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  • August 31, 2018
Health care system names new watchdog officer

Jeffrey Pigott is the new vice president of regulatory compliance and internal auditing for Lee Health.

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • August 31, 2018
Gulf Coast hotel sales climb into new territory

The $171 million sale of the Ritz-Carlton Sarasota resort, among other hotels, shows that Gulf Coast lodging properties are gaining in popularity among institutional investors such as real estate investment trusts.

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • August 31, 2018
Teachers Insurance buys St. Petersburg apartments

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association pays $81.1 million for St. Petersburg apartment complex Fusion 1560, in one of the largest multifamily rental transactions in the Tampa Bay area this year.

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  • August 31, 2018
Central Florida leases pair of buildings at Commerce center

Central Florida Development has fully leased a pair of speculative industrial buildings it constructed in the Central Florida Commerce Center,in Lakeland

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  • August 31, 2018
AAA completes relocation to Renaissance Center in Tampa

AAA relocates 750 workers to new office space in Tampa's Westshore Business District after fully leasing a speculative building that New Jersey-based Vision Properties developed at the 71-acre Renaissance Center business park.

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  • August 31, 2018
A healthy ranking

Lee Health ranked among Forbes 2018 America’s Best Employers for Women

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  • August 31, 2018
Skin deep: Renovation brings the past to life

Clearwater, Florida-based lighting manufacturer Zaniboni Lighting has spared no expense on the renovation of its headquarters, which just so happens to be the ancestral home of the Clearwater police and fire departments, a building that dates back to 1928

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  • August 31, 2018
Tech talent search gets under way in Tampa Bay

ETL Tampa Bay is a new group dedicated to grooming and promoting the leaders of the tech industry in Tampa, Florida.

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  • August 31, 2018
Trading places: All aboard for Chile

Global Tampa Bay, a local trade group, has lined up a sales export mission to Santiago, Chile, in late October and still has spots available.

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  • August 31, 2018
Both ends of size spectrum represented among most wish-listed properties

Earlier this summer, Airbnb revealed the most “wish-listed” properties for each county in Florida.

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  • August 31, 2018
Executives from Publix, Rooms To Go and Bealls share recycling efforts

A recent Florida Recycling Partnership workshop in Bradenton highlighted how large area companies recycle.

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  • August 31, 2018
Area city forecast to make list of $1 million cities

In June 2019, Anna Maria's median home value is forecast to surpass the million mark, at $1,009,404, according to a Zillow report.

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  • August 30, 2018
Real estate group joins brokerage company

Charity & Weiss International Realty was founded in 2006 by owners and real estate brokers Gabriele Charity and Ruediger Weiss.

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  • August 30, 2018
Farm buys land for multimillion-dollar HQ project

Wish Farms has acquired a 36-acre parcel along Interstate 4, near Plant City, Florida, that will house the berry grower’s new headquarters facility.

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  • August 30, 2018
Landscaping company expands with new facility

Greenscapes of Southwest Florida is building a new warehouse and office in Fort Myers, adding to North Naples, Punta Gorda locations.

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