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Promoter in chief

Everybody loves free pens.

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New store aids growth surge

Jim Miller's multimillion-dollar e-commerce Amish furniture business, JMX Brands, took a big step right before Christmas: After 12 years of being exclusively online, the Sarasota-based company opened a brick-and-mortar location.

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Bullish on 2016

Rising interest rates, economic turmoil abroad and an unpredictable election year in 2016 don't seem to faze business owners and executives in Lee County.

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Made for TV

Kim McGinnis, director of production for Creative Sign Designs, a Tampa-based custom sign business, was ecstatic to see her company recently featured on one of her favorite TV shows.

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Right on track

The $2 billion plan for Tampa's 42-acre Channelside district will come together in 2016, with infrastructure and other work set to begin.

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Real estate doers honored

Three people with connections to Sarasota were among the real estate stars named in the nationwide Inman Top 101, a list of the most influential people in the industry.

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  • December 25, 2015
2015 Top Deals: Tampa Bay

The largest sale of the year in the Tampa Bay area also occurred later in the year than other, similar transactions.

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2015 Top Deals: Charlotte-Lee-Collier

The Mercato retail and office complex has come to be synonymous with Naples luxury, with its bevy of upscale restaurants, European design flare and high-end merchants.

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Top Deals 2015: Sarasota-Manatee

Senior housing caught fire with investors in 2015, and in Southwest Florida, no deal was larger than NorthStar Healthcare Income Inc.'s purchase of the Fountains and Springs at Lake Point Woods, in Sarasota County.

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Dealmaker gets holiday wish

The saying in real estate is every property has a story, but this tale sounds almost too bizarre to be true.

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Two airports fly high

If you're traveling by air for the holidays from Tampa or Fort Myers, consider yourself lucky.

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Commercial Real Estate: An 'amazing year'

Fueled by abundant capital and economic gains, commercial real estate of many kinds hit new highs along the Gulf Coast in 2015.

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More rooms on the way

Chatter continues to percolate regarding the possibility of a conference center in downtown Sarasota.

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Manufacturer gets oil change

Peter Bagwell is one of the Gulf Coast's biggest cheerleaders for manufacturing.

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  • December 22, 2015
Lab employees get $1.5M in stocking stuffers

Tampa-based firm gives its employees hefty stock packages for Christmas.

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