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  • March 3, 2014
Hertz delays annual report

Car-rental giant Hertz says it can't file its annual report on time.

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  • March 3, 2014
Firm is fit for lucrative investment

Former Outback Steakhouse executive David Osterweil is preparing his business, Tampa-based Fitlife Foods, for a level of serious growth backed by a prominent group of area investors.

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  • February 28, 2014
Sykes Enterprises CFO retiring

The Tampa-based company plans to promote its Europe Middle East & Africa finance head to take the CFO job.

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  • February 28, 2014
Law firm adds new shareholder

Matt Whyte, a former assistant State Attorney, is now with Kirk-Pinkerton.

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  • February 28, 2014
Builders face labor shortage

Construction companies in Collier County say they're having trouble finding qualified people.

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  • February 28, 2014
Georgia investment group buys, rebranding Mariners Pointe Apartments

The price equated to $29,891 per unit.

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  • February 28, 2014
Aventura investors buy Beacon Isles Apartments

The price equated to $61,723 per unit.

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  • February 28, 2014
State public pension fund buys Pierhouse at Channelside

The price equated to $214,888 per unit.

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  • February 28, 2014
Cole Real Estate Investments buys Bonita Springs Family Dollar

The price equated to $214 per square foot.

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  • February 28, 2014
Liberty Hospitality Fund I LLC buys Holiday Inn Express & Suites

The price equated to $39,352 per unit.

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  • February 28, 2014
Ocean Properties Ltd. closes on Lido's Sandcastle Hotel

The price equated to $154,802 unit.

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  • February 28, 2014
Undisclosed Delaware company buys school district's Checkers property

The price equated to $1.03 million per acre.

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  • February 28, 2014
RaceTrac Petroleum buys land for S.R. 64 store

The price equated to $543,478 per acre.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • February 28, 2014
Mobile firm surpasses milestone

News that Sarasota-based mobile health company Voalte received a $36 million capital investment, courtesy of a New York private equity firm, was certainly a big deal for the fast-growing business.

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  • February 28, 2014
Government makes a bad business partner

Here's a good lesson for entrepreneurs: Think twice before you decide to let the government be your business partner.

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