Sarasota is debating plans to build a 45,000-50,000-square-foot conference center on South Palm Avenue. Githler & Associates is proposing a public-private partnership to sit on the 2 acre lot that includes a multilevel garage and eventual plans to connect to a 280-room Embassy Suites hotel. The
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12/26/2008
Visit Florida reported a 3.4% increase in those vacationing in the area in part of 2008 compared to 2007. Florida's popularity has increased hospitality investments and luxury hotels have been recently renovated. If loan availability slows for these types of investments current businesses shoul
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12/19/2008
E.T. MacKenzie Company of Bradenton has started constructing a central sewer system in the Sarasota South Gate area. 2,646 properties in the Phillippi Creek area have already been completed as part of the Phillippi Creek Septic System Replacement Program. Phillippi Creek empties into Sarasota B
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12/12/2008
Florida real estate is being bought up for conservation reasons by the non-profit organization Nature Conservancy which purchases environmental sensitive land for public ownership. Desperate sellers who bought land for development are putting their properties on the market. The group's recent p
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12/04/2008