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  • April 24, 2017
Top lawyer takes on leadership post at firm

Irene Bassel Frick is a partner in Akerman's Litigation Practice Group.

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  • April 24, 2017
Port aims to expand ties with Colombia

Trade official recently visited port to discuss growing relationship.

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  • April 24, 2017
Golf course to get $4M renovation

Members of West Bay Club in Estero approved the renovation.

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  • April 21, 2017
A new alternative on the way?

The alternative minimum tax — or AMT, more popularly — has been in the news of late, and while most Americans have heard of it, not many can tell you exactly what the tax is or how it's computed.

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  • April 21, 2017
Hotel's $214M sale sets area precedent

The Don CeSar set a record for hotel sales along the Gulf Coast

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  • April 21, 2017
Global exec to join tech giant's board

Karen Dahut is an executive vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton.

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  • April 21, 2017
Restaurant chain targets 110 new locations

The Bradenton-based company plans 110 franchise openings by 2022.

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  • April 21, 2017
Course Change

The Lutgert Cos. largely pioneered high-rise residential development in Naples. Today its growth stems largely from other sources.

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  • April 21, 2017
Here comes the Sun

Sarasota-based company Apollo Sunguard Systems is included in a federal $20 million purchase order agreement.

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  • April 21, 2017
Dilweg Sarasota deal may spur others

The North Carolina firm that acquired the 13-story Sarasota City Center for the highest price spent for a downtown Sarasota office building in the past decade may be seeking other Gulf Coast deals, company officials say.

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  • April 21, 2017
A bigger bed (tax)

New tourism marketing district is the first of its kind in the state.

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  • April 21, 2017
Bowl game

Fresh Kitchen to expand in Florida under new partnership.

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  • April 21, 2017
Tech on the rise

High-tech building information modeling prevents schedule delay on high-rise condo.

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  • April 21, 2017
A Peerless Pier

The redevelopment of St. Petersburg's Municipal Pier has the potential to be the catalyst for even further growth.

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  • April 21, 2017
Fort Myers investor buys portfolio for $17.5 million

A series of Fort Myers-based companies formed in February have acquired five office and retail properties there for a combined $17.5 million, according to records.

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