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  • March 30, 2018
Business sales are on the rise, in the region and nationally

A record number of U.S. businesses changed hands in 2017.

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  • March 30, 2018
Entrepreneur shifts focus to state Legislature race

27-year-old businessman aims to win Florida House seat.

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  • March 30, 2018
CRE market snapshot: Charlotte County attracts investor attention

A look at the county's office, industrial and retail markets

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • March 30, 2018
Anatomy of a retail transformation

The owners of Tampa's University Mall are exploring a new path for success at the 96-acre property.

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • March 30, 2018
Mosaic at Forum Apartments is listed for sale

Marketing effort comes on the heels of stepped-up activity in Fort Myers

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • March 30, 2018
New awards recognize top land brokers in region

The Realtors Land Institute recently handed out its inaugural Apex Awards.

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  • Grier Ferguson
  • March 30, 2018
Tervis launches two new products

Venice-based Tervis introduced a beer mug and a Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School water bottle.

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  • Grier Ferguson
  • March 30, 2018
Data Snashot: Area cities score low on study of popular cities for millennial homebuyers

Certain U.S. cities are attracting more millennials buying homes, a LendingTree study says.

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  • March 30, 2018
Anchor’s aweigh in Tampa Bay

Part Uber, part driver's ed — but for boaters — Anchor Technologies has opened for business in Tampa.

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  • Brian Hartz
  • March 30, 2018
What's in Store

It might not be the sexiest use of downtown land. But despite the risks, a prominent area developer says self-storage is the way of the future — and now.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • Brian Hartz
  • March 30, 2018
Innkeeper makes history with an historic property

An innkeeper’s long list of up-at-night worries included a lousy air conditioning system. A rarely used government loan program provided a lifeline.

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  • March 30, 2018
Startup Weekend seeks top business ideas

The second annual event will put entrepreneurs’ time management skills to the test.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Grier Ferguson
  • March 29, 2018
Crafty area business recognized nationally

Bradenton's Makers Market and Workshops is a winner of the 2018 American Small Business Championship.

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  • March 29, 2018
Aquarium sees rising tide of support for major expansion project

Clearwater Marine Aquarium will net $15.9 million from bond program.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Grier Ferguson
  • March 28, 2018
Contractor to work on hospital renovations

DeAngelis Diamond will renovate the ninth and 10th floors of Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

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