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Manatee–Sarasota

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  • January 29, 2016
A changed landscape

Starwood Land Ventures and Vanguard Land shift their business plans in response to market conditions.

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  • January 29, 2016
Centauri move highlights space shortage

While Centauri Specialty Insurance Holdings Inc.'s plan to develop a new three-story headquarters in Lakewood Ranch later this year highlights the company's rapid growth, it also underscores the dearth of Class A office space throughout the Gulf Coast.

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  • January 28, 2016
CEO buys nearly 2,000 acres

Mark Pentecost is CEO of Manatee County-based It Works Global.

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  • January 27, 2016
Bass Pro Shops hunts for Sarasota store progress

Plans for a Bass Pro Shops location in east Sarasota County have been in the works since 2014.

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  • January 26, 2016
Illinois firm expands in region, brings jobs

En-Vision America is based in Normal, Ill.

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  • January 25, 2016
Two counties set home sales record

The combined number of transactions in Sarasota and Manatee counties rose nearly 7% in 2015.

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  • January 22, 2016
Tech firm granted new patents

xG now has more than 100 patents and patent-pending applications.

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  • January 22, 2016
Sembler expands its portfolio

Sembler expanding its portfolio; Tampa's GE bid short-circuited; Validus Senior Living adding projects; Power brokers change firms to start 2016

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  • January 22, 2016
Scientific method

Lakewood Ranch is making a push to aggregate life sciences in a new 265-acre campus that its backers say will be anything but clinical.

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  • January 21, 2016
British festival company opens Sarasota office

British-based ID&C moved into its new office Jan. 4.

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  • January 20, 2016
Swiss company moves U.S. office to Bradenton

SpecPage Inc.'s previous location was in Rhode Island.

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  • January 19, 2016
Tech firm locks in $3M acquisition

xG Technology's deal for Integrated Microwave Technologies is expected to close by Feb. 15.

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  • January 18, 2016
Prominent real estate broker takes on leadership role

Ron Struthers will lead the Southwest Florida Certified Commercial Investment Member District.

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  • January 15, 2016
Homebuilder notches record-setting year

Neal Communities sold more than 1,100 homes in 2015.

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  • January 14, 2016
Insurance firm to build new headquarters

Centauri Insurance's new complex will be up to 30,000 square feet

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