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Lofton Meadows sells for $11 million to Davie's JBH Equities

Davie-based JBH Equities purchased the 166-unit Lofton Meadows community for $11.2 million.

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  • October 3, 2014
Optimism percolates across Florida

Florida entrepreneurs are feeling frisky.

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  • October 3, 2014
Calling from the cloud

A small company in Fort Myers called Interop Technologies is making big waves among mobile-phone operators.

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  • October 2, 2014
AVI-SPL sells off event division

AVI-SPL said the sale will help it focus on its strategy in video conferencing and technology.

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  • October 2, 2014
Port Manatee earns financial recognition

The port has received an achievement for excellence for more than two decades.

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  • October 2, 2014
Food distributor makes acquisition

Innovative Food Holdings acquired Organic Food Brokers, a Colorado-based distributor of specialty food brands.

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  • October 1, 2014
Two local execs named to CRN 'should know' list

Tech Data's Filippelli and McClure were listed on CRN's 100 People You Don't Know But Should ranking.

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  • October 1, 2014
Social media program for business

Florida Gulf Coast University launched a social-media marketing program to help businesses network and develop their brands.

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  • October 1, 2014
Employee leasing firm promotes exec to CEO

Clint Burgess has been with Progressive Employer Management Co. since January.

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  • September 30, 2014
Sarasota-Bradenton foreclosures drop to under 4.2%

Rate remains well above the percentage of homes in foreclosure nationwide.

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  • September 30, 2014
Boat builders cruise into Tampa

Over 7,000 marine industry professionals descend on Tampa for their annual confab.

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  • September 30, 2014
NeoGenomics names new COO

Laboratory veteran Robert Shovlin will become NeoGenomics' new chief operating officer on Oct. 13.

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  • September 29, 2014
Hospital wins top recognition

Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida beat 109 other hospitals rated for overall patient experience.

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  • September 29, 2014
Plant City woman nabbed in $200K elder fraud case

Paula Kampf Albertson faces a minimum of 21 months in prison.

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  • September 29, 2014
USF campus names new chancellor

Sandra Stone to oversee the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee.

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