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  • August 21, 2018
New bank raises $20 million locally

Gulfside Bank CEO Dennis Murphy says funds have come from about 225 area investors.

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  • August 21, 2018
Homebuilder breaks ground on new age-restricted community

Atlanta-based homebuilder PulteGroup has broken ground on six model homes at Del Webb Bexley, an 850-residence, age-restricted community in Land O’ Lakes, Florida, 20 miles northwest of downtown Tampa.

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  • August 21, 2018
Airport scores another record month

Passenger traffic up again for July at Southwest Florida International Airport.

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  • August 20, 2018
Medical practice names two to leadership roles

Prior to joining Coastal Orthopedics, Iris Bernier was director of operations for a health care solutions provider in Missouri.

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  • August 20, 2018
Growing ad agency hires more senior staff

Paradise Advertising welcomes a new media director and account manager.

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  • August 20, 2018
Lesson in priorities

Gov. Jeb Bush and Syn Kitson of Kitson Development Group celebrate opening of Babcock Neighborhood School

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  • August 20, 2018
Contractor begins construction of zoo medical facility

Glass Animal Hospital at Naples Zoo is being built by Gates Construction.

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  • August 17, 2018
Area attorney named president of international board

Jack Brown III was first elected to ACA International’s board of directors in 2015.

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  • August 17, 2018
Airport shatters July passenger count

St. Pete-Clearwater experiences largest July ever, year-to-date passenger count up 12 percent over 2017.

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  • August 17, 2018
Health care nonprofit agency appoints new board member

Chico’s FAS executive Lori Shaffer joins leadership of Hope Healthcare.

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  • August 17, 2018
Airport outpaces competitors — even with single allegiance

Then there’s Punta Gorda Airport. Tucked between Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) to its south and Sarasota Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) to the north, PGD is on a tear. Relying exclusively on Allegiant Airlines, the airport surpassed

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  • August 17, 2018
South Real Estate Group focused on Southwest Florida — for now

South Real Estate Group, formed in 2015 by John Conroy and his father, prominent Naples real estate attorney J. Thomas Conroy III, has focused on building a portfolio of tenant-driven retail and office projects in Lee and Collier counties.

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  • August 17, 2018
What They're Saying: Cushman & Wakefield

Cushman & Wakefield Executive Director Bruce Erhardt's most recent report on Tampa's commercial real estate market contends the current growth cycle, at least for land, shows no signs of waning.

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  • August 17, 2018
Priam Capital buys eight buildings in Tampa for $52 million

Priam Capital expands its geographic reach with the purchase of an eight-building office portfolio in Tampa's Sabal Park from IP Capital Partners in a deal brokered by Cushman & Wakefield

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  • August 17, 2018
New Market acquires Naples center for $37.8 million

New Market Properties bought Shoppes at Neapolitan Way in Naples to augment its portfolio of 44 mainly grocery-anchored retail centers in seven states

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