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  • December 1, 2015
Sports firm names three new executives

Brian Sanders has been with i9 Sports for seven years.

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Developer plans four beach resorts

Hotel developer and operator Tom Torgerson plans to build four hotels, a conference center and a 1,500-car garage in Fort Myers Beach.

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  • November 30, 2015
Shipyards tug on revamped strategy

Gulf Marine Repair Corp. and Hendry Corp. will transition into a combined organization.

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  • November 30, 2015
Seafood firm sees growth opportunities

Healthy Earth Inc. has expanded its executive committee to five members.

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  • November 30, 2015
Home prices cool

Average sale prices for existing homes in the desirable South Lee County area cooled in October, but the decline may be temporary.

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  • November 27, 2015
Builder completes major makeover projects

Gerdes Construction specializes in dental/medical office work.

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  • November 27, 2015
Health care giant preps for hiring binge

UnitedHealth Group seeks to fill spots for its operations center in Oldsmar.

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  • November 27, 2015
Home sales favor sellers

There was only four months' worth of existing single-family homes for sale in the Fort Myers area in October, down 22% from one year ago.

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  • November 27, 2015
Fire up the smoker

The Phelan family is known for their successful chain of 11 Pincher's seafood restaurants stretching from Tampa to Naples.

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  • November 27, 2015
All for one, in lodging

A group of hotel operators in downtown Tampa, Ybor City and South Tampa have teamed up for a unique marketing effort: The hotels, 15 in all, are creating a destination district, where every property will contribute to a pot for an overall marketing initiative.

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  • November 27, 2015
Letter to the Editor

Eliminate Florida's tax on businesses

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  • November 27, 2015
Unconcerned with unemployment

For the first time since 2009, unemployment is not the leading issue predicted by retailers to impact holiday sales, according to a survey from professional services firm BDO USA.

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  • November 27, 2015
'Dream the impossible'

Michael Saunders, one of the most prominent real estate executives on the Gulf Coast, if not all of Florida, is a forward-looking executive in charge of a firm that surpassed $2 billion in total property sales last year.

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  • November 27, 2015
'Tremendous opportunity'

Lutgert Cos. is lending its stellar reputation and experience to a plan to bring The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort back to life. Will it be enough?

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  • November 27, 2015
Bank on It

Bank of the Ozarks' recently proposed acquisition of C1 Bank in St. Petersburg made a big splash in area banking circles.

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