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  • September 23, 2015
Home-for-sale inventory falls 25%

The inventory of existing single-family homes in Lee County listed for sale fell 25% in August compared with the same month one year ago.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • September 22, 2015
Boat business targets Hispanic market

Maurice Amaya is the multicultural sales and marketing manager at Freedom Boat Club.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • September 22, 2015
Hospital firm to pay $118M in whistleblower suit

Adventist Health System operates 11 health care facilities in the Tampa area.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • September 22, 2015
Health system sells hospital

Community Health Systems plans to sell the 88-bed Lehigh Regional Medical Center later this year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • September 22, 2015
Company debuts $1M caviar line

Healthy Earth's new line will be sold under the Black Opal brand.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • September 22, 2015
Prison ordered in $13.6M kickback scheme

Brendan Bolger previously pleaded guilty to fraud-related charges.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • September 21, 2015
Tampa football star seizes big business opportunity

CTV Capital LLC, run by Vincent Jackson, owns more than 47 properties.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • September 21, 2015
Naples existing home prices jump 22%

The lower end of the market boosted the median sales price of existing single-family homes in August in Naples.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • September 20, 2015
Exec bilked $850K from sports medicine practice

David Brooks faces up to 20 years in prison after guilty plea.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • September 18, 2015
Tampa firm hires new culture, people officer

WilsonHCG appoints former Healthesystems executive to a new leadership post.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • September 18, 2015
Developer starts first condo tower since 2007

WCI Communities has started construction on its first condo tower in eight years.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • September 18, 2015
Fast-growing village booms in home starts

The West Villages is west of the Myakka River.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • September 18, 2015
Moving up

Eric Smith has joined Franklin Street as director of risk management and claims for the firm's insurance division. Based out of Franklin Street's Tampa office, Smith will represent clients through the insurance claims process.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Jean Gruss
  • September 18, 2015
Real vision

Ave Maria is the best-selling residential community in Southwest Florida, vindication that Barron Collier's push east of I-75 was the right strategy.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • September 18, 2015
Hospital demolishing Palm Harbor motel for ER

Florida Hospital North Pinellas purchased an 114-room King's Inn motel on U.S. 19, one road north of Nebraska Avenue for $3.5 million.

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