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  • December 11, 2015
A new opportunity buds

Sarasota area florist Art Conforti recently confronted one of an entrepreneur's greatest challenges: The exit strategy.

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Commercial Real Estate Profile: Nathan Lehoux | Developer, St. Petersburg

To obtain his Master of Business Administration degree from the University of South Florida a few years back, Nathan Lehoux had to complete an unpaid internship.

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  • December 11, 2015
Letter to the editor

Act preserves important natural resources

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  • December 11, 2015
Tenant optional

Increased demand from distributors and e-commerce purveyors is fueling interest in speculative industrial development in the I-4 corridor.

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  • December 11, 2015
Big-time asset goal within reach

The billion-dollar asset mark in banking is increasingly being recognized as an industry threshold: Get over it, and a bank can survive, thrive and even buy some other banks.

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Feldman holding on to tower; Tampa tower gets BOMA award

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  • December 11, 2015
Hiring spree

Looking for a job? The Cape Coral-Fort Myers area has the brightest employment outlook in the nation, according to employment firm Manpower.

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  • December 11, 2015
Entrepreneur help desk

Entrepreneurs in Lee County who need help starting and growing their business have lots of choices when it comes to getting help.

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  • December 11, 2015
Architect comes home

Sarasota architect David Young left his Naples home after graduating from high school.

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  • December 11, 2015
'A unique spot'

Investor and entrepreneur Mario Garcia Jr., CEO and managing partner of Tampa-based Validus Group Partners, recently came across a rather unusual buying opportunity: To get back a unit his firm sold last year for $80 million.

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  • December 11, 2015
Builder notches major award

Pat Neal, who has built homes in Manatee County going back four decades, earns national recognition.

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  • December 10, 2015
Guilty plea in $250K tax fraud

Nearly $60,000 was downloaded onto prepaid debit cards in other people's names in the case.

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  • December 10, 2015
Tampa foreclosure rates remain high nationally

The foreclosure rate in Florida is also high.

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  • December 10, 2015
Hospice gets $1 million gift

Hospice provider Avow received a $1 million gift in memory of the founders of a pet-supply company.

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  • December 9, 2015
Prison time for former exec in $800K fraud

David Brooks is also serving a prison sentence in Ohio for violation of probation.

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