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  • October 29, 2015
Chico's names former Tampa exec its new CEO

Women's retailer Chico's FAS named veteran retailer Shelley Broader president and CEO starting Dec. 1.

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  • October 28, 2015
Investment firm purchases complex for $8M

VW Multifamily follows growth trends in South Carolina.

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  • October 28, 2015
Lender leads the way in SBA

Insignia Bank also ranks in the top third of statewide banks for SBA lending.

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  • October 28, 2015
Profits for homebuilder rise 229%

WCI Communities saw profits and revenues surge in the most recent quarter.

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  • October 27, 2015
Engineering firm names new top exec

Leonard Becker formerly ran HNTB Michigan.

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  • October 27, 2015
Acquisitions pile up for $3.5 billion firm

Lakewood Ranch-based Roper expands its reach in health care.

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  • October 27, 2015
Harley leasing firm revs up $40M loan

Chrome Capital obtained $40 million in bank financing to fund the expansion of its leasing program for pre-owned Harley-Davidson motorcycles.

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  • October 26, 2015
Couple stole IDs from dead people in fraud case

Gibsonton couple faces multiple counts of tax and wire fraud.

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  • October 26, 2015
Finance company hauls in nearly $10 million in IPO

Tampa-based LM Funding America was founded in 2008.

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  • October 26, 2015
Low-priced home inventory dwindles

The median price of an existing single-family home in the Naples area rose 18% in September compared with the same month a year ago.

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  • October 26, 2015
Trump shows Sarasota some love

The presidential candidate will open his first Florida office in Sarasota County.

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  • October 23, 2015
Hospice names new CEO, CFO

Collier County hospice operator Avow named Jaysen Roa president and CEO and Phyllis Hall chief financial officer.

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  • October 23, 2015
Pasco apartments, a $28M development, set to go

The complex will be roughly 30 miles outside Tampa.

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  • October 23, 2015
Long wait over for Sarasota apartment project

Atlanta-based Carter believes downtown Sarasota rental market is underserved.

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  • October 23, 2015
Commercial Real Estate Profile: Steven Kossoff | Meridian Development Group, Tampa

Some people doubted Steve Kossoff and his then 5-year-old company, Meridian Development Group, could pull off the Winn Dixie challenge in 2006.

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