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Transportation giant buys local company, jobs and offices to stay

CSX purchases Quality Carriers from Tampa-based Quality Distribution

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Restaurateur turns to tech to make up for employee shortage

Green Market Cafe has begun adding kiosks to help cut down on the number of employees

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To cut down on interview no shows, restaurant owner turns to incentives

Bavaro’s Pizza Napoletana & Pastaria offers cash to lure new employees

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Bank on environmental mission raises nearly $30 million as it prepares to open first branch

Climate First Bank, which promises to be carbon neutral, opens its first branch June 1.

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A Study in Success

Cushman & Wakefield’s Mike Davis has remained at the top of his game for years, thanks to a client-first dedication and a marathon mantra

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Premier Airport Park enters next development phase

Premier Airport Park, a planned 1.87 million-square-foot industrial hub in Fort Myers, begins third and fourth speculative buildings amid positive leasing surge

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Industry Scorecard

RealTrends’ rankings of residential real estate brokerages offer insight into the state of the market in Florida and beyond.

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  • May 6, 2021
Help wanted crisis has restaurants scrambling

The timing is like burnt toast: just as the economy opens up, restaurants are facing a critical shortage of employees. But solutions are percolating.

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Digital marketing firm names new president

Yvonne Bourk joins Albert Arguelles in a leadership role at the firm.

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  • April 29, 2021
Tourism group goes Hollywood, produces 8-episode TV series

Visit St. Pete/Clearwater has helped produce "Life's Rewards," an eight-episode television series that begins airing May 10 on Amazon Prime Video and other streaming services.

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  • April 29, 2021
Despite pandemic slowdowns, hoteliers buy historic St. Pete inn and have no plans to slow down

New Hotel Collection bought a historic hotel at the height of the pandemic. Now it looks to turn it into a destination for locals and tourists alike.

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  • April 29, 2021
Net-Lease Nirvana

Marcus & Millichap's Daniel Hurd is making a career selling Dollar General stores to eager investors, and he believes he's just getting started.

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  • April 29, 2021
Lee & Associates names Bornhorst president

Promotion comes as national brokerage firm plots growth strategy in Southwest Florida

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  • April 29, 2021
Ambitious startup aims to capture real estate data market share

Resquared uses data to nudge old-school commercial real estate brokers into the digital revolution. ‘We want to be a $1 billion company — not just a mom and pop thing,’ says a  co-founder

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  • April 28, 2021
Entrepreneurs repurpose former state prison

A group of partners have created a law enforcement, military and civilian training destination at an unlikely site: the old Hendry Correctional Institute.

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