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  • October 14, 2019
Restaurant chain targets area for expansion

Tropical Smoothie Cafe fans will have more locations to choose from soon: Existing franchisees Akash and Akshay Patel have signed a deal to open two additional restaurants in Tampa, Florida.

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Commercial real estate brokerage expands its regional reach

The company is opening its third Southwest Florida office on Marco Island.

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  • October 11, 2019
Tourism agency names new leader

The Pensacola leader will stay in his current position until mid-December.

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  • October 11, 2019
Husband and wife sentenced in loan scam

The state Office of Financial Regulation says the couple collected fees in advance of promised loan closings, an illegal activity.

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  • October 11, 2019
Restaurateur joins prominent law firm

Patrick Seidensticker is co-founder of Tableseide Restaurant Group.

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  • October 11, 2019
Restaurant leader dashes ahead on dinner delivery

Bloomin’ Brands expands ways to reach customers with delivery options.

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  • October 11, 2019
Partnership leads to hundreds of employees receiving eye protection

Eye Center and Sun Hydraulics teamed up to provide safety glasses for Sun's manufacturing workers.

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  • October 11, 2019
Even with slight dent, industrial leader continues rolling

Lakeland has added 10 million square feet of industrial space since 2016.

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  • October 11, 2019
Restaurant chain unveils new concept with games, face tracking and robots

Caliburger 2.0 scheduled to open in University Village Shops in Fort Myers sometime this month.

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  • October 11, 2019
Dilweg Cos. selling Sarasota City Center office building

The Dilweg Cos., which acquired the 13-story Sarasota City Center office building in downtown Sarasota in April 2017 and subsequently invested about $5 million to upgrade the property, is listing it for sale. The Durham, N.C.-based company is seeking abou

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  • October 11, 2019
BTI Partners starts work on Westshore Marina District condos

BTI Partners has begun work on Marina Pointe, the first of three planned condo towers within its 52-acre Westshore Marina District mixed-use-project between Tampa and St. Petersburg.

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  • October 11, 2019
Pasco office complex sells via online auction

Woodside Capital Partners has acquired the eight-building Counsel Square office complex in New Port Richey for $9.1 million, in a deal brokered by Transwestern Commercial Services. But what made the transaction unusual was that it sold through the online

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • October 11, 2019
Commercial Question of the Week | Ian Black Real Estate

Sarasota commercial real estate brokerage firm partners weigh in on whether they believe the Gulf Coast will experience an economic recession anytime soon and if they correctly forecast the last economic downturn in 2008.

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  • October 11, 2019
Hospitality sector chews on recruiting, retention solutions

University and industry team up to solve hospitality HR challenges.

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  • October 10, 2019
Hospital selects chief quality officer

Most recently, Carole Beauchamp served as a quality consultant to Bayfront Health hospitals, including Venice Regional.

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