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  • March 30, 2015
Bradenton CPA firm counts on new principal

David Lanni has been with Shinn & Co. for four years.

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  • March 30, 2015
April holds big potential for Wawa in Lee County

Chain plans to open three Southwest Florida locations in one day in April.

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  • March 30, 2015
Bank expands commercial real estate presence

TD Bank adds two new senior managers, along with additional staff, to take on additional real estate financing needs in Florida.

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  • March 27, 2015
Window firm opens largest-ever product launch

PGT had $306.4 million in sales in 2014, up 28% from $239.3 million in 2013.

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  • March 27, 2015
Sarasota stalwart moves operations north

GeniusCentral hopes to pick up more than $500,000 in incentives, taking over warehouse location in St. Petersburg.

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  • March 27, 2015
Alico COO resigns

Kenneth Smith, the executive vice president and chief operating officer of agribusiness Alico, stepped down.

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  • March 27, 2015
Sarasota businessman Biter buys Brickyard Storage

Sarasota software entrepreneur Jesse Biter purchased the 41,412-square-foot Brickyard Storage for $1.53 million.

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  • March 27, 2015
Gulf Coast January employment jumps

It's no surprise employers are having a hard time finding qualified people: Everybody's looking for help.

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  • March 27, 2015
Houston firm doesn't have a problem

The latest sign of a burgeoning boom in the construction sector comes from Satterfield & Pontikes, a Houston-based construction firm that opened its first Florida office, in Lakewood Ranch, in March 2014.

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  • March 27, 2015
Investment group buys Serenoa Golf Club

An investment group, led by Jon Whittemore and Larry Galloway, purchased the 80-acre Serenoa Golf Club for $3.25 million.

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  • March 27, 2015
Bonita-Estero home prices defy gravity

Call it the Hertz effect.

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  • March 27, 2015
Dean hits the circuit

Robert Beatty hasn't been the dean of the Lutgert College of Business at Florida Gulf Coast University for long, but he's hitting the rubber chicken circuit hard.

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  • March 27, 2015
Divorce costing exec chunk of company

Divorce is a costly business, especially when it hits your business.

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  • March 27, 2015
Blue Rock Partners, Konover South buy Avondale by the Lakes

A joint venture of Tampa-based Blue Rock Partners LLC and its equity partner, Konover South LLC of Deerfield Beach, purchased the 304-unit Avondale by the Lakes apartments for $20.2 million.

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  • March 27, 2015
Insula Cos. expands to 20 properties, buys Bryan Dairy Place, Forest Creek

Sarasota-based Insula Cos. purchased the 96-unit Bryan Dairy Place Apartments and the 104-unit Forest Creek Apartments for a combined $16.6 million.

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