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  • May 29, 2018
Builder begins work on two-story amenity center

Gates Construction broke ground on The Dunes of Naples new amenity center.

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  • May 27, 2018
Florida college students falter with loan debt

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  • May 25, 2018
Company opens business brokerage arm

Joanne Owens, broker/owner of On the Water Sarasota and On the Water Bradenton, has opened a Keller Williams Business Brokers division in Sarasota.

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  • May 25, 2018
Raymond James nabs four financial advisors from rival

The former UBS staffers will be based at the firm’s Sarasota office.

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  • May 25, 2018
Immokalee Foundation names new top officer

Immokalee native Neomi Perez named executive director of Immokalee Foundation

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  • May 25, 2018
Three companies in running for prize from big retailer

Pip & Grow, Makers Market and Creative Behavior Solutions were named American Small Business Championship finalists.

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  • May 25, 2018
Developer focuses on rehab of properties

David Meunier will have invested $6.5 million in the purchase and rehabilitation of properties in Sarasota's Newtown area.

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  • May 25, 2018
Citrus industry officials juiced about future despite challenges

Oranges, Florida, grapefruit, industry, optimism

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  • May 25, 2018
Ibis Group hopes Sarasota office portfolio takes flight through improved tenant relations

Ibis Group is working to build better tenant relations after Osprey Real Estate collapse and hiring of Coatue Cos. and Ian Black Real Estate

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  • May 25, 2018
Windward Design Group inks enormous Sarasota industrial lease

Windward Design to consolidate seven locations to 2150 Whitfield Ave. this summer after signing large lease through Ian Black Real Estate and JLL

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  • May 25, 2018
Aegon USA bringing Marina at John's Pass to market

Aegon USA puts Marina at John's Pass complex on the market through Cushman & Wakefield after series of renovations

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  • May 25, 2018
Extreme makeover for scenic hotel, beach bar

A Tampa Bay beachfront hotel property with a colorful history has changed hands. The new owners hope to change the target market, too.

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  • May 25, 2018
Business school sold on sales education

The University of Tampa has launched an Institute for Sales Excellence to help students make the most of entry-level jobs.

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  • May 25, 2018
GreenPointe Communities breaks ground on $1 billion Quay project

GreenPointe Communities begins infrastructure work on $1 billion mixed-use development that will be up to seven years in the making

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  • May 24, 2018
Construction firm names two new partners

Reed Giasson and Tom Rees are now partners at Lakewood Ranch-based Halfacre Construction Co.

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