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Commercial Real Estate Q&A

STAN LIFSEY, President, Lifsey Real Estate & Holdings Inc., Tampa

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Multifamily momentum multiplies

Apartment sales see surge in Q1.

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Naples developer proceeding with business park

Naples developer Paul Hardy is moving ahead with plans for a new 240-acre business park in Fort Myers, his second push at developing the property.

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Get them here, keep them here

The 'attrition rate comes from people who move here and don't get engaged with the community.'

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Maximum effort

Judge kills Miami Beach effort to hike minimum wage.

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Triple Net Gain

David Sobelman largely pioneered the now-popular triple net lease investment deal. For an encore, he's forming a company around them.

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Ad agency with nearly $15M in sales finds buyer

Lakewood Ranch-based Grapevine Communications was founded 2002.

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Business owner pleads guilty in $1.5M phone scam

Scheme involved selling personal information to fraudulent telemarketers.

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Credit union appoints chief lending officer

Sara DePauw will manage Achieva Credit Union's lending departments.

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Trust company names new CEO, other leaders

Sabal Trust Company has named several people to top positions.

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Studio expands franchises to area

Bottle & Bottega art and wine studio plans to enter Naples market.

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Sarasota City Center building sells for $36.5M

The purchase is the third major office transaction in Sarasota in the past year

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Communications firm offers cowork space

Sarasota's MagnifyGood worked with UTC Venture Group to open shared space.

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Bank promotes two to senior VP roles

Sanibel Captiva Community Bank promoted Lana Hollier and Jonathan Ruiz.

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