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Market Spotlight: Pelican Bay Financial Center

Pelican Bay Financial Center

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Tastes like mascot

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Fly, Eagles, Fly

FGCU has strong presence at Bonita Springs firm.

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Lee County closes on Edison Farms deal

Less than a year after the property first came to market, Lee County has acquired a massive Bonita Springs tract in the southern part of the county for $42.43 million.

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Hitting Critical Mass

Gulf Coast apartment buyers find advantages in acquiring multiple properties.

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TruAmerica promotes acquisitions director

TruAmerica Multifamily, which earlier this year invested $165 million to acquire apartment complexes in Fort Myers and Orlando, has promoted its director of East Coast acquisitions.

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Bank on it

Timing might be right for new community bank.

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  • December 14, 2017
Executive takes new spot on airport board

Kerry Dustin is one of five citizen volunteers who are appointed to four-year terms to govern the airport authority.

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Architecture firm hires five employees

Fawley Bryant Architecture hired Shannon Barrier to oversee the firm's Bradenton office.

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Realtor Harry Robbins dies

The real estate executive died Dec. 6. He was 86

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Luxury apartments open in historic district

In Tampa, 'nautical meets industrial' at the new Pearl community in the Heights.

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Hardware chain opens five new stores in Florida

Orchard Supply now has 11 stores in Florida.

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Consumer finance firm names new CEO

Douglas Marohn returns to Clearwater-based Nicholas Financial Inc. as CEO.

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Firm faces $1.1M fine for hazmat shipping violations

Sarasota company faced an $8,000 civil penalty in 2013.

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Company admits to falsifying data in $26M settlement

21st Century Oncology has reached agreements with the federal government in other cases.

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