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Canadian firm buys Sarasota building for $52.5 million

Tampa-based Meridian Development Co. owned the Meridian Distribution Center for a decade.

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Firm adds $535M in revenue with acquisition

Deltek marks the latest acquisition in Roper Technologies' push to expand its application software capabilities.

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  • December 7, 2016
Auto dealers power up expansion plans

Jeff Johnson and Bill Doraty opened another Mitsubishi dealership, in Bonita Springs, four months ago.

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  • December 7, 2016
Tampa Bay soccer team shoots for big leagues

The Tampa Bay Rowdies seek to get in Major League Soccer.

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  • December 6, 2016
Sarasota-Bradenton home prices rise nearly 8%

Home prices also increased 7.8% statewide in October.

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Health care firm adds clients in Switzerland

Tampa-based Absia has other clients spread from the U.K. to Turkey.

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Builder seeks to boost creativity with panel

DeAngelis Diamond Construction grew revenues 64% last year.

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  • December 5, 2016
Realtor group selects new leader

Xena Vallone is with Xena Vallone Realty.

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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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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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