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Real estate agent charged in kickback scheme

Prosecutors say agent helped hide closing costs in condo sales contracts and lied to banks.

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Citrus producer reports juiced profits

Citrus giant Alico says profits rose more than sevenfold in the most recent quarter compared with the same quarter one year ago.

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Marina in historic village gets new life

The 68-slip marina at the Seafood Shack will get a “massive upgrade,” its owners say.

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Return that CNBC call

If CNBC calls you, return it.

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The spree to hire is on

It's every business owner's No. 1 complaint: finding good people to hire. And it's getting even harder because of falling unemployment.

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Mall gets national attention

The Sarasota-Bradenton region, specifically the Mall at University Town Center, recently got some love from the New York Times.

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Cypress Legends sets new benchmark

Northland Investment's purchase is the largest price paid for a Lee County apartment since 2007.

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Commercial Real Estate Profile: Jay Caplin | investor, Miami

Jay Caplin and Gavin Campbell formed Steelbridge Capital in 2008 to take advantage of what they believed were recovering office markets with distressed and undervalued assets in Florida and Illinois.

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Giant accounting firm: Florida is hot

A juicy economic indicator, albeit anecdotal, on the Sunshine State comes courtesy of PricewaterhouseCoopers.

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Commercial real estate

Benderson readying SRQ Commerce Park II; Tampa office rents poised to crack threshold

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Site selector singles out Estero

No one knew Estero until Hertz came to town.

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  • August 7, 2015
Shore Food Group owners redeveloping Moore's Stone Crab

The owners of Shore Food Group, Tom Leonard and Mark Caragiulo, purchased the 9,275-square-foot Moore's Stone Crab building for $3.2 million.

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Boom time

As several projects begin and rents climb, the apartment sector shows no signs of weakening.

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  • August 7, 2015
Floridians adept at avoiding debt

Sarasota residents are among the best in Florida at managing credit card debt, according to a recent index created by SmartAsset, a personal finance technology company.

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In Memoriam: R.B. Chips shore 1941-2015

From his office or a boardroom or a bar stool for a drink after work, R.B. “Chips”

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