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Fly Punta Gorda to Grand Rapids

Allegiant Air connects the Charlotte County Airport to western Michigan.

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Hizzoner welcomes developers

Fort Myers Mayor Randy Henderson is making a big push to make the city developer friendly again.

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Movie studio revealed

The highly secretive move to Lakewood Ranch promises 117 well paying jobs.

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Checkers grows in Brooklyn

Kalex Partners LLC will open four new Checkers restaurants in New York.

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Humana Cares creating jobs

The St. Petersburg firm will hire 270 employees to help launch a new service.

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Sheriff's surtax opposed

Manatee County's tentative budget eliminates a surtax for its Sheriff's Office.

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Monday regulators come out to play

Everyone's an expert on Monday morning and bank regulators are no exception.

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Tampa professionals buy Westshore Executive Center

A University of South Florida mathematics professor and an orthopedic surgeon purchased the 18,086-square-foot Westshore Executive Center for $2.9 million.

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Naples investors buy Orion Bank branch

David Goduti and Robert Grammen of Naples purchased a 5,816-square-foot Orion Bank building in downtown Sarasota for $1.2 million.

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Belleair Development Group buys Englewood Regions branch

Pinellas Park-based Belleair Development Group purchased a 3,817-square-foot Regions Bank building for $925,000.

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Fifth Third Bank buys Tampa Colonial branch

Cincinnati-based Fifth Third Bank purchased a 2,511- square-foot Colonial Bank branch in the Westgate Shopping Center for $1.78 million.

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Gulf Coast loses 9,760 jobs

Employment along the Gulf Coast has fallen significantly since August 2009.

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Fort Myers architecture firm to design Hodges University expansion

Fort Myers-based Sheeley Architects Inc. has been commissioned by Hodges University to provide architectural design services.

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Investor buys land leased to CVS store

San Jose, Calif. investor Yi Shiu Chen purchased land housing a CVS/pharmacy in Port Charlotte for $2.86 million.

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Kitson & Partners buy Bay Pines Mobile Home Park site

Kitson & Partners purchased 60 acres in Pinellas County for $7.65 million.

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