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  • May 17, 2019
Aquarium chooses builder for $130 million project

Willis A. Smith Construction President and CEO David Sessions says project will have 'worldwide recognition because of its cutting-edge design.

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HCP buys pair of Discovery Village senior housing communities

HCP Inc. has expanded its footprint of senior housing projects throughout the Gulf Coast with the addition of a pair of Discovery Villages in Fort Myers and Bradenton

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  • May 16, 2019
Work begins on 18-story downtown condo tower

Residences at Epoch in downtown Sarasota are priced from $3.3 million to $8.5 million.

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  • May 15, 2019
Fast-growing pet care chain debuts in region

Jacksonville-based Pet Paradise has locations in Naples and Wesley Chapel, among others in Florida.

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  • May 14, 2019
Broker opens vacation rental management company

Dream Star Vacation Homes & Real Estate handles vacation rental management for individual property owners.

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  • May 13, 2019
Airport sees passenger numbers increase 40%

Over the past 13 months, SRQ has added two new air carriers, 23 new routes and 18 new destinations.

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  • May 11, 2019
Luxury downtown condo tower sets fall groundbreaking

GK Development recently completed wind tunnel testing for a high rise project at 33 S. Palm Ave. in Sarasota.

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  • May 10, 2019
Industrial developers are going the Last Mile

Spurred on by consumer and retailer demand, industrial developers are focusing on the latest trend in logistics and shipping.

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  • May 10, 2019
Dilweg acquires Concourse Center, four-building Westshore office complex

$52 million purchase brings company's Florida holdings to 1.2 million square feet

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  • May 9, 2019
Health care company names chief medical officer

Dr. Desmond Bell has consulted with Omeza founders since the company’s inception.

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  • May 8, 2019
Area surgeon elected president of state medical society

Dr. Deepak Nair is the chief of vascular surgery at Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

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  • May 7, 2019
International fertilizer firm acquires area company

The acquisition of Sarasota-based Horticultural Alliance provides Italpollina a second location in the U.S.

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  • May 6, 2019
National homebuilder names new division president

Most recently, Bob Meyn was vice president of sales and marketing with Taylor Morrison in Chicago.

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  • May 3, 2019
Foundation names new director of philanthropy

Lee Ann Rodriguez was development manager at Para la Naturaleza of the Conservation Trust of Puerto Rico.

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  • May 3, 2019
Commercial Question of the Week -- Opportunity Zones

"What is the biggest misconception that investors and others have about Opportunity Zones?"

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