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On fire

They sold $350 million in property in August. Perseverance and solid support fostered the surge.

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Community builds $14M clubhouse

Shell Point Retirement Community in Fort Myers started construction of a $14 million two-story clubhouse on the golf course.

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  • October 2, 2015
Like father, like son?

Sarasota attorney and real estate developer David S. Band has made a name for himself buying, building and selling commercial real estate in Southwest Florida, thanks to notable projects such as the Main Plaza/Hollywood 20 complex, Kane Plaza and the Pen West office complex.

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Firm buys 400-unit complex for $29.5M

Multifamily acquisition is the largest deal ever for Insula Cos.

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  • October 1, 2015
Juicy merger will aid $25M produce biz

Sunfresh Produce now has a customer base from Tampa to Naples.

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  • October 1, 2015
Hotelier spends $24M on four properties

Tampa-based Liberty Group purchased four Florida hotels from the Carlyle Group and Blackstone.

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  • October 1, 2015
Sarasota hits nearly $300M in building permits

City surpasses 8,000 permits in one year for the first time.

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  • October 1, 2015
Realtor associations propose a marriage

The Realtor associations of Fort Myers and Cape Coral agreed to unite pending approval of their 6,000 members.

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  • September 30, 2015
FedEx plans massive facility on Gulf Coast

Project will be near Southwest Florida International Airport.

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  • September 30, 2015
Woman filed 1,000 false tax returns; used dead people

A federal judge sentenced a Tampa woman who filed more than 1,000 false tax returns using stolen identities.

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  • September 30, 2015
Ad agency extends reach to Sarasota

The O'Donnell Agency, based in West Palm Beach, has a third office in New York City.

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  • September 29, 2015
Clearwater firm says 'Aloha' to new market

Heritage Insurance plans to buy Zephyr Insurance Co. in the fourth quarter.

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  • September 29, 2015
Hospital foundation names chief

Lee Memorial Health System's foundation named Elwood “Skip” Leonard as its chief foundation officer.

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  • September 29, 2015
$274M nonprofit appoints new CEO

Mark Pritchett has been with the Gulf Coast Community Foundation since 2008.

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  • September 28, 2015
Water biz looks to make $100M splash with IPO

AquaVenture Holdings seeks the ticker symbol WAAS.

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