Solar thermal plant breaks ground, hotel up for foreclosure sale … and more

1. Farmers’ cooperative opposes U.S. Sugar deal and makes alternative offer [SFBJ] and [Sun-Sentinel]
2. Florida Power & Light breaks ground on solar thermal plant [Sun-Sentinel]
3. Palm Beach Gardens hotel up for foreclosure sale [SFBJ]
4. Developer offers $14.5 million for Pembroke Pines City Hall [Sun-Sentinel]
5. Lynn University receives over $2 million for performing arts center [Boca Raton News]
6. Nationwide seeks 10 percent home insurance rate hike [Sun-Sentinel]
7. W Fort Lauderdale Hotel hopes to hire 350 [SFBJ]
8. Green building industry struggling with recession [NREI]
9. Real estate may no longer be Americans’ best chance for wealth [WSJ]
10. Self-employed are frozen out of mortgages [WSJ]
11. Smaller mortgage lenders see opportunities [WSJ]