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  • October 6, 2017
Location Driven

Convergent Capital Partners has evolved over the last decade, becoming more disciplined — and people-centric — in its approach to buying real estate.

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  • October 5, 2017
Area bank CFO departs for investment firm

Richard Mocsari moved from GulfShore Bank to Validus Group Partners.

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  • October 5, 2017
Port authority hires new executive

Laura Rhoad will head up human resources for Lee County Port Authority.

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  • October 4, 2017
County seeks to fill at least 100 open jobs

Manatee County is hosting a job fair Oct. 5.

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  • October 4, 2017
Hospice CEO announces retirement

Gerard Radford will retire as President and CEO of Tidewell Hospice.

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  • October 4, 2017
Community names new VP of operations

Aaron Baker will oversee the Pasco County master-planned community Bexley.

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  • October 3, 2017
Two new nonstop destinations start at airport

Service between Islip, N.Y., and Colorado Springs, Colo., from Southwest Florida International Airport starts Thursday.

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  • October 3, 2017
Economic development group hires global official

Ajay Sujanani will focus on international business development.

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  • October 3, 2017
Prominent banker promoted to regional exec role

Shaun Merriman founded Gateway Bank of Southwest Florida in 2006.

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  • October 3, 2017
Architecture firm expands to Miami

Fort Myers-based Artefact Studio opened an office in Miami's Brickell financial district.

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  • October 2, 2017
Target chooses firm to manage payments

The alcohol sales processor will handle transactions with nearly 750 distributors.

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  • October 2, 2017
Software company considers relocation to area

The out-of-state company is considering several areas, including Longboat Key.

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  • October 1, 2017
Senior living developer expands lease options

The United Group of Companies Inc. made the post-Irma announcement Sept. 28.

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  • September 29, 2017
SPP taps brokerage for Water Street tower

Don't be surprised if Strategic Property Partners, the joint venture between Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik and Bill Gates' Cascade Investment LLC, taps commercial real estate brokerage firm JLL to lease the new office tower that will be one of the centerpieces of the $3 billion project.

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  • September 29, 2017
St. Petersburg Salvador condos sell out

Fueled by a trend of re-urbanization and low overall inventory, the developers of the Salvador condominiums in downtown St. Petersburg have sold out all units in the 13-story project.

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