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Indian Creek hits market for $60 million

A nearly 1,940-acre parcel of vacant land east of Interstate 75 in Sarasota County has come to the market with a hefty asking price of $60 million.

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Big move across the way

Size matters in the niche liquefied natural gas industry, a point on full display Sept. 9 outside Port Manatee in north Manatee County.

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  • September 16, 2016
A leg in the stool

CMBS financing has been popular along the Gulf Coast. But will new rules turn off the tap?

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  • September 16, 2016
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE PROFILE | Carl Roeder

Carl Roeder has been involved in commercial real estate lending for more than three decades, and today is head of BB&T's Commercial Real Estate Lending Group for West and Southwest Florida, an area that covers from Tampa to Naples.

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Gala goes young for good cause

Young professionals in the Naples area can no longer say there's nothing cool to do around town.

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  • September 16, 2016
Apartment deals show no sign of abating

It's become a familiar refrain, a drumbeat almost, regarding multimillion dollar, multifamily rental transactions along the Gulf Coast and beyond.

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  • September 16, 2016
Cars on the move

Door-to-door grocery delivery is yesterday's news.

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  • September 16, 2016
Flock to the fast-casual growth

The fast-casual restaurant boom has another entry for the Gulf Coast in Newk's Eatery, a Jackson, Miss.-based chain.

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  • September 16, 2016
Tax Time

Florida, not a big surprise, killed it in a recent comprehensive study on taxes.

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  • September 15, 2016
Chicago investor buys complex for $5.2 million

The Orion Center is on Daniels Parkway in Fort Myers.

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  • September 15, 2016
Kidney care company names top Florida exec

Craig Albright has 20 years health care leadership experience

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  • September 15, 2016
HSN targets Sarasota area for job growth

The online and TV retailer also hopes to fill 540 part-time jobs.

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  • September 14, 2016
Phone giant buys area wireless company

Wireless Technology Equipment Co. has locations in Fort Myers, Lakeland, Sarasota and Tampa.

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  • September 14, 2016
Employee gets three years in prison for $1.1M scheme

Junipher Sayers, 34, of Cape Coral pleaded guilty to wire fraud.

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  • September 14, 2016
Dental management firm drills into Florida

Great Expressions signed affiliation deals with two Florida Dental Centers locations.

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