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Master-planned community wins major award

Bexley by Newland Communities opened in November 2016.

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County raises bed tax rate

The total tax paid on hotel rooms, campgrounds and short-term vacation rentals in Collier County is now 11%.

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  • September 1, 2017
Waterfront home sold for $9M

Michael Saunders & Co.'s sale of a Siesta Key estate is the highest residential sale of the year in the area.

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  • September 1, 2017
Expansion brings engineering jobs to area

UC Synergetic will grow its regional operations center in the Wesley Chapel area.

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  • September 1, 2017
Sarasota's 'Mr. Downtown' had died

Paul Thorpe led revitalization efforts for decades

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  • September 1, 2017
Builders seek to bulk up

Alliance tries to bring all sides to the table.

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  • September 1, 2017
Follow the Storm

Lakeland airport officials scored a big win when they wooed the Hurricane Hunters. Will it lead to more victories?

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  • September 1, 2017
Middle market shuns Florida

Those companies make up a fraction of the state's businesses.

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  • September 1, 2017
BayCare buys Gulf Coast offices

BayCare Health System has spent more than $88 million this summer to acquire four office buildings throughout the Tampa Bay area it occupies, property records show.

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  • September 1, 2017
Doubling down

Publix Super Markets has bought dozens of its stores in recent years, while looking for 'the next big thing.'

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  • September 1, 2017
On the vine

State's tomato farmers battling cheaper imports.

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  • September 1, 2017
Kast, Kolter cement bond at The Mark

When Kast Construction starts work this summer in downtown Sarasota on The Mark, a mixed-use project slated to contain 157 residences, retail and office space, it will mark the 25th project the firm has built on behalf of developer The Kolter Group.

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  • September 1, 2017
Former hospital site hits market for $10 million

A portion of the former Doctors Hospital site in Sarasota has come on the market for $10 million, one of the largest Gulf Coast listings currently in the CoStar Group's online database.

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  • September 1, 2017
Be cool

StratTech lands Gartner designation

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  • August 31, 2017
Dave & Buster's to hire hundreds in Tampa

Texas-based entertainment, restaurant chain opening latest location in October

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