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  • December 16, 2016
Luxury on the move

Need any more evidence that downtown Sarasota has pent up demand for luxury condos? Consider this: A local developer plans to buy out all 14 owners in a bayfront complex and pay to knock it down — just to build a new one.

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  • December 16, 2016
Silicon hopes and dreams

Business development officials in many Florida locales sometimes refer to their specific market as the “next Silicon Valley,” a hotbed of technology companies that thrive in harmony.

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  • December 16, 2016
Stingy with the Sun

Floridians might love their sunshine, but they sure don't like to share it.

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  • December 16, 2016
Omega Healthcare adds to FL portfolio

Omega Healthcare Investors Inc., a Hunt Valley, Md.-based firm that specializes in buying nursing homes, has purchased a trio of Sarasota and Collier County properties for $44.3 million, county property records show.

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  • December 16, 2016
Continental buys land to add to Estero complex

Wisconsin-based Continental Properties Co. appears to be adding to its Springs at Estero multifamily complex in Estero, off Everblades Parkway.

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  • December 16, 2016
The art of compromise

David Weekley Homes' plan for residences in Sarasota could have met a wall of resistance. It's met with praise instead.

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  • December 16, 2016
Firm looks to Orlando region to shower more business

My Shower Door has five locations on the Gulf Coast.

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  • December 16, 2016
Hotel gets $6M makeover, new brand

The Holiday Inn Lakewood Ranch will become an Even Hotel.

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  • December 16, 2016
Auto dealership brings in new executive

Joe Marazzi Jr. previously worked for Fort Myers Toyota.

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  • December 15, 2016
Developer plans $50M project in Lakewood Ranch

Tampa developer bought 85 acres in Lakewood Ranch for $3.5 million.

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  • December 15, 2016
Manufacturer seeks to create new brand

PGT is now PGT Innovations, in a bid for brand unity.

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  • December 14, 2016
Company aims for 500 jobs in 2017

Health care software firm CareSync currently has about 250 employees.

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  • December 14, 2016
Accounting firm names new shareholder

Suzanne Cox has been with Saltmarsh, Cleaveland & Gunn since 2007.

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  • December 14, 2016
Hertz turns to new CEO to overcome struggles

Kathryn Marinello was an executive with GM for more than a decade.

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  • December 14, 2016
Luxury waterfront hotel completes renovations

The Marco Beach Ocean Resort's renovation project included suites and a ballroom.

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