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  • October 23, 2015
Long wait over for Sarasota apartment project

Atlanta-based Carter believes downtown Sarasota rental market is underserved.

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  • October 23, 2015
Commercial Real Estate Profile: Steven Kossoff | Meridian Development Group, Tampa

Some people doubted Steve Kossoff and his then 5-year-old company, Meridian Development Group, could pull off the Winn Dixie challenge in 2006.

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  • October 23, 2015
Another billion-dollar bank

In the accounting world for banks, loans are classified as assets.

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  • October 23, 2015
Flippers splash bankers

Remember the flippers?

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  • October 23, 2015
The incredible shrinking store

As online shopping becomes more prevalent, merchants are reacting by building smaller stores.

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  • October 23, 2015
Ironman redemption

Fort Myers employment-law attorney Jason Gunter has redeemed himself.

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  • October 23, 2015
No more moans on the throne

The harsh aroma of a used port-a-potty is worse than unpleasant.

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  • October 23, 2015
Book the way to prosperity

Privately held accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll service companies reported an average net profit margin of 19.6% over a 12-month period ending Aug. 27, topping an annual list of the most profitable industries.

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  • October 23, 2015
Hiring boom continues

September isn't usually a big hiring month in Florida because it's the slowest time of year for tourism and hospitality.

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  • October 23, 2015
Housing inventory: It's coming

At first blush, this may seem like a challenging time to be opening a new residential real estate brokerage firm.

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  • October 23, 2015
Talk this way

Champion auctioneer Sara Rose Bytnar plans to boost the number of homes sold at auction in Florida.

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  • October 23, 2015
Colliers absorbs Pointe Group

Colliers absorbs Pointe Group; More Benderson building

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  • October 23, 2015
A new kind of view

The people at Squaremouth sure have a lot of fun for a company that runs an online platform for users to compare travel insurance products.

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  • October 23, 2015
Food firm looks to hone pitch

Healthy Earth, a Sarasota-based sustainable food company that launched a $25 million capital raise in July, is taking its pitch out west.

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  • October 22, 2015
Retail project is another coup for big builder

Satterfield & Pontikes has overseen nearly 20 projects from its Florida office.

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