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The software vendor leases 35,000 square feet in Tampa's Westshore area.

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County grants IT firm $200K

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Sarasota-based Florikan is reaping some big benefits from five years and more than $500,000 of research and development on new fertilizer technology.

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The price equated to $107 per square foot.

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HEI Hotels & Resorts buys Residence Inn Clearwater Downtown

The price equated to $86,957 per suite.

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The Tampa-based insurance company will move its stock from the NASDAQ.

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Naples courts Big Apple

Naples officials talk to JetBlue about nonstop flights from New York-area airports.

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Builder sales surge in 2012

Neal Communities sold 62 homes in September, up 59% from 2011.

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Two U.S. 41 buildings sold for Stan Thompson Auto Sales

The price equated to $211,765 per acre.

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Ideal Classic Cars buys Venice DeSears building

Michael and Evelyn Lombardo, owners of Ideal Classic Cars, purchased a 27,305-square-foot former DeSears building in Venice.

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Tide Dry Cleaners franchisees buy former Cheesecake building

An investment group purchased a 5,069-square-foot retail building formerly known as the Naples Cheesecake.

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