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  • May 29, 2013
Surf's up for local real estate firm

Tampa-based DeBartolo Development made the rounds of national commercial real estate news in recent weeks.

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  • May 28, 2013
Fla. ranks high in U.S. for veteran training

State has enrolled nearly 4,000 veterans in 2013 for jobs training.

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  • May 28, 2013
TECO to purchase New Mexico gas company

The Tampa company will add a half million customers in the acquisition and expand its geographic reach.

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  • May 28, 2013
Naples single-family home prices rise 23%

Naples median home price rises above $300,000.

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  • May 28, 2013
Four brokerages in billionaire's club

The folks at Real Trends track residential brokerages closely, and the firm's annual rankings are always eagerly anticipated in the Realtor world.

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  • May 27, 2013
Foreclosure pain is not over

During the real estate bust, Lee County was the center of the foreclosure crisis in Florida.

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  • May 24, 2013
Outlook for airport's debt improves

Moody's revises Fort Myers' airport outlook to stable.

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  • May 24, 2013
Sarasota waterfront home sells for $4M

Sale of a 5,352-square-foot home is the largest on Bird Key since July.

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  • May 24, 2013
L-3 names new division president

Ed Senen will oversee the Sarasota-based Aviation Recorders division for the firm.

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  • May 24, 2013
Belleair Development Group buys Price, Toledo Blade parcels

The price equated to $290,323 per acre.

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  • May 24, 2013
Intercoastal Medical Group opening new Ranch office

The price equated to $631,399 per acre.

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  • May 24, 2013
'Trophy' Hyde Park rental sets per-unit sales record

The price equated to $120,833 per unit or $212 per square foot.

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  • May 24, 2013
Economy survey considers the good and bad

The amount of Florida business owners who plan a capital investment in the next six months is up dramatically, according to a new survey, from 47% last fall to 68% this spring.

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  • May 24, 2013
Airport trend shows area's rapid growth

When Southwest Florida International Airport opened in Fort Myers in 1984, it served 1.3 million passengers its first full year.

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  • May 24, 2013
Firm's employees trek out

Paul Hoffman, president of SouthTech Solutions, a Sarasota-based IT firm, says he likes to do something “simple” for employees once a quarter, to celebrate their dedication and build morale.

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