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  • December 5, 2016
Tech firm abandons acquisition

Fort Myers-based Yippy announced its planned acquisition of Cizmar & Associates in June.

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  • December 4, 2016
Insurance firm expands, changes name

Chuck Wasson founded Wasson Bay Area Insurance 25 years ago.

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  • December 2, 2016
Fort Myers firm squeezes leadership team, names new CEO

Former CEO Clay Wilson will remain on Alico's board of directors.

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  • December 2, 2016
Airport names new board chairman

John Stafford was vice chairman of the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport board.

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  • December 2, 2016
Sharpen that pitch

Does your company have a great story to share? Does it need money?

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  • December 2, 2016
Industrial market is surging in region, state

If current projections hold, nearly 77 million square feet of new industrial space will need to be developed in Florida by 2030 to keep pace with a growing population base and consumer demand, according to a new report.

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  • December 2, 2016
Museum strategy in bloom

When Marie Selby Botanical Gardens shifted its business model to a living museum, with changing exhibitions tied to plant collections, one obvious goal was to draw in more visitors — repeats and first-timers.

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  • December 2, 2016
Times are changing at firm

Prominent New Jersey commercial real estate executive Steven Denholtz has done plenty of real estate deals on Florida's east coast, but for him the Tampa-St. Petersburg market is the way to go.

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  • December 2, 2016
Out of state love

Even in a state normally loaded with people from somewhere else, Florida could be seeing more non-natives.

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  • December 2, 2016
Niche dweller

Don Paight, who led Fort Myers' redevelopment efforts for the past three decades, has joined commercial real estate brokerage firm CRE Consultants.

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  • December 2, 2016
Fort Myers CRA chief joins CRE Consultants

Don Paight, who led Fort Myers' redevelopment efforts for the past three decades, has joined commercial real estate brokerage firm CRE Consultants.

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  • December 2, 2016
Military charity seeks space

The Military Support Foundation, a nonprofit group that collects and ships donated supplies and comfort items for American troops deployed overseas, has picked up a lot of stuff in the last few months.

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  • December 2, 2016
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE PROFILE | Randy Morton

Randy Morton is an HKS Architects' partner and the urban design specialist in the design practice's New York City office.

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  • December 2, 2016
Dental delivery

The Healthcare Network of Southwest Florida, one of the largest nonprofit medical groups in the region, has made good on a promise a year in the making to add adult dental care.

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  • December 2, 2016
Hotel projects fill voids

The past few months have brought good news for Manatee County hotel developers and hospitality officials.

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