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Naples home prices resume climb

After slowing in February, the median price of a single-family home in Naples resumed its climb in March.

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  • April 20, 2015
Tampa waterfront owner seeks bankruptcy protection

Viper Ventures, whose principals include former builder Bing Kearney, need time to deal with financial issues at Westshore property.

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  • April 17, 2015
CEO retires to attend to show horses

There are some changes at the executive level for Diaz Fritz Isabel, the Temple Terrace-based general contractor.

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  • April 17, 2015
Get down and dirty with trades

Mike Rowe, of “Dirty Jobs” TV show fame, wants to change the way people think about blue-collar work.

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  • April 17, 2015
South Tampa mansion on auction block

A dental practice administrator-turned-film producer is selling his house in dramatic fashion.

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  • April 17, 2015
Step up to the bar

When Kevin Cieply was appointed dean of the Ave Maria School of Law, he made it clear that students passing the bar exam would be his top priority.

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  • April 17, 2015
Tech Data loses client

Tech Data Corp. has lost a client to one of its biggest competitors — and isn't talking about it.

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  • April 17, 2015
Fed official: Spike the punch bowl

An April 10 appearance and speech in Sarasota from Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Jeffrey Lacker was a market mover.

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  • April 17, 2015
Sarasota man charged in $6M pump-and-dump scam

Authorities say suspects utilized blanks check companies.

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  • April 17, 2015
Hospital launches heart center

Lee Memorial Health System says it has received a $2.5 million gift that it will use to create a cardiac-care center.

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  • April 17, 2015
One dead, one injured in MagneGas explosion

Tarpon Springs officials are still investigating the blast, which happened just after 2 p.m. on April 16.

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  • April 17, 2015
Dixie revival

A nimble entrepreneur revitalized a Polk County commercial project by making it one of the coolest places in town.

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  • April 17, 2015
Developer ContraVest building Temple Terrace apartment

Altamonte Springs-based ContraVest purchased 9.09 acres west of Interstate 75 north of Fowler Avenue for $4.87 million.

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  • April 17, 2015
Fiberlay parent buys new Northgate Boulevard location

Seattle-based Orca Composites purchased a 39,994-square-foot industrial building in Northgate Center for $1.53 million.

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  • April 17, 2015
Stressing distress

Brian Davison suffered through one economic crash. He says his new business is recession-proof.

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