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Switch Carrs

Michael Carr Jr. takes over the management of the Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT office in Southwest Florida from his father and plans to boost its presence in Lee County.

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A+ for strategy

Tampa commercial real estate broker David Sobelman, a national expert in net leases, where the tenant pays some or all property expenses, in addition to rent, senses a shift in the niche market.

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Brick by brick

Polk County's top tourism driver, Legoland, is on the verge of a major multimillion-dollar expansion project — the largest since the park opened in October 2011.

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Radio chief takes leave

George Beasley, the spry 83-year-old CEO of Naples-based Beasley Broadcast Group, has been a force in the radio business since he founded the company in 1961.

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A jolt of perseverance

Here's something you don't see very often: A party at a community bank to celebrate a customer paying off a loan.

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  • March 25, 2016
Q&A | Barry Seidel

Barry Seidel started American Property Group of Sarasota Inc. three decades ago, after running a series of restaurants and other businesses in Philadelphia.

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  • March 25, 2016
Count on Changes

The banking industry, preparing for new Financial Accounting Standards Board rules coming late this year, crystallizes a conundrum many business face: the danger of too few people who know what to do.

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  • March 25, 2016
Work it

The co-working trend doesn't have to be only a big-city thing. An entrepreneur believes the 'burbs are also ready for it.

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  • March 24, 2016
Yacht club begins $2.6M renovation

The project includes a new seawall and reconstruction of the nearly 11,000-square-foot dock.

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  • March 24, 2016
Hertz Equipment names chairman

Herbert Henkel, retired chairman and CEO of Ingersoll Rand, has been named non-executive chairman for the equipment-rental business of Hertz Global Holdings.

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Audiologist sentenced to prison for health care fraud

Terri Schneider was sentenced to 94 months in prison.

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  • March 23, 2016
Sarasota firm plans $500M offering

Grain Management owns wireless towers and related infrastructure across North America.

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  • March 23, 2016
Tampa firm creates 35 jobs with new HQ

Nitro Mobile Solutions will be relocated to downtown Tampa.

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  • March 23, 2016
Lee home prices rise 12%

The median price of an existing single-family home in Lee County rose 12% in February, even as sales fell and the number of listings rose.

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  • March 22, 2016
Health care executive enters Florida House race

Alex Miller is CEO of Sarasota-based Mercedes Medical.

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