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  • August 12, 2011
Cole REIT buys part of Forum at Fort Myers

Phoenix-based Cole Credit Property Trust III (Cole REIT III) purchased 185,799 square feet of retail space in The Forum at Fort Myers for $34.25 million.

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  • August 12, 2011
Arthrex plans $35M expansion

The Naples firm will add 400,000 square feet of space to its operations base.

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  • August 12, 2011
Savtira to hire 265 in Tampa

The e-commerce firm promises to pay an average wage above $80,000.

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  • August 12, 2011
Coldwell Banker adds Realtors

Fifteen associates moved from shuttered Century 21 to join the firm.

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  • August 12, 2011
Apartment deals lead the way

Commercial real estate brokers in the Tampa Bay region have been saying the apartment market is the most active segment of the market.

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  • August 11, 2011
Sarasota biotech firm hires 164

Rapid Pathogen Screening Inc. qualified for $820,000 in incentive grants.

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  • August 11, 2011
Manatee travel firm hires 60

Grand Incentives Inc. plans to add 60 employees over the next five years.

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  • August 11, 2011
Single-family home sales flat

Quarterly home sales in Tampa and Sarasota were flat over the year.

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  • August 11, 2011
AIF CEO Barney Bishop resigns

The leader of Associated Industries of Florida will step down on Dec. 31.

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  • August 11, 2011
Jobs data, by one glance, look better

Florida's unemployment rate still lingers in double-digits, but the latest data show one positive trend among the gloom.

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  • August 11, 2011
Marazzi: No back-seat driver

Gulf Coast auto dealer John Marazzi and West Palm Beach-based partner Terry Taylor have parted ways.

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  • August 11, 2011
Dreams can come true, especially in aerospace

Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport hosted a unique overnight guest July 29 in the form of one of the world's newest airplanes, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

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  • August 10, 2011
Port Royal home sold for $8M

The sale of a 7,600-square-foot home closed Tuesday for $8.25 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • August 10, 2011
Brown leads Ozarks in Manatee

Bank of the Ozarks named Barry Brown its market president for Manatee.

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  • August 10, 2011
Alico quarterly profits triple

The land management firm earned $6 million in its most recent quarter.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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