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Garrison Investment Group buys Naples Courtyard by Marriott

New York City-based Garrison Investment Group purchased the 102-unit Courtyard by Marriott in Naples for $12.3 million.

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  • January 30, 2015
Credit union scores naming deal

There's no denying the sponsorship appeal of college sports.

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Double check on 'customer creepiness'

Connecting customers to a business seamlessly, from a smartphone to walking through the door, is the drop-everything quandary retailers face in 2015.

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  • January 30, 2015
Sarasota investor Lesser buys Palmetto retail buildings

Robert Lesser of Sarasota purchased a 33,704-square-foot retail development for $2.35 million.

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HSN's tech guru makes national list

Karen Etzkorn, chief information officer at St. Petersburg-based multichannel retailer HSN, has been named one of the Top 10 Women in Tech by Chain Store Age magazine.

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  • January 30, 2015
Illinois car wash owner moving business to Southwest Florida

Illinois businessman Chad Dubbs purchased 1.15 acres of vacant land in the Gaspar Station Planned Unit Development for $1.95 million.

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  • January 30, 2015
Boat firm swims in the big-time

The ongoing comeback at Clearwater-based boat retailer MarineMax got a national plug recently: Executives, led by longtime Chairman, CEO and President William McGill, rang the NYSE opening bell Jan 21.

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  • January 29, 2015
Prominent Realtor to run Sarasota Re/Max office

Roger Piro has been a Realtor for more than 20 years.

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  • January 29, 2015
HSN surpasses billion-dollar debt threshold

Multichannel retailer also will offer $10 dividend to shareholders.

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  • January 29, 2015
Hertz hosts hackers

Hertz hosted Florida Gulf Coast University technology students to a hack-a-thon to create software that could help businesses.

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  • January 28, 2015
Burger chain receives Texas welcome

New franchisees sign on to help with Burger 21's rapid expansion in Dallas and southern Texas.

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  • January 28, 2015
Money manager makes $10M gift

Tim Ubben, the retired chairman of Lincoln Capital Management in Chicago, is giving $10 million to the Boys & Girls Club of Collier County.

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Nano-tech startup builds $400K lab in Sarasota

US Nano moved from South Bend, Ind.

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  • January 27, 2015
Developer proposes 300-unit Pasco apartment

Lake Mary-based developer David McDaniel is affiliated with the project.

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  • January 27, 2015
Tampa restaurant group expands to Manatee

Ciccio Restaurant Group is also growing in St. Petersburg.

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