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Company augments real growth

Virtual reality on the Gulf Coast recently received a real-life million-dollar boost.

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Landlords look pretty

Rent prices for single-family homes on the Gulf Coast are rising.

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Stuck-ups among us

One person's snob is another person's sweetie.

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Up to par

Coral Hospitality is leading investors who see opportunity to turnaround underperforming golf courses. They plan to spend $150 million between Tampa and Naples.

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Tampa business leaders get testy

A strange war of words broke out this week between prominent cheerleaders for Tampa area businesses.

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Perfect timing

Steelbridge Capital sold its Tampa Bay office holdings for double-digit returns shortly before the market peaked. Now it's back.

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Investors cheer lab deal

When Douglas VanOort took the top job at cancer-testing firm NeoGenomics six years ago, he pledged to turn the company into the nation's premier oncology lab.

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  • October 30, 2015
Capitalism leads the way

Officials at Benderson Development, by far the largest retail developer in the Sarasota-Bradenton market, and one of biggest landlords on the Gulf Coast, get the “why?” question a lot. As in, why does the firm continue to build and develop when it already has so much?

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Developers, known for mall, target 'the best building in downtown Sarasota'

More than just UTC retail; Ellenton outlets making moves

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  • October 30, 2015
Law firms eye Fort Myers, Naples

Statewide law firms largely sidestepped Southwest Florida during the boom years of the last decade.

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Commercial Real Estate Profile: Bruce Franklin | Urban planner, Sarasota

Bruce Franklin was a ubiquitous presence inside Sarasota's City Hall a decade ago.

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No end in sight

Apartment and other residential rental rates are surging. For now, developers believe the status quo will continue — despite ominous signs.

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  • October 30, 2015
In the family

A real estate-focused clan, with little fanfare, has millions at stake on a wide variety of projects. with little fanfare.

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  • October 29, 2015
Uber of massages rubs into Tampa

Zeel is now 10 metro areas nationwide.

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  • October 29, 2015
Firm names new sales leader

Progressive Employer Management Co. was founded in 1999.

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