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Federal regulators approved Community Health Systems' $7.6 billion acquisition of Health Management Associates.

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A Sarasota firm with U.S. distribution rights for Blackstone shoes, a popular canvas-style brand in Europe, found some unusual partners for its latest marketing initiative: Retired basketball superstar Shaquille O'Neal and the NBA's Atlanta Hawks.

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Craft Equipment relocating longtime headquarters

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PGT stretches national sales department

Firm adds two sales executives to continue post-recession comeback.

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Fort Myers single-family sales rise 24%

The median price of an existing single-family home in the Fort Myers area rose to $177,000 in December.

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Broker seeks national attention for niche lease

Tampa area commercial real estate broker David Sobelman, who literally wrote the book on triple net lease investments, is about to take the niche investment approach to another audience.

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The number of passengers passing through the Fort Myers airport rose 8.2% in December.

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UT's Entrepreneurship Center honored

The United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship honored the school with its Outstanding Emerging Entrepreneurship Program Award.

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Sarasota scorches monthly real estate sales

County closed 11,184 sales in 2013, for its second-best year ever.

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Is Randy Henderson the T. Rex of Fort Myers, a fearsome creature that devours his prey in the swamps of City Hall?

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