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Florida firm settles lawsuit for $8.7 million

The lawsuit is a settlement for allegations of violations of the False Claims Act.

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  • February 1, 2016
Manufacturing firm locates in Manatee County

TRIAX Precision Manufacturing provides machining, engineering, welding and assembly services.

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • January 29, 2016
Hoffmann adding to Naples portfolio

Fresh from its $74.3 million purchase of the 5th Avenue Collection last year, St. Louis-based Hoffmann Commercial Real Estate plans to augment its Naples portfolio.

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  • January 29, 2016
Tampa REIT sells for $1.9 billion

Landmark Apartment Trust Inc. is a Tampa-based real estate investment trust.

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  • January 29, 2016
Sarasota County designates building official

Kathleen Croteau has worked for Sarasota County since 2011.

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  • January 29, 2016
Theater lands $1 million pledge

Four supporters of the Florida Repertory Theatre pledged $1 million to the theater in downtown Fort Myers.

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  • January 29, 2016
Commercial real estate Q&A: Dan O'Berski

Dan O'Berski formed Trinity Commercial Group in 2011, after more than a decade in the commercial real estate brokerage industry with companies such as CBRE Inc. and Naples Realty Services Inc.

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  • January 29, 2016
A changed landscape

Starwood Land Ventures and Vanguard Land shift their business plans in response to market conditions.

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  • January 29, 2016
Centauri move highlights space shortage

While Centauri Specialty Insurance Holdings Inc.'s plan to develop a new three-story headquarters in Lakewood Ranch later this year highlights the company's rapid growth, it also underscores the dearth of Class A office space throughout the Gulf Coast.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Jean Gruss
  • January 29, 2016
Commercial repeat

Despite high valuations and concerns about economic growth, experts say commercial real estate will repeat with another year of solid performance.

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  • January 29, 2016
Computer bugs proliferate

Tampa can claim a No. 1 ranking that won't come up in a chamber of commerce press release: Most malware infection rates among the 150 largest cities in the country.

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  • January 29, 2016
Let Me In

Software firm SplashData, in its fifth annual worst passwords list, reports that “123456” and “password” are the most common passwords used by people in North American and Western Europe.

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  • January 29, 2016
Naples real estate flashback

For the fifth year in a row, annual pending sales of existing homes crossed the 10,000 mark in the Naples area.

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  • January 29, 2016
International swaps

Vinny Antonio is always looking for ways to bring new ideas into his business, Victory Marketing Agency.

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  • January 29, 2016
Leader finds new calling

Stuart Rogel spent 20 years trying to lure companies to the Tampa region and others to stay in town.

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