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  • March 29, 2016
Health nonprofit names executive

Dr. Emily Ptaszek is now COO of the Healthcare Network of Southwest Florida.

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  • March 28, 2016
Senior living giant opens new facility

Discovery Senior Living's latest facility is in Bradenton, adjacent to Bowless Creek and Sarasota Bay.

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  • March 28, 2016
Club plans $13.8 million expansion

Collier's Reserve Country Club plans to spend $13.8 million to renovate its clubhouse and build a new boathouse.

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  • March 28, 2016
Beer biz goes global, first stop: Shanghai

World of Beer's Chinese location could open by second quarter.

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  • March 25, 2016
Sarasota RV park part of $1.7B deal

Sun-N-Fun RV park is part of Carefree Communities.

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  • March 25, 2016
Donor pledges $3 million to hospital

Naples philanthropist Janet Cohen pledged $3 million to the Golisano Children's Hospital, the new hospital under construction by Lee Memorial Health System in Fort Myers.

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  • March 25, 2016
Tech firm adds board member

Raul Martynek was previously CEO of Net Access in New Jersey.

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  • March 25, 2016
Large land tracts coming

Many of the region's more active homebuilders have been assembling land for new communities for more than three years now.

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  • March 25, 2016
In the Hall

A NASA engineer and a Nobel Laureate are among a group of seven inventors recently inducted into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame, which is at USF in Tampa.

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  • March 25, 2016
Risk pays off for spec project

Naysayers bet Compark 75's plan to add 130,000 square feet of speculative space to the Pasco County market in early 2014 wouldn't end well for park owner Morgan Family Ventures and developer Ross Kirk.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • March 25, 2016
A Value-Add Play

A pending vacancy could only enhance the value of a 19-story, downtown Tampa office building.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Jean Gruss
  • March 25, 2016
His other place

Luxury storage condos are popular with people who want to store their expensive recreational vehicles, sports cars or any other valuables.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • March 25, 2016
Minto's Market

Minto Communities is boosting its presence on the Gulf Coast with a massive residential project in eastern Collier County.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • March 25, 2016
Mixed-Use Mecca

St. Petersburg has blended live/work/play elements into a cohesive urban experience that is drawing raves -- and investment.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • March 25, 2016
Gators score innovation points

After nearly two years of secret meetings and slow progress, Sarasota business and economic development officials could finally celebrate a major achievement: A unique and ambitious economic development initiative and partnership with the University of Florida that holds potential for both area students and businesses.

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