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Minnesota's TPI Hospitality buys Pierview Hotel & Suites

Willmar, Minn.'s TPI Hospitality purchased the 70-unit Pierview Hotel & Suites for $10.9 million.

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That's Amore

Kate Lake aims to set the right atmosphere for entrepreneurs to prosper in a new kind of business incubator. The premium is on commerce over creativity.

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Bright times for SBA loans

Lending to businesses in the Southeast through the flagship loan programs overseen by the U.S. Small Business Administration is up 45% in the last 10 months, with a particular increase in Florida.

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Super day for financial firm

For the second year in a row, executives with Sarasota-based Global Financial Private Capital were invited to ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange.

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More room in biker heaven

Six Bends, the motorcycle Mecca in Fort Myers, is about to get bigger and louder.

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Keep Florida weird, and wired

Gulf Coast area entrepreneurs recently engaged in the fifth annual Ignite Tampa Bay.

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  • September 4, 2015
Homes by Towne company buys land for Lakewood Ranch apartment

An affiliate of Homes by Towne purchased 41.16 acres on the east side of Lakewood Ranch Boulevard for $5.94 million.

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  • September 3, 2015
Five Tampa offices buildings sell for $111M

Prudential Real Estate Investors acquired the complex.

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  • September 3, 2015
Prominent architect Rick Fawley, 65, dies

Fawley co-founded Lakewood Ranch-based-Fawley|Bryant.

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Software firm names new CEO

ASG Software Solutions named technology veteran Charles Sansbury president and CEO.

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Former housing official gets one year in prison

Wenston DeSue previously pleaded guilty to the charges.

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  • September 2, 2015
Cold storage project to create 50 jobs

Port Logistics Tampa Bay I Inc. plans to build a $19.1 million facility.

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  • September 2, 2015
Mobile health firm wins $17M investment

Latest infusion brings total capital Voalte has raised to nearly $60 million in three years.

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  • September 2, 2015
Major project boosts apartment construction sector

Lee County reported a jump in apartment construction last month as employment rose in Southwest Florida.

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Law firm expands on Gulf Coast

The Orlando-based law firm of GrayRobinson opened an office in Fort Myers.

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