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PGT Innovations President and CEO Jeff Jackson has been appointed to the board of Astec Industries.

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Gil West is the fifth CEO of the car rental brand in the past seven years.

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LQ Commercial sold the 41-acre industrial property to a Pennsylvania REIT for what it says is a record amount.

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The California grocer posted on its website that it will open "soon" on U.S. 19 in Palm Harbor.

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Private equity-backed Miami car wash expands in Southwest Florida

Miami-based El Car Wash, with one location in Naples and one in Fort Myers, is expanding in Southwest Florida with an acquisition.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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The Hoffmann Family of Cos. in Naples has announced its second manufacturing company acquisition in the past 10 days.

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A pair of leaders at Lakewood Ranch-based Tandem Construction have been promoted.

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