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  • June 3, 2014
Two Tampa area law firms merging

In the next few months Bronstein Carlson will begin operating from the St. Petersburg offices of Johnson Pope.

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  • June 3, 2014
Hertz fuels up with former Sunoco CEO

Brian MacDonald will run the firm's equipment rental unit.

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  • June 3, 2014
Bucs score a new office for ticket sales

New downtown Sarasota location will offer a variety of ticket packages.

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  • June 2, 2014
Sarasota firm halts restaurant deal

Caribbean International Holdings receives 70 million of the 75 million shares back from an unsuccessful deal to own and operate several South Of The Border restaurants in Latin America.

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  • June 2, 2014
CBRE names new Tampa director

Former Everbank executive Chase Pattillo will run the firm's Tampa office.

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  • June 2, 2014
Lee County magazine distribution firm to cease operations

Source Interlink has around 240 employees in Bonita Springs and 6,000 nationwide.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • May 30, 2014
Fraudulent home inspector sentenced

Authorities say a Palm Harbor company created fraudulent inspection reports when it couldn't keep up with requests for services.

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  • May 30, 2014
North Port's Thomas Ranch sells for $86.25M

Mattamy Homes bought the 9,650-acre ranch to start developing it in pieces starting in 2016.

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  • May 30, 2014
County opens baseball academy

Lee County unveiled a new professional player-development facility in Fort Myers for the Minnesota Twins baseball team thanks to nearly $50 million in upgrades to the county's stadium.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • May 30, 2014
Alico out of sugar

Fort Myers-based agribusiness company Alico is getting out of growing sugarcane.

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  • May 30, 2014
Still in it after they win it

Winning the lottery, it turns out, isn't a ticket to the good life for many entrepreneurs.

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  • May 30, 2014
IPO market gets chilly

The once-hot IPO market could be cooling down, at least on the Gulf Coast.

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  • May 30, 2014
Investors buy Morgan House for new downtown restaurant

Joseph Florentine and Donald Tyree, the president and operations manager of Affordable Secure Insurance, purchased the 5,155-square-foot Morgan House Restaurant building for $825,000.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • May 30, 2014
Delayed Recovery

The first three months of 2014 were solid, if not spectacular, for several commercial real estate brokers. But statistics show a widespread recovery remains elusive.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • May 30, 2014
A New Cycle

Commercial real estate firms position themselves to benefit as buildings fill with new tenants and rents rise. Commercial Property Southwest Florida, the Cushman & Wakefield office in Fort Myers, is boosting its ranks.

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