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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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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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  • 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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