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  • July 19, 2019
Area senior care company sponsors new, national PBS series

A Southwest Florida-based senior care advisory company has signed on as an underwriter for a new PBS series, Family Pictures USA.

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  • July 19, 2019
Hospital system scores big gains in residency program

Residency programs give hospitals and health systems the opportunity to train doctors to care for the unique needs of the community and help address the national physician shortage in high-demand specialty areas

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  • July 19, 2019
Dogs have their day at chain of boutique hotels

Tampa, Florida-based hotel management firm McKibbon Hospitality has launched a “foster dog” program at the Aloft chain of boutique hotels it operates in Florida and the Carolinas.

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  • July 19, 2019
At St. Armands Circle, investor popularity goes around and comes around

The popular St. Armands Circle retail district in Sarasota is receiving renewed attention after a spate of high-profile transactions involving the Columbia Restaurant Group and Benderson Development Co.

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  • July 19, 2019
Carlyle Group buys Citrus Park project for $72 million

An affiliate of the Carlyle Group has acquired the Citrus Park mobile home and RV park in Bonita Springs for $72 million

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  • July 19, 2019
TruAmerica adds to Florida portfolio with Pinellas apartments

TruAmerica Multifamily has acquired a pair of Pinellas County apartment projects for nearly $64 million, bringing its statewide portfolio to about 5,000 units

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  • July 19, 2019
Atlanta firm buys Bradenton retail center

An Atlanta company has acquired the Cortez Road Shopping Center for $9.35 million after its former owner brought the center to 100% occupancy through leases with Planet Fitness and others.

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  • July 19, 2019
RealOp buys Tampa industrial project for $16.5 million

A South Carolina company has acquired the former Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits distribution center in Tampa for $16.5 million with plans to release it.

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  • July 19, 2019
Craft brewery expects more expansion ahead

Sarasota’s JDub's Brewing Co. is now available in more stores and has an eye on continued growth.

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  • July 19, 2019
Tampa's economy keeps growing

Tampa Bay’s economy churned out more than $146 billion in gross domestic product in 2017.

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  • July 18, 2019
Governor reappoints entrepreneur to governing board

Joel Schleicher was recently elected secretary of the Southwest Florida Water Management District’s governing board.

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  • July 18, 2019
Former billion-dollar banker named CFO of hotel management firm

Tampa, Florida-based hotel development and management firm McKibbon Hospitality has welcomed Joe Taggart as its new CFO.

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  • July 18, 2019
New senior living facility offers Category 5 protection

Atrium at Liberty Park by Meridian Senior Living will open this fall meeting new storm protection guidelines.

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  • July 17, 2019
Construction manager chosen for eight-story condo project

The eight-story Evolution condominium development in Sarasota will have 20 units.

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  • July 17, 2019
Developer plans 22-story luxury condo tower

Naples, Florida-based Ronto Group on Wednesday revealed plans for Altura Bayshore, a 22-story, 73-residence luxury condo tower it intends to build at 2907 S. Ysabella Ave., near the intersection of Bay to Bay and Bayshore boulevards — a sought-after loca

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