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  • April 3, 2012
Realty giant plans expansion

Jones Lang LaSalle, a $3.6 billion global firm, targets Florida for growth.

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  • April 3, 2012
Hillsborough partners with UCF

Hillsborough businesses looking to grow can now receive help from the university.

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  • April 3, 2012
Food purveyor swings to profit

Naples-based Innovative Food Holdings reported a profitable year in 2011.

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  • April 3, 2012
District 14's dozen

There are so many candidates in the Fort Myers area that the Tiger Bay Club recently had to host a congressional forum.

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  • April 2, 2012
Growing bank changes name

Community Bank will keep its mission, but drop community from its name.

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  • April 2, 2012
HMA hospital deal completed

Health Management Associates completes a deal to acquire ownership of Oklahoma hospitals.

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  • April 2, 2012
CompCare doubles revenues

The Tampa-based health care provider cites anticipated demand for growth.

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  • April 2, 2012
Nostalgic chain seeks growth

Poodle skirts and jukeboxes are on the way back to the Gulf Coast with 5 & Diner, a Worcester, Mass.-based restaurant chain.

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  • March 30, 2012
Paradise Preserve sells for $51M less

Brandenburg Properties buys Paradise Preserve for $51 million less than it sold for in 2005.

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  • March 30, 2012
Sarasota firm buys Crab & Fin building

The St. Armands Circle retail building sold for $367 per square foot.

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  • March 30, 2012
Christian health care school buys former Schiller campus

The former Schiller International University campus sold for $58 per square foot.

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  • March 30, 2012
Ahead of the Pack

The Gulf Coast commercial real estate market suffers from a lack of dreamers with cash. Charles Murray could be the exception.

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  • March 30, 2012
Equity firm TerraCap Partners buys back Estero infill site

Cape Coral and New York City-based TerraCap Partners purchased 10 acres of vacant residential land in Estero for $1.46 million.

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  • March 30, 2012
Betting the House

Former U.K. equities trader Steven Hanson makes the gutsy move from rental developments to speculation homebuilding.

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  • March 30, 2012
Unemployment rate falls

The unemployment rate in every area of the Gulf Coast fell in February.

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