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Key housing metric rises 17.6%, pounces on demand

Housing official projects more growth in the Sarasota-Bradenton market.

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  • August 16, 2016
High-risk pregnancy practice joins growing firm

Fort Myers-based Maternal Fetal Medicine of Southwest Florida was founded in 2000.

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  • August 16, 2016
Investor network nabs CEO

Marc Blumenthal has launched and sold several tech-related companies in Tampa.

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  • August 15, 2016
Tech entrepreneur buys ABA basketball team

Tryouts for the Sarasota Manatees will be held Aug. 19 and Aug. 20.

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  • August 15, 2016
Court upholds health care fraud convictions

Four former WellCare executives were found guilty after a June 2013 jury trial.

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  • August 15, 2016
Museum shuffles board leadership

The Golisano Children's Museum of Naples was founded in 2002.

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  • August 12, 2016
Strawberry farm sold for $1.7M

Gladstone Land Corp, based in Virginia, continues to grow in Florida.

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  • August 12, 2016
Eye doctor sees national recognition

Dr. Alexander Eaton is the director of the Retina Health Center in Fort Myers.

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  • August 12, 2016
Real estate firm scores new owner

Bert Rodgers founded the Bert Rodgers Schools of Real Estate in 1958.

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  • August 12, 2016
MARKET SPOTLIGHT | Collier County Office Market

Like most of the Gulf Coast, the Collier County office market has experienced shrinking vacancies and increased rental rates in the years since the end of the last economic recession, and the first half of 2016 continued that trend.

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  • August 12, 2016
Fab four?

New developments in and around Tampa's central business district could reshape the city by 2026.

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  • August 12, 2016
Region's hotels embrace wellness

In a bid to attract millennial travelers and baby boomers alike, major hotel chains throughout the Gulf Coast are turning to health and wellness concepts to gain an edge.

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  • August 12, 2016
Priatek sale may spur upgrade

If a deal goes through and Feldman Equities LLC and Tower Realty Partners acquire the 28-story Priatek Plaza in downtown St. Petersburg, look for the pair to sink millions of dollars into improving the city's tallest building.

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  • August 11, 2016
Developer snags real estate exec, opens new office

Jon Graber is back with the Sembler Co., where he was a leasing representative from 2006-2011.

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  • August 11, 2016
Nonprofit plucks new CEO

Robert Sullivan has been in the events and event venue industry for more than 30 years.

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