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  • January 2, 2015
Brown & Brown to exit reinsurance market

Firm sells subsidiary with around $7 million in annual revenues.

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  • January 2, 2015
Plymouth Harbor board gets biz-centric infusion

Former Sarasota Memorial Hospital CEO Dr. Duncan Finlay is the new chair.

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Hertz boosts rental rates

Newly installed Hertz CEO and President John Tague makes his first major move by boosting rental-car rates starting this month.

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  • January 2, 2015
Rivergate Tower changes hands as part of In-Rel Properties sell-off

Private equity fund Mount Kellett Capital Management LP purchased the 32-story, 567,062-square-foot Rivergate Tower, an adjacent 34,372-square-foot office building and parking garage for $59.59 million.

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Wrap this bus

A Fort Myers nonprofit wants you to plaster its buses with your message.

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  • January 2, 2015
Headquarters mission to take priority

The drive for a corporate headquarters to relocate to Tampa will likely be a big newsmaker in 2015.

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  • January 2, 2015
Pulte Home buys 643 acres for Del Webb at Lakewood Ranch

Pulte Home Corp. purchased 643.35 acres of agricultural land in Lakewood Ranch for $24 million.

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  • January 2, 2015
Unicorp National Developments creating new Cooper's Hawk Winery and Restaurant

Orlando-based developer Unicorp National Developments Inc. purchased the 18,000-square-foot Breeze Plaza in North Naples for $2.2 million.

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  • January 2, 2015
Chatham Lodging Trust buys Hilton Garden Inn Tampa Ybor

An affiliate of Palm Beach-based Chatham Lodging Trust purchased the 95-unit Hilton Garden Inn Tampa Ybor Historic District for $14.88 million.

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  • January 2, 2015
Massage firm goes for higher level

Massage Heights, one of the fastest-growing massage chains in the country, has big plans for the Gulf Coast in 2015.

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  • January 2, 2015
Law firm takes on data breaches

Data breaches like the ones that made recent national headlines, from Target to Home Depot to Sony, might soon have a more direct impact on businesses in Florida.

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  • January 2, 2015
Fort Myers job market sizzles

Employer surveys may be a good indicator of future economic conditions, but it's important to temper those with actual data, too.

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  • January 2, 2015
Finfrock Enterprises buys buildings, plans Fifth Avenue Hyatt House

Apopka-based Finfrock Enterprises Inc. purchased a former Joe's Crab Shack 15,173-square-foot waterfront restaurant and the nearby Docks on Fifth marina property for a combined $7.25 million.

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  • January 2, 2015
The Tuscany apartments sells to New York City joint venture for $48.7 million

A joint venture of Wynnewood, Pa.-based Merion Realty Partners and an affiliate of AllianceBernstein U.S. Real Estate Partners L.P. of New York City purchased the 386-unit The Tuscany apartments for $48.7 million.

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  • January 2, 2015
Icahn boosts Hertz stake, again

Carl Icahn recently boosted his stake in Hertz. Again.

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