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  • November 11, 2016
Development project on lockdown

An unusual project to turn empty jail cells in downtown Bradenton into apartments for young professionals could be dead before it ever really gets going.

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  • November 11, 2016
Brewing a better beer

Tampa's been getting a lot of good national press for its burgeoning tech scene, low cost of housing compared to other cities and strong job market.

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  • November 11, 2016
Go Big in Naples

The can-you-top-this list of auction-based experience gifts at the 2017 Naples Winter Wine Festival is, as its custom, out of this world.

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  • November 10, 2016
Pair sent to prison in $46M biodiesel fraud scheme

Both of the men sent to federal prison are from Southwest Florida.

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  • November 10, 2016
Former pro baseball coach joins real estate firm

Tom Doyle also played minor league baseball at the AAA level for 14 years.

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  • November 10, 2016
Traffic relief project, $20M overpass, drives forward

Bridge would connect Lakewood Ranch Boulevard to Cattlemen Road.

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  • November 9, 2016
Bank plots expansion with new top executive

Lee Golden has more than two decades experience in banking.

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  • November 9, 2016
Former Verizon CEO joins board of Tampa firm

Dan Mead led Verizon Wireless from 2010 until his retirement in 2015.

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  • November 9, 2016
Investors buy Sarasota apartment complex for $70.5M

This is the second acquisition in the area for New York-based TGM Associates since 2014.

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  • November 8, 2016
Investors save fractured condo project

Avesta and GRJ team up to but Arbors at Carrollwood apartments.

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  • November 8, 2016
Manufacturer looks at extra $5M in profits with deal

Sun Hydraulics Corp. acquired parts of Enovation Controls, an Oklahoma-based firm.

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  • November 8, 2016
Firm that protects the wealthy's stuff covets Florida

Nebco Insurance Services recently opened an office in Naples.

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  • November 7, 2016
Airport's new top exec brings national star power

Jeff Mulder has been in the airport industry for nearly 30 years.

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  • November 7, 2016
Firm plans 1.2 million-square-foot distribution complex

Duke Realty has several projects in the region.

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  • November 7, 2016
Boomerang baseball leader returns to region

Jeff Podobnik previously ran Florida operations for the Pittsburgh Pirates in Bradenton from 1991-1998.

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