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  • February 19, 2016
Executive looks to build new business

In the late 1990s, when Andy Stultz was in a leadership program for engineers at GE, he was part of many meetings called the “voice of the customer.”

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A long road trip

Dimmitt's new Sarasota showroom is cool and luxurious. But a few speed bumps had to be cleared before a deal could be struck.

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  • February 19, 2016
Open ranch

A decade after developer Syd Kitson completed one of the biggest land deals in Southwest Florida history, Babcock Ranch has started development. The developer and investors will have spent $300 million by 2019.

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More signs of a lasting rebound

Increased transactions and prices reported by Realtors are big signs that the Southwest Florida real estate economy is rebounding.

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  • February 19, 2016
Daymond John is more than a shark

Just before Shark Tank star and FUBU founder Daymond John emerged from the green room at Sarasota's Ritz-Carlton for his speech Feb. 15, the audience of 500 attendees was instructed: No flash photography, no videos, no recordings ... You know the routine of the big media celebs.

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  • February 19, 2016
Pour some more suds

Tampa-based World of Beer and its wide selection of more than 500 craft and international beers will flow into new cities this year.

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  • February 19, 2016
Son moves like father

It's hard to imagine only a few years ago Cape Coral was at the epicenter of the housing bust.

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  • February 19, 2016
USAA building spec industrial project in Lakeland

Continuing a wave of speculative industrial construction in the Interstate 4 corridor between Tampa and Orlando, USAA Real Estate Co. is building a 275,226-square-foot distribution center in Lakeland.

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  • February 19, 2016
Wine fest not at its best

The Naples Winter Wine Festival brings together captains of industry for a three-day Bacchanalian fest that features out-of-this-world auction lots such as a Rolls-Royce Dawn.

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  • February 19, 2016
Villagers are friendly (really)

Mention the newly incorporated Village of Estero to builders and developers and at best you'll get a roll of the eyes.

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  • February 18, 2016
Manufacturer to invest up to $49M in new facility

Intertape Polymer Group Inc. is planning a new manufacturing facility in the Southeastern United States.

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  • February 18, 2016
Auto group expands along Gulf Coast

Morgan Auto Group has 13 dealerships in Florida and one in Missouri.

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  • February 18, 2016
Homebuilder posts sales growth

Developer and homebuilder WCI Communities says sales rose nearly 10% in the fourth quarter.

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  • February 17, 2016
Football league scores funding source

The Lakewood Ranch-based professional football league will kickoff its inaugural season this spring.

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  • February 17, 2016
Motorcycle dealer cranks up big sales

Port Charlotte Harley-Davidson motorcycle dealership Bert's Black Widow says it was Florida's highest volume dealer in the final months of 2015.

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