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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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Estero investor buys Taylor Morrison property

Commercial real estate investor Gary Levenson of Estero purchased a 19,433-square-foot office building and a second floor 6,396-square-foot office condominium in a second building for $2.8 million.

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BayView forms finance arm; 'It's 2005 all over again'

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East Tampa office space attracts institutional buyer

Prudential Real Estate Investors buys five office buildings in Highland Oaks for $111 million.

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Commercial Real Estate Profile: Rick Harcrow | Developer, Tampa and Sarasota

Rick Harcrow and his company, GreenPointe Communities, could have more influence on Sarasota's future — from an urban planning perspective, at least — than anyone since John Ringling established winter quarters in the area decades ago.

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Bigger = Better

Consolidation will help Cushman & Wakefield and DTZ fill in the gaps of its real estate services.

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  • September 18, 2015
Banks grapple with young ones

The banking industry has another obstacle on its hands, and it's not about bad loans or interest rates.

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  • September 18, 2015
Sarasota's incredible shrinking space

Buried deep in a new Sarasota County Business Competitiveness survey that asked 74 local companies to rate the health of the region's business climate and macro conditions was a troubling finding: Space is at a premium.

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  • September 18, 2015
Gopher gets good news

Sarasota businessman Joel Schleicher, founder of several technology companies, recently received an accolade that takes him back in time: The University of Minnesota, the school where he earned an accounting degree in 1974, named him Entrepreneur of the Year. Schleicher was honored at a ceremony at the school Sept. 9.

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Let them eat cake

January may seem far away, but the organizers of the Naples Winter Wine Festival are busy planning over-the-top auction lots and touting renowned vintners.

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Students for Bloomberg

As any money manager will tell you, the Bloomberg computer terminal is an essential tool for buying and selling securities.

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  • September 18, 2015
Speculators target Chico's

Every so often, the stock of Chico's pops.

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'Wonderful pieces of machinery'

The exotic and super-luxury car rental business on the Gulf Coast has a new player, this one in the Tampa market.

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  • September 18, 2015
Money-Back guarantee

Collier County made a bold promise to builders four years ago: You'll get your permit on time or we'll refund you half your permit fee.

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To Russia, with love

It's a rare executive, in any industry, who doesn't face the “can't find good people” conundrum.

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