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Quay site in Sarasota sold

A Jacksonville firm will try to redevelop the vacant 15-acre waterfront site.

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  • December 5, 2014
Punta Gorda airport traffic takes off

Passenger traffic at the Punta Gorda Airport continued to post rapid growth in November.

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  • December 5, 2014
Title agency owner heads to prison in $4.7M scam

Sarasota County resident Stephen Cormier pleaded guilty to charges last year.

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  • December 5, 2014
Fast-growth investment firm to hire 75 people

Global Financial Private Capital will move out of its downtown Sarasota offices.

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  • December 5, 2014
Fund led by MDH Partners buys NFI-leased distribution center

An investment fund managed by Atlanta-based MDH Partners LLC purchased a 193,966-square-foot warehouse/distribution building for $8.01 million.

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  • December 5, 2014
40 under 40 winner wins again

Erica Tillery is on a winning streak.

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  • December 5, 2014
Feldman, Tower, Second City pay $29M for First Central Tower

A joint venture of Feldman Equities LLC in St. Petersburg, Orlando-based Tower Realty Partners and Vancouver's Second City Real Estate purchased the 17-story First Central Tower and adjacent parking garage in downtown St. Petersburg for $29.15 million.

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  • December 5, 2014
Chico's hung up in port

Imagine dozens of shipping containers full of apparel you hope to sell for the holidays steaming from Asia into a port on the West Coast.

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  • December 5, 2014
Mining for the best industry

Florida has its tourism, but when it comes to the best of the best in thriving industries, it's all about mining, oil and gas.

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  • December 5, 2014
Calvary Chapel Gulf Coast buys former conference center

Calvary Chapel Gulf Coast purchased the 19,920-square-foot former Three Oaks Conference Center for $1.85 million.

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  • December 5, 2014
Kroger might encroach into Publix territory

Could Publix be in for some mighty competition?

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  • December 5, 2014
Read Property Group buys Woodberry Woods apartments

Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Read Property Group purchased the 348-unit Woodberry Woods Apartment Homes for $21.8 million.

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  • December 5, 2014
'Young and hungry' eat well in Tampa

A common refrain from Gulf Coast executives, that hiring and retaining talented people is a constant challenge, hasn't thwarted aggressive growth targets at PLS Logistics.

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  • December 5, 2014
Senior Lifestyle Corp., partner developing Lakewood Ranch ALF

Chicago-based Senior Lifestyle Corp. and AEW Capital Management LP purchased 6.99 acres at the corner of Lakewood Ranch Boulevard and Rangeland Parkway for $2.5 million.

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  • December 5, 2014
Sheridan to chair med school

Howard Sheridan's long list of impressive accomplishments continues to grow.

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