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  • September 11, 2018
Crab scam nets charges for area man

Robert Lee Humphrey Jr. of Hillsborough County, Florida, faces multiple charges related to his alleged role in a crab fisher investment scam that defrauded investors of $800,000.

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  • September 11, 2018
Property management partnership names new vice president

Wendy Murray will supervise operations, sales and acquisitions for Condominium Associates and Precedent Hospitality Management.

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  • September 10, 2018
Construction to start on 198-unit senior living project

The second development in the Watercrest Sarasota Senior Living Community is expected to be finished in 2020.

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  • September 10, 2018
Law firm continues growth surge with new hire

Shirin Vesely has joined Tampa, Florida-based Trenam Law as a shareholder and will be part of the firm’s commercial litigation practice group.

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  • September 10, 2018
Law firm wins nearly $1 million verdict for accident victim

Associates and Bruce L. Scheiner of Fort Myers worked three years after initial settlement offers of $65,000.

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  • September 7, 2018
Eight new practices join growing medical alliance

Dental Care Alliance supports almost 300 affiliated dental practices in 16 states.

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  • September 7, 2018
Law firm adds personnel to growing construction practice

Andrew Gay and Frank Moya have joined the Tampa, Florida, office of law firm Carlton Fields as a member of the firm’s construction practice.

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  • September 7, 2018
Builder sells three homes for more than $7 million

Stock Custom Homes closes on three estates on Marco Island.

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  • September 7, 2018
Inc.'d up: Super-fast growth sets record

Tampa, Florida-based printing and promotional products firm Proforma has seen 26 of its franchisees, who collectively own and operate 12 businesses, make the Inc. 5000 list of the country's fastest-growing companies.

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  • September 7, 2018
Body of work: Syndaver hires veteran CFO

Tampa, Florida-based biotech firm Syndaver has hired a new CFO as it gears up for an initial public offering (IPO) in 2020.

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  • September 7, 2018
FDOT slowly moving ahead on Westshore purchases

FDOT plans to develop an intermodal hub in Tampa's Westshore business district and make right-of-way improvements to Interstate 275 has slowed, but officials say the programs are continuing.

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  • September 7, 2018
Tampa area ranks among top U.S. secondary MSAs

The Tampa-Clearwater-St. Petersburg MSA ranks as one of the top "secondary" areas in the nation for CRE investors

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  • September 7, 2018
Lee County industrial tenant requirements swelling

Developers in Lee County like Knott Realty Group are finding that industrial tenant requirements are growing in response to the growth in e-commerce and the county's low vacancy rate

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  • September 7, 2018
Sarasota luxury hotel plans starting to gel

New York investment banker turned developer L. Ron Gray's plans to create a five-star hotel on the site of a Sarasota County-owned parking lot are gelling with new partners, a defined timeline and a set number of rooms.

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  • September 7, 2018
Tail Gator

Christopher Spiro chomps at the opportunity to enhance the UF football fan experience as a member of the Fan Advisory Council.

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