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  • July 11, 2018
Who will pay for proposed $892 million baseball stadium?

The Tampa Bay Rays lifted the curtain on their proposal for a new ballpark in Tampa's Ybor City, but the $892 million cost could be a sticking point.

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  • July 10, 2018
Sale of theater property falls through

The Players Centre in Sarasota has a second buyer in place for its property at 838 N. Tamiami Trail.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • July 10, 2018
Two area communities named to U.S. top-sellers list

A new study by real estate consulting firm RCLCO offers a mid-year update on its 2017 rankings and includes master-planned communities Lakewood Ranch and West Villages.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • July 10, 2018
County shatters bed-tax revenue record

Visit Tampa Bay says hotel profitability jumped by 10% in May.

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  • July 10, 2018
Contractor chosen to build Margaritaville Resort

DeAngelis Diamond will build Margaritaville Resort at Fort Myers Beach

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  • July 10, 2018
Commercial contractor expands to Detroit market

Naples-based DeAngelis Diamond opens office in Detroit

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  • July 9, 2018
Homebuilder breaks ground on 304-acre community

Canoe Creek in Parrish will have about 621 home sites, built by Lakewood Ranch-based homebuilder Neal Communities.

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  • July 9, 2018
Health technology firm names new president

U.S. military veteran Joseph Scanlan has been appointed president of Enable Me, a Tampa, Florida, company that supplies high-tech mobility devices for people suffering from neuromuscular injury or disease.

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  • July 9, 2018
Gulf coast county attorney to lead state association

Lee County Attorney Richard Wesch is president of Florida Association of County Attorneys

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  • July 6, 2018
Airport adds new direct flight to UK

In October, Norwegian Air will offer nonstop Tampa-to-London service via a 787 Dreamliner aircraft.

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  • July 6, 2018
Well-known funeral professionals join North American funeral network

Palms-Robarts Funeral Home & Memorial Park is now called Robert Toale and Sons Funeral Home at Palms Memorial Park. Manasota Memorial Park and Funeral Home has been renamed Robert Toale and Sons Funeral Home at Manasota Memorial Park. Weigand Brothers Fu

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • July 6, 2018
Icon Residential has one audacious goal

Icon Residential is growing fast thanks to hot selling townhome projects in Tampa, Orlando, St. Petersburg, Sarasota and Atlanta, and hopes to generate $150 million in sales in 2019.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • July 6, 2018
Former Sarasota Herald-Tribune building in Sarasota under contract

WMR Consulting head Wayne Ruben has contracted to buy the former Herald-Tribune Media Group headquarters at 1741 Main St. in downtown Sarasota, with the aim of revitalizing the 72,000-square-foot building

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • July 6, 2018
Colliers snags retail broker to beef up its practice area

Paul Fischetti joins Colliers International as Tampa-area commercial real estate brokerage firms are beefing up their retail practices.

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  • July 6, 2018
Q&A: Steve Horn

Steve Horn has been involved with office, industrial and even hotels deals over the past 14 years with Ian Black Real Estate in Sarasota

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