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  • April 13, 2015
Sarasota official to lead group for builders

Jon Mast has been in the construction field for more than 30 years.

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  • April 13, 2015
Dallas REIT buys Tampa, Orlando apartments

The $119.9 million deal includes Hunters Green in Tampa, as well as the Millenia and MetroWest areas of Orlando, and Davenport's ChampionsGate.

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  • April 10, 2015
Tech firm signs new deal with restaurant leader

Datum Corp. has worked with First Watch for several years.

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  • April 10, 2015
Small airport rides boom in passenger traffic

Punta Gorda Airport is more than tripling the size of its terminal to accommodate the boom in passenger traffic.

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  • April 10, 2015
Congressman joins fight to stop gulf fish poaching

Industry representatives claim more than 1,000 Mexican boats cross into American waters each year to steal hundreds of thousands of pounds of fish.

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  • April 10, 2015
Five Benjamins for everyone

Like hotels, hospitals on the Gulf Coast have been packed with patients this busy winter season.

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  • April 10, 2015
Polk County: Wawa Florida sells store, land on U.S. Highway 98

A Florida affiliate of Chester Heights, Pa.-based Wawa Inc. has sold off the real estate behind the first Wawa convenience store in Polk County and an adjacent parcel of land.

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  • April 10, 2015
Naples' Heritage Builders buys former Big Cypress Marketplace

Heritage Builders of Naples purchased the 94,362-square-foot former Big Cypress Marketplace building for $2.8 million.

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  • April 10, 2015
Investment firm buys Venice Applebee's

A North Carolina investment firm, led by Ahtem Ozen, purchased a 5,106-square-foot Applebee's restaurant building in two transactions for a combined $3.15 million.

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  • April 10, 2015
Sun Lake Apartments sell for $7.44 million

The private real estate investment firm Highgate Capital Group purchased the 88-unit Sun Lake Apartments for $7.44 million.

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  • April 10, 2015
Barron Collier Cos., FoxRock buy Newgate Center for $8.75 million

The Barron Collier Cos. and Boston-based FoxRock Properties purchased the three-building Newgate Center office development for $18.75 million.

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  • April 10, 2015
Largest turnout ever for Parade of Homes

Seek more proof the home construction market is back?

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  • April 10, 2015
New banks: The nine-year drought

How long has it been since a new bank on the Gulf Coast has opened?

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  • April 10, 2015
Coral Hospitality execs buy Fort Myers golf club

Some of the members of the Coral Hospitality executive team purchased the 128.76-acre Eagle Ridge Golf Club for $1.87 million.

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  • April 10, 2015
Chocolate sensation wins honors

The chocolate wizards in Fort Myers have put the city on top of the culinary world again.

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