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  • October 6, 2016
Former Tampa area banker imprisoned for embezzlement

Michael Johnson of Odessa was also ordered to repay $152,783.

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  • October 6, 2016
Miami company buys $8M Manatee County firm

Manatee County-based Laundry Plus was founded in 1989.

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  • October 5, 2016
Port warehouse project gets underway

The facility will accommodate chilled and frozen products.

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  • October 5, 2016
Delayed condo tower sidelined by lawsuits

Construction on the Jewel in downtown Sarasota began in April 2014.

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  • October 5, 2016
Tourism agency goes outside to outdo competitors

Charlotte County tourism officials introduce a new logo and other branding materials.

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  • October 4, 2016
Tampa retail center sells for $24.75 million

The Fountain Oaks Business Center was purchased by a Dallas-based company.

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  • October 4, 2016
Naples businessman found guilty in auto insurance fraud

The operator of unlicensed chiropractic clinics paid patients and staged motor vehicle accidents to defraud insurers.

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  • October 4, 2016
Lakeland mobile home park sued for discrimination

The owner and managers of a mobile home park are being accused of discriminating against black buyers.

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  • October 4, 2016
Business ethics award finalists unveiled

Three local businesses are in the running for the 2016 Business Ethics Award.

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  • October 3, 2016
Burr & Forman adds attorneys

Law firm Burr & Forman has hired two attorneys who specialize in commercial litigation.

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  • October 2, 2016
Tampa real estate firm targets national expansion

Franklin Street was founded in 2006.

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  • October 1, 2016
Three-year record set on $2.8M home sale

The Tarpon Point Marina home is 9,538 square feet.

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  • September 30, 2016
New banker in town

The new majority owner of Sarasota-based Bank of Commerce, if a $10 million deal for fresh capital is approved, brings a passion for fast cars and rock and roll to town.

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  • September 30, 2016
Osprey sheds Sarasota County business park

Continuing a push to whittle down its portfolio amid squabbles between partners, Michigan-based Osprey SA Ltd. sold a 19-acre business park in North Sarasota County for $4 million.

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  • September 30, 2016
Exeter buys Polk County industrial property

A Pennsylvania-based commercial real estate investment firm has acquired a Polk County warehouse occupied by Amazon.com for $24.6 million, the latest in a series of industrial purchases and developments in the county aimed at taking advantage of the strategic Interstate 4 corridor.

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