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  • July 3, 2019
Veteran Realtor tapped to lead Premier Sotheby’s brokerage unit

Long-time local resident Sandy Waterbury is named managing broker of the company’s St. Petersburg office.

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  • July 3, 2019
Development group breaks ground on new headquarters

Seagate will design and build its own 13,000-square-foot facility in Fort Myers at Interstate 75 and Alico Road.

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  • July 2, 2019
Nonprofit promotes two to vice president roles

Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County provides after-school and summer programs to youth in Sarasota, Venice, North Port and Arcadia.

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  • July 2, 2019
Private equity firms buy prominent area-based restaurant brand

Nord Bay Capital of Tampa buys Hooters of America from Miami-based H.I.G. Capital.

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  • July 2, 2019
Niche insurance competitors join forces

LTC Global brings competitor American Insurance Marketing Services in-house, names new president.

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  • July 1, 2019
Company names three additional officers

Helios Technologies, parent company of valve manufacturer Sun Hydraulics, among other brands, recently elected three new corporate officers.

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  • July 1, 2019
Development firm chosen for community redevelopment project

City of Lakeland taps Tampa-based Catalyst Asset Management for affordable housing mixed-use project.

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  • July 1, 2019
New hotel hires 30-year industry veteran as general manager

Luminary Hotel taps Bob Megazzini to oversee hiring, opening and operations of downtown Fort Myers hotel and adjacent facilities.

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  • June 28, 2019
Marketing firm owner, in prison on another scam, convicted of fraud

The owner of a Tampa, Florida, medical marketing company has been convicted in federal court for his role in a $2.2 million Medicare fraud scheme.

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  • June 28, 2019
National homebuilder to bring new community to area

Esplanade at Azario residents are expected to have access to a private 18-hole golf course.

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  • June 28, 2019
University entrepreneur program enters into exchange agreement with Israeli university

FGCU Institute of Entrepreneurship founder Sandra Kauanui links the program to a similar one at Tel Aviv University in Israel. Intellectual and venture capital are the anticipated outcomes.

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  • June 28, 2019
CRE brokers are on the move in Tampa

Commercial real estate brokerage firms are breaking with tradition and offering top agents financial incentives and better opportunities to convince them to switch alliances.

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • June 28, 2019
Blackstone Group mega deal to ripple through Gulf Coast

Blackstone Group's $18.7 billion acquisition of GLP US assets, including buildings in Tampa and Lakeland, highlights how the industrial real estate business has gravitated more toward distribution than warehousing.

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  • June 28, 2019
Richman Group to develop Naples multifamily project

Richman Group, the nation's seventh-largest apartment developer, has acquired land in Naples known as Magnolia Pond to develop up to 434 apartments in a deal brokered by SVN Lotus and SVN KONA.

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  • June 28, 2019
Investcorp buys apartments in Plant City, Winter Haven

Investcorp has purchased apartment complexes in Plant City and Winter Haven as part of a $370 million portfolio deal with Equus Capital Partners.

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