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  • January 26, 2016
Insurance firm finds a lot to like in new CEO

Lykes Insurance has offices in Winter Park, Tampa, Fort Myers and Sarasota.

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  • January 26, 2016
Airport traffic breaks record

Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers posted record passenger traffic in 2015.

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  • January 25, 2016
Tampa metro tops state in new jobs, cost of living

More than 41,000 jobs were added in December.

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  • January 25, 2016
Two counties set home sales record

The combined number of transactions in Sarasota and Manatee counties rose nearly 7% in 2015.

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  • January 25, 2016
Home prices march higher

The median price of existing single-family homes in the Fort Myers and Naples areas continued to rise in December compared with the same month a year ago.

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  • January 22, 2016
Grocery giant gives college a try

The new grocery store will be about 29,000 square feet.

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  • January 22, 2016
Tech firm granted new patents

xG now has more than 100 patents and patent-pending applications.

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  • January 22, 2016
Home listings rise 30%

New listings of existing single-family homes in the desirable Bonita Springs-Estero area between Fort Myers and Naples rose 30% in December compared with one year ago.

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  • January 22, 2016
Tech industry on fast track

The IT sector in Tampa, from managing complicated systems to lockdown-tight cybersecurity, is a scorcher — both for growth in customers and an urgent need for employees.

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  • January 22, 2016
Minnesota's business chiller

It's not just the freezing winters that pushed Lonny and Robin Kocina to open an office in Fort Myers.

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  • January 22, 2016
Price discovery

Three Florida Gulf Coast University professors find home-price data from real estate agents may be off, especially during downturns.

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  • January 22, 2016
Can't get enough economic development

Bradenton city officials believe there's room for another economic development agency in the region.

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  • January 22, 2016
Less pain, more gain

Significant declines in inflation and loan delinquencies helped Americans feel more satisfied with their personal finances in the fourth quarter than they were one year ago, an accounting trade group says.

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  • January 22, 2016
A tax not worth dying for

A death tax lives on in Florida.

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  • January 22, 2016
Sembler expands its portfolio

Sembler expanding its portfolio; Tampa's GE bid short-circuited; Validus Senior Living adding projects; Power brokers change firms to start 2016

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