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  • December 2, 2019
Prominent law firm names chief operating officer

Beth Collins joins the firm from Volpe and Koenig in Philadelphia, where she served as executive director.

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  • December 1, 2019
Real estate firm acquires pair of appraisal businesses

Former MPJ Real Estate Services Principal Michael Jonas will run the new unit at KOVA Cos.

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  • December 1, 2019
Warren Buffett’s company outbid in effort to buy area firm

Apollo Global Management’s offer for Tech Data is now close to about $6 billion.

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  • November 29, 2019
Craft beer, pizza restaurant opens fourth location

A 3,400-square-foot rooftop bar has views of the Manatee River.

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  • November 29, 2019
Nonprofit artist retreat appoints new board of trustees president

Leslie Edwards is a real estate broker and president of Key Realty Inc.

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  • November 29, 2019
Cruise industry surges with Florida at the helm

Port Tampa Bay is the fastest-growing spot for cruise embarkations.

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  • November 29, 2019
Office project leads police station redevelopment

A term sheet on a proposed redevelopment of the former St. Petersburg Police Station will be presented to the St. Petersburg City Council Dec. 12.

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  • November 29, 2019
Popular mayor to run for Congress

Fort Myers Mayor Randy Henderson aims to replace Francis Rooney.

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  • November 29, 2019
Buy-to-grow strategy boosts $60M business

Conditioned Air faces a core challenge in its quest to grow through acquisition: to choose wisely.

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  • November 29, 2019
Area company buys Houston esports team

The business of esports is worth nearly $1 billion.

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  • November 29, 2019
Aventura firm buys Edison Mall land from mall owner

Washington Prime Group, the owner of the Edison Mall in Fort Myers, has sold the land around and underneath the 1.04 million-square-foot retail center.

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  • November 29, 2019
New York firm buys pair of Bradenton residential projects

A New York company has acquired a pair of Bradenton residential projects, Treesdale and Oakmeade, for $28.75 million.

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  • November 29, 2019
Strong brew: Craft beer maker eyes March opening for new facility

Pasco County officials have approved Florida Avenue Brewing’s plan to open a craft brewery and restaurant at a 34,000-square-foot property in Wesley Chapel, Florida.

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  • November 29, 2019
Under construction: Employment rule needs work, builders say

The Associated Builders and Contractors’ Florida Gulf Coast Chapter has filed a lawsuit that challenges St. Petersburg, Florida's Apprenticeship and Disadvantaged Worker Ordinances.

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  • November 29, 2019
Firm uses virtual reality to solve real-world construction woes before they occur

Architects at Sarasota-based Carbon Design & Architecture created Digital Punch, a virtual reality program that allows developers and builders to see and fix design flaws before ground is broken.

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