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  • January 4, 2018
National builder buys 650 lots for $14M

The lots span three communities in Lee and Charlotte counties.

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  • January 3, 2018
Fast-growing tech company merges with global firm

Sarasota-based Star2Star and Dubline-based Blueface will form StarBlue.

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  • January 3, 2018
Area firm rolls into Vegas for expansion

Tampa-based DAS Health made its fifth acquisition in the last three years.

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  • January 3, 2018
Executive-focused airline launches new routes

Naples-based Exec Air was founded in 1996.

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  • January 2, 2018
Builder continues expansion into area

Park Square Homes will have two model homes in Apollo Beach's Waterset community.

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  • January 2, 2018
Jury awards $24M verdict in FPL wrongful death case

Southwest Florida teenager died in 2011.

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  • January 2, 2018
University woos accomplished fundraiser

Paul Bova joined the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee.

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Multifamily mania grips region (again)

For the second consecutive year, multifamily rental deals outpaced other commercial real estate classes in 2017, as investors sought to take advantage of macroeconomic trends and positive gains in population and employment throughout the region.

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  • December 29, 2017
DataSnapshot: Promising profits

Small business net profit margins on the rise.

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  • December 29, 2017
2017 Top Deals: Sarasota-Manatee

Echo Lake Apartments leads Sarasota-Manatee

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  • December 29, 2017
2017 Top Deals: Tampa Bay

The Don CeSar leads the field.

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  • December 29, 2017
2017 Top Deals: Southwest Florida

Alvista at Laguna Bay lands in top spot.

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  • December 22, 2017
Nonprofit merger leads to $3.7M fund

A new fund was established at Manatee Community Foundation after United Way of Manatee County and United Way Suncoast merged.

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  • December 22, 2017
Lawyers win $30M verdict in pedestrian injury case

Tampa-based Givens Givens Sparks successfully sues Port St. Lucie construction and engineering company.

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  • December 22, 2017
DataSnapshot: Another chance

Millennials aren't really as stingy as everyone thinks.

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