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  • September 16, 2022
Industry insiders: A not-so-sunny outlook for Florida's property insurance market

A foursome of insurance insiders agree the industry is chaos. Consensus on other issues, from who to blame — lawyers or insurance companies or both — to how to solve it, aren’t as apparent.

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  • September 15, 2022
Controversial property sold after new buyer and residents reach a compromise

Year after residents helped kill a previous development, a South Tampa office park is sold to a local business owner who plans to build town houses on the property.

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  • September 15, 2022
Homebuilder plans 138 homes in Sarasota County

The community will be situated on a 44-acre land parcel.

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  • September 15, 2022
Bowl game names all-star lineup of executive committee members

Big names from the Tampa Bay business, government and philanthropic communities will help plan the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl.

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  • September 15, 2022
PGA golfer lists $4.25M Naples luxury home for sale through auction

The home is in the Mediterra community in north Naples.

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  • September 15, 2022
Miami developer to build almost 400 apartments, townhouses in St. Pete

The waterfront multiuse development will include a restaurant and a boardwalk with public access.

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  • September 15, 2022
Mentorship program paves way for students after coding academy

The partnership with S-One works with the software engineering bootcamp at SCF.

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  • September 14, 2022
Shumaker turns attention to technology with new sector

The technology business sector will be led by two firm partners, one of which is based in the Sarasota office.

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  • September 14, 2022
Housing finally coming to USF’s Sarasota-Manatee campus

The university has won approval to build an approximately $39 million housing and student center on the campus.

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  • September 14, 2022
Airport passenger traffic breaks record for sixth month in a row

St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport welcomed more than 193,000 travelers in August.

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  • September 14, 2022
Private school official accused of stealing tuition, mortgage fraud

A Largo man was charged by federal prosecutors for scheming to move tuition payments into personal accounts and giving false information to get more than $1 million in mortgages.

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  • September 14, 2022
$618 million resort signs sponsorship deal with pro racecar driver

Sunseeker Resorts is preparing for its 2023 opening.

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  • September 13, 2022
Chicago fintech company puts its stamp on Tampa with new office and hiring

CoinFlip has opened an office in Tampa with plans to develop Web3 products and take the mystery out of cryptocurrencies.

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  • September 13, 2022
Home on Sarasota Bay shores sells for $15.5 million

The 1.5-acre property resides within Harbor Acres.

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  • September 13, 2022
Government relations firm expands to Sarasota

The new office will be led by firm partner Todd Josko.

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