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  • October 21, 2016
City climbs higher

It's been nearly eight years since the New York Times shredded Leigh Acres, east of Fort Myers, as the “American dream in high reverse” for its sky-high foreclosure rate and job losses.

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Like a Boss

Be careful bosses. Millennials say they want your job.

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  • October 21, 2016
Sarasota/Manatee Retail Market

Despite a plethora of wealthy retirees and a robust tourist trade, Sarasota and Manatee counties' retail market has mirrored much of the Gulf Coast region since the end of the economic recession.

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Whole project gets going

Construction has begun on University Station, a controversial plaza anchored by a Whole Foods Market in north Sarasota, on the border of Manatee County.

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  • October 21, 2016
Piece of the Puzzle

Michael Saunders & Co.'s recent move into more than 16,000 square feet in the 13-story Ellis Building in downtown Sarasota marked a new chapter in the 40-year history of the region's largest locally based residential real estate brokerage firm.

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  • October 21, 2016
Fort Myers multifamily complex sells for $95 million

In what is believed to the largest multifamily complex sale along the Gulf Coast in at least the past decade, a 936-unit apartment community in Fort Myers sold for $95.2 million.

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  • October 21, 2016
Mayor Bill goes incognito

Mayors, by the nature of their office, normally covet the spotlight.

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  • October 21, 2016
Centauri HQ deal tops in 2016

Centauri Insurance's decision to push ahead with development of a 30,000-square-foot building in Lakewood Ranch isn't just a move to accommodate future company growth.

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  • October 21, 2016
Developers hope tower is a sure thing

A Tampa waterfront luxury condo project recently won a big victory: it's approved for what's projected to be a 24-story tower with 71 luxury units.

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  • October 20, 2016
Manatee company chases business in Dubai

Hartwell Capitol Consulting does work in at least six other countries.

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  • October 20, 2016
College displays patent power

License and option agreements are also up at USF.

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  • October 20, 2016
Insurance giant locks up new markets in region

Kansas City-based Lockton is one of the largest privately held independent insurance brokers in the country.

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  • October 19, 2016
State senator thwarted in Uber records request

Competing rideshare company Lyft also filed an injunction to not release information.

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  • October 19, 2016
Tampa mortgage firm woos federal regulator

Walter Investment Management Corp. also named two other senior executives.

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  • October 19, 2016
Radio firm tunes into $24M sale

Beasley Broadcast Group arranged the sale to comply with FCC ownership regulations.

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