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  • July 10, 2015
Sun shines in Jamaica

Teco Energy might be the big player locally when it comes to electricity, but Tampa's involvement in providing energy extends far beyond that.

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  • July 10, 2015
Wal-Mart's Polk center gets $12M tax break

Wal-Mart's planned distribution center for Polk County might create more than 600 jobs that pay slightly more than the annual wage there — but it will be a decade before the county government can benefit.

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  • July 10, 2015
NY apartment owner buys St. Pete's Charter House

A Brooklyn, N.Y.-based investor has acquired the 57-unit Charter House Apartments, in St. Petersburg, for $3.2 million.

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Law firm moving, expanding

Law firm moving, expanding; Tampa Bay rents edging up

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  • July 10, 2015
Dallas firm buys Bradenton surgical center

A Dallas-based partnership formed in June has acquired the Manatee Surgical Center from its doctor owners for nearly $5.46 million, records show.

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  • July 10, 2015
FGCU gets personal with chefs

When he became director of the hospitality school at Florida Gulf Coast University in January, Randall Upchurch promised to grow new areas of research and teaching.

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  • July 10, 2015
Bainbridge buys Ybor site at a premium

Bainbridge Cos. late last month bought a roughly three-acre site in Ybor City's La Casa subdivision for $4.25 million to develop a four-story apartment complex.

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  • July 10, 2015
Medical is in

The specialty office product has exploded in popularity among investors.

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  • July 10, 2015
Feeling happy, sort of

Florida small business executives, in general, feel somewhat positive about the future economic environment, according to the latest Thumbtack.com/Bloomberg Small Business Sentiment Survey.

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  • July 10, 2015
Healthy start to capital raise

Venture capital investor and entrepreneur Chris Cogan doesn't hold back when he talks about his latest business, Sarasota-based sustainable food company Healthy Earth.

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  • July 9, 2015
Tampa company plans 100 hires by 2017

BlueGrace Logistics will expand its Hillsborough County headquarters, hiring 100 new employees by 2017.

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  • July 9, 2015
Phony salesman charged with forgery - again

William Reese claimed he was a licensed insurance agent from New York.

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  • July 9, 2015
ACI names new board members

Electronic payment giant ACI Worldwide named three new directors to its board.

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  • July 8, 2015
Miami firm buys Rocky Point office building for $35.1M

Parmenter Realty Partners nabs Rocky Point Centre for $193 per square foot.

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  • July 8, 2015
Tampa law firm poaches top litigator

Robert Sickles brings extensive automotive law expertise back to Broad and Cassel as its new managing partner.

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