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Hospital expands cardiac center

Cape Coral Hospital is expanding its cardiac rehabilitation center and renamed it in honor of The Gunterberg Charitable Foundation/Culliton Family.

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Treasure hunt with purpose

Summer for many tourism-based organizations on the Gulf Coast can be slowdown central, where deep discounts are the usual way to draw in local residents.

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Newspaper cousins get cozy

The relationship between the Fort Myers News-Press and the Naples Daily News is getting tighter.

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The boom is back

How hot is Sarasota's housing market?

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Banker gets top-level gig

Margaret Callihan, who ran a division of SunTrust Banks that stretches from Collier to Manatee County for nearly a decade, has moved up to a top leadership post in the company.

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Chico's board battle heats up

The fight over the future of women's retailer Chico's FAS has become more contentious, with the company firing back at one of its most vocal activist investors.

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Subsidies cause more issues

Government subsidies in exchange for jobs — in this case there weren't nearly enough jobs — is back in the news in Sarasota.

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  • June 10, 2016
Catalog cover looks familiar

The L.L. Bean summer catalog cover photo may look familiar to Southwest Florida residents.

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Tech firm SiteZeus eyes big year

A Tampa technology startup behind a novel software package that helps companies pinpoint the best sites for expansion using data-driven analytics has had a stellar year.

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  • June 10, 2016
Camaraderie driven

Southwest Florida's Lee & Associates' partners wanted a firm that was entrepreneurial — and fun. They got both.

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Bluerock buys Polk apartments

Continuing its surge into Florida, a New York-based private equity firm has acquired a 270-unit apartment complex in Polk County for $34.5 million, property records show.

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Hitting the Mark

If Kolter Group's reservations for its latest Sarasota condominium project are any indication, the downtown residential market in Southwest Florida is healthy — and then some.

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Firm hired for Herald-Tribune HQ search

The New York-based parent company of the Herald-Tribune Media Group has retained a commercial real estate brokerage firm to help negotiate a future headquarters for the media group — a move that could result in its exit from its iconic three-story office building in Sarasota's downtown.

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Region's negative equity ratio remains above national average

Florida overall has the second highest percentage of homes in negative equity.

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Investment firm puts former GE exec in charge

The company's CEO and chairman are both stepping down.

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