion.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Michael Hinman |
  • April 17, 2015
Stressing distress

Brian Davison suffered through one economic crash. He says his new business is recession-proof.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 28, 2024
Fort Myers school spends $29 million on office buildings

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a major hotel project is OK’d in St. Pete Beach, more land is conserved in Sarasota, and Margaritaville comes to Naples.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 31, 2010
Corporate Report: Dec. 31 - Jan. 6

The latest news from CoreRx, American Community Development, and others.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 25, 2013
Properties get new life

It took a year, but two noteworthy properties formerly under the domain of Sarasota-based Paradise Homes, which filed for bankruptcy in October 2012, have new tenants.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 6, 2004
Salute to Past Members and Installation of New

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  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 15, 2017
New firm starts work on first home

Frank R Jenkins Custom Homes is building a spec house in Fort Myers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 19, 2018
Former federal prosecutor named partner at firm

Tampa lawyer Joe Swanson has become a shareholder in Carlton Fields.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 22, 2013
Bank appoints new area chiefs

Regions Bank names presidents for Fort Myers and Naples.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 29, 2015
Window firm's shares reach new heights

Shares of Venice-based PGT Inc. close in on $12.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 14, 2025
Sarasota's The Breakfast Company to open Venice restaurant

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Sarasota firm launch $75 million investment fund, Amazon's 189-acre Fort Myers center gets a neighbor, and a Tampa REIT keeps growing.

  • Florida
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 18, 2010
Market Blizzard

Supersize has given way to mini-me as the recession grinds on. But smaller portions could mean bigger profits for Dairy Queen franchisees if tests on the Gulf Coast prove successful.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 3, 2011
Gulf Coast Week: June 3

Regional business news at a glance.

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