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  • By Mark Gordon
  • August 9, 2023
SWFL airport executive named top aviation professional in state

Chris Rozansky has led the Naples Airport for seven years.

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  • August 9, 2023
Sarasota attorney, entrepreneur dives headfirst into next big career challenge

Lawyer, referee, businesswoman, TV analyst and now soccer club president Christina Unkel accepts a new challenge.

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  • By Amanda Postma
  • August 8, 2023
Bradenton champion known for blues festival, public market dies

Johnette Isham was remembered as a leader who didn't let a challenge get in the way.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • August 8, 2023
St. Petersburg realty firm names top broker

Premier Sotheby's International Realty appoints Doug Swain as top broker.

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  • By Louis Llovio
  • August 8, 2023
774-unit Pinellas County apartment complex sells for $203.9 million

Lansbrook Village apartments, a Palm Harbor complex, was bought by an investment fund belonging to Bell Partners out of North Carolina.

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  • August 8, 2023
St. Pete hotel to get pan-Asian restaurant, a $1M project

Fortu is shooting for a late September opening in the Ponce De León hotel.

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  • By Jim Stinson
  • August 8, 2023
With people-first mindset, new car condo complex aims to stand out from crowd

Orlando developer Paul Scarpello’s car condo complex in Polk County, Circuit Florida, is the latest in what’s becoming a congested marketplace.

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  • August 7, 2023
Lee County microbrewery names new sales VP

Wyatt Wankelman brings in over 25 years of experience to the role.

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  • August 7, 2023
Tampa restaurant company PDQ gets new CEO

The Tampa-based restaurant chain has promoted Kep Sweeney.

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  • By Louis Llovio
  • August 7, 2023
Historic Pasco ranch sells 332 acres to homebuilder for $16M

Pulte Homes has bought a portion of the DePue family ranch's 1,800 acres and is building more than 700 homes on the land.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson
  • August 7, 2023
Chicken chain to open first Tampa Bay store

The chicken-focused restaurant will open first in Wesley Chapel, then eye the rest of Tampa Bay.

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  • By Mark Gordon
  • August 7, 2023
Report: Florida is No. 1 in the nation in new home listings

The report found that states in the South and West are hot for new listings. Not so much for the Northeast and Midwest.

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  • By Amanda Postma
  • August 7, 2023
The friendly business card has a new foe: Digitalization

The business card industry considers a paperless future.

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  • By Steven Benna
  • August 7, 2023
Top commercial real estate transactions for July 11-17 in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

An IMG land deal for nearly $245 million leads this week's transactions.

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  • By Louis Llovio
  • August 6, 2023
Fort Myers Beach's future questioned as another hotel property sells

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a St. Pete luxury high rise nears $150 million in sales, a Naples storage facility sells, and the owner of a former Sarasota mall looks to rezone.

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