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  • Beth Luberecki
  • January 26, 2018
Boom-time Build

The steady stream of retirees coming to Florida, soon to be more of a gushing, requires an enhanced approach to senior living development.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • January 26, 2018
Becoming CCIM

Despite lengthy classes, required experience and a grueling final exam, the CCIM designation is gaining popularity.

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  • Brian Hartz
  • January 26, 2018
Retro Rebirth

JMC Communities will spend $130 million to revive a storied inn, turning it into the showpiece of a new luxury residential development. Will the end result satisfy historic preservationists who fought the project?

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  • January 26, 2018
Law firm names new partner

Jeffrey Guy joined Sarasota-based firm Kirk Pinkerton four years ago.

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  • January 25, 2018
Group breaks ground on waterfront apartments

Miami-based Related Group expects the 396-unit Tampa project to open in summer 2019.

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  • January 25, 2018
Resort plans to add 24-unit luxury complex

Gates Construction will build the three-story structure at the Hyatt Residence Club Bonita Springs, Coconut Plantation.

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  • January 24, 2018
Prominent real estate broker to run area group

Bev Larson has been in the real estate sector in the area since 1976.

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  • January 24, 2018
Homebuilder buys land for new community

M/I Homes of Sarasota will develop the community of Hidden Creek in Sarasota.

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  • January 24, 2018
Accounting firms join forces in merger

It's the second major acquisition in two years for St. Petersburg's Spoor Bunch Franz.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • January 23, 2018
Financial services firm names director

Carl Watkins was named wealth advisor director at Sarasota-based Allegiant Private Advisors.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • January 23, 2018
College completes major upgrade of arena

Myers-based Wright Construction Group oversaw the project at Florida Gulf Coast University.

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  • January 23, 2018
Investment spurs formation of new company

Stratus Video spins off Synzi, its language services division, into a separate business entity.

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  • January 22, 2018
Attorney named partner at firm

William McComb was named partner and shareholder at Berlin Patten Ebling.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Mark Gordon
  • January 22, 2018
Insurance agency seizes growth opportunity

East and Greenwell Insurance Agency now has three Southwest Florida locations.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • January 22, 2018
Publix, hospital team up for unique partnership

Publix shoppers can consult with board-certified BayCare physicians thanks to a new partnership.

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