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  • July 31, 2015
Fast-growth insurance firm names new CFO

David Block's previous career stops include Nationwide and Ernst & Young.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Anita Todd
  • July 31, 2015
Be excellent

Dean Saunders, who has brokered billions in dollars of real estate sales, is constantly in relentless pursuit of improving things around him.

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  • July 31, 2015
Tampa Bay area mayor faces judgment

A mall deal gone bad in Pinellas County has a developer wanting to collect a $5.2 million judgment, and the mayor of a tiny (and tony) beach town allegedly hasn't yet paid.

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  • July 31, 2015
Regulatory burdens light

Florida is no Texas when it comes to the amount of regulations its small businesses face. But at least it's not New Jersey.

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  • July 31, 2015
Take me to The Hut

During the land boom that started in the 1950s, developers packed real estate investors nationwide into airplanes and bused them from the Fort Myers airport to Lehigh Acres, where they sold them quarter- and half-acre lots.

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  • July 31, 2015
Westshore sale highlights bay's office recovery

A company led by Angelo Gordon & Co. purchased the four-building Cypress Center and Westshore Corporate Center in Westshore.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • July 31, 2015
Commercial real estate

Tampa office market tightens further; CineBistro opening delayed

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  • July 31, 2015
Bank on it: Branches are going bye-bye

The days of banking in a branch are looking more and more like record players: still in existence, but on a decline toward something only an audio aficionado could love.

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  • July 31, 2015
Lab forecasts consolidation

While many in health care lament cutbacks in government reimbursements, one Fort Myers laboratory says the cuts provide opportunities for acquisitions.

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  • July 31, 2015
Ship's last voyage

If you travel between Fort Myers and Naples on U.S. 41, it's hard to miss The Ship.

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  • July 31, 2015
Open the door to loans

Sarasota entrepreneur Brian Caswell, after years of trying, has made a dent in the “banks aren't lending” narrative.

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  • July 31, 2015
Patel can finally build Clearwater resort

Philanthropist and entrepreneur Dr. Kiran Patel is busy building a mansion in the heart of Tampa's Carrollwood district, but now he's building a massive beach resort in Clearwater, too.

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  • July 31, 2015
Fort Myers Beach procures town hall through friendly taking

After nearly 20 years, the Town of Fort Myers Beach finally owns its town hall.

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  • Michael Hinman
  • July 31, 2015
Safety zone

Building specialized senior housing for former pro football players is a hyper-specific niche for a developer. This one gets into it with a bold game plan.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • July 31, 2015
Arizona investor buys Tarponaire Mobile Home Park

Paradise Valley, Ariz., mobile home community owner and operator Patrick O'Malley purchased the 15.37-acre Tarponaire Mobile Home Park for $6.3 million.

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