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How do you get a CEO to town?

Shelley Broader started her new job as president and CEO of Chico's FAS Dec. 1.

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Commercial Real Estate Profile: Nancy Surak | Broker, Tampa

When she was little, Nancy Surak played with Barbie dolls in her backyard the way many girls do.

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  • December 4, 2015
Chocolate wins every time

Parisians know good chocolate when they taste it.

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  • December 4, 2015
A whole new door

The multiyear comeback at PGT, a Venice-based impact-resistant window and door manufacturer, has taken another major step forward.

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  • December 4, 2015
Feed the fee beast

With development on the rebound across the region, it's little surprise the scrooge of builder activity — impact fees and taxes — has made a loud return.

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  • December 4, 2015
Casting beach characters

Tom Torgerson has big plans for Fort Myers Beach.

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  • December 4, 2015
We love FGCU, too

When Dana and Barron Collier III gave nearly $11 million to the University of South Florida's Muma College of Business this summer, you might have forgiven the folks at Florida Gulf Coast University for feeling a little bit left out.

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  • December 4, 2015
Return to Sender (or store)

Shopping stories, from the most sought-after toys to Black Friday bonanzas, dominate business news this time of year.

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  • December 4, 2015
Farming for leads takes big turn

What began as a cold-call LinkedIn conversation has become a major boost for EraserFarm, a Tampa-based branding and advertising agency.

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  • December 4, 2015
Banker, with elevated role, eyes $1B in assets

Shaun Merriman will help guide statewide operations of Gateway Bank.

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  • December 3, 2015
Commercial construction rises

The value of commercial construction permits rose 28% in Lee County in November compared with the same month one year ago.

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  • December 3, 2015
Chicago couple buys large florist

Art Conforti co-founded Beneva Flowers in 1986 with his parents.

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  • December 3, 2015
Bank leans on Europe for major expansion

The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2016.

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  • December 3, 2015
Credit union gets OK to buy lender

Government regulators approved Achieva Credit Union's $23 million acquisition of Calusa Bank, marking the first time a credit union has acquired a bank in Florida.

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  • December 2, 2015
Tape company names new board member

Intertape Polymer develops, manufactures and sells paper and film-based tapes.

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