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Manatee–Sarasota

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • July 13, 2018
Apartment developer taps Cushman & Wakefield for retail parcels

Richman Group of Florida taps Cushman & Wakefield of Tampa to market pair of outparcels connected to planned Sarasota apartment site

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  • July 12, 2018
New principal named to take over area architecture office

Carlson Studio Architecture founder and President Michael Carlson will focus on growing the firm's Seattle office.

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  • July 10, 2018
Sale of theater property falls through

The Players Centre in Sarasota has a second buyer in place for its property at 838 N. Tamiami Trail.

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  • July 10, 2018
Two area communities named to U.S. top-sellers list

A new study by real estate consulting firm RCLCO offers a mid-year update on its 2017 rankings and includes master-planned communities Lakewood Ranch and West Villages.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • July 9, 2018
Homebuilder breaks ground on 304-acre community

Canoe Creek in Parrish will have about 621 home sites, built by Lakewood Ranch-based homebuilder Neal Communities.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • July 6, 2018
Well-known funeral professionals join North American funeral network

Palms-Robarts Funeral Home & Memorial Park is now called Robert Toale and Sons Funeral Home at Palms Memorial Park. Manasota Memorial Park and Funeral Home has been renamed Robert Toale and Sons Funeral Home at Manasota Memorial Park. Weigand Brothers Fu

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • July 6, 2018
Icon Residential has one audacious goal

Icon Residential is growing fast thanks to hot selling townhome projects in Tampa, Orlando, St. Petersburg, Sarasota and Atlanta, and hopes to generate $150 million in sales in 2019.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • July 6, 2018
Former Sarasota Herald-Tribune building in Sarasota under contract

WMR Consulting head Wayne Ruben has contracted to buy the former Herald-Tribune Media Group headquarters at 1741 Main St. in downtown Sarasota, with the aim of revitalizing the 72,000-square-foot building

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • July 6, 2018
Q&A: Steve Horn

Steve Horn has been involved with office, industrial and even hotels deals over the past 14 years with Ian Black Real Estate in Sarasota

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • July 5, 2018
Nonprofit names new board leadership

The Sarasota YMCA board of directors also elected Kim Githler as vice chair, Peter Powers as treasurer and Dan Dannheisser as secretary.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • July 3, 2018
Insurance company promotes employee to vice president

Mike Killingsworth previously worked at Safeco, GMAC Insurance and Allstate.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • July 2, 2018
Developer breaks ground on 18-story condo tower

The BLVD Sarasota condominium building, in Sarasota's Rosemary District, will have 49 residences.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • June 29, 2018
Tech company to sell subsidiary for $925 million

Gatan Inc., a subsidiary of Sarasota-based technology company Roper Technologies Inc., will be sold for $925 million.

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  • June 29, 2018
Sarasota County tract has lone bidder

Investment banker L. Ron Gray from New York plans to develop a five-star hotel on a current Sarasota County parking lot at 20 N. Washington Blvd. in a deal brokered by Steve HOrn of Ian Black Real Estate and John Harshman of Harshman & Co. Inc.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • June 29, 2018
Get To Know ... John Bryant

John Bryant is named the third principal at Sarasota's Sweet Sparkman Architects, after more than five years of working at the design firm.

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