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  • July 27, 2015
Inventory squeeze pressures home prices

Average existing-home prices increased at double-digit annual percentage rates as inventory of listings fell in the hot Bonita Springs and Estero area in June.

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  • July 27, 2015
Bradenton attorney rises to new role: judge

Teresa “Teri” Kaklis Dees has practiced law in Manatee County for nearly 20 years.

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  • July 27, 2015
Long-awaited Pasco apartments get name, get bigger

King Engineering project managers are set to meet with county officials about Atlis at Wiregrass in Wesley Chapel.

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  • July 24, 2015
Software firm projects 200 hires over two years

Naples-based DreamWare will also receive a job-training grant worth nearly $500,000.

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  • July 24, 2015
Tampa gas manufacturer pushes Louisiana purchase

A small welding company will push an acetylene alternative produced by MagneGas Corp. into the Gulf states.

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  • July 24, 2015
Homebuilder's project crushes projections

Lakewood Ranch-based Neal Communities also expects to sell 1,000 homes in 2015.

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  • July 24, 2015
Expensive vacations, cheap travel

Florida is one of the top vacation destinations in the world -- but the state's most affluent residents also are among the top spenders when it comes to their own vacations.

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  • July 24, 2015
Old name gets refreshed

Even after nearly four decades with one corporate name, it's never too late to go different and new.

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  • July 24, 2015
Scam puts online auctions in limbo

It's bad enough that a Riverview condominium association is still working through foreclosures on its property, but now it has a new problem: auction hijackers.

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  • July 24, 2015
California's CareTrust REIT buys St. Petersburg memory care facility

CareTrust REIT Inc. purchased the 70-unit/115-bed Bristol Court assisted-living facility in St. Petersburg for $8.4 million.

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  • July 24, 2015
Parmenter buys Rocky Point Centre for $35 million

An affiliate of Miami's Parmenter Realty Partners purchased the eight-story Rocky Point Centre in Tampa for $35.1 million.

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  • July 24, 2015
Reach High

Entrepreneur Tom Seguin, top left, owner of Bradenton jewelry store Suncoast Gem Lab, played Spiderman on a recent Saturday morning: He rappelled off the top of the tallest building in Manatee County, the 160-foot Bel Mare condo tower in Palmetto, on the banks of the Manatee River.

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  • July 24, 2015
Collier County school district buys land for elementary school

The School District of Collier County purchased 15 acres along the northwest side of the future extension of Logan Boulevard North for $2.05 million.

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  • July 24, 2015
Moving up

moving up

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  • July 24, 2015
Florida business climate: sigh

The business climate in Florida for entrepreneurs is a tad better than mediocre, according to new report.

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