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Oak & Stone plans to open Cape Coral restaurant

The gourmet tavern will be the eighth restaurant for the brand on the Gulf Coast of Florida.

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Prominent real estate group joins Douglas Elliman in Sarasota

A Sarasota-Manatee real estate firm is now part of a national brokerage that is expanding its western Florida presence.

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Molly Arau, 55, has been appointed CEO of Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of St. Petersburg, which is expected to open to patients in October.

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In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Southwest Florida builder is busy, a Tampa Starbucks sells, and a Fort Myers parcel to be redeveloped.

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Michigan firm acquires Naples senior living facility

Redico has bought the 128-unit Amira Choice center on Bellaire Bay Drive as it expands in Florida.

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Vacant Fort Myers land sold for potential industrial development

The buyer, R.B.E. Investments of Southwest Florida, paid $550,000 for the property on Tamiami Trail.

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Tampa Starbucks sells for nearly $4 million

A local investor paid $3.75 million for the south Dale Mabry property next to famed Wright's deli.

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Prominent Sarasota real estate brokerage Michael Saunders & Co. is expanding into the Tampa Bay market with an office in St. Petersburg and a well-known local broker.

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$585M deal for Fort Myers bank wins regulatory approvals

Kansas City-based Commerce Bank announced the deal for FineMark Bank two months ago.

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SeaPort Manatee installs new security booths

Through a state grant, the Manatee County port has added three new security booths after its old ones were destroyed in Hurricane Milton.

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According to a new study, the number of abandoned properties nationality is on the rise. One area in Pinellas County has a rate of nearly 35%.

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Tervis names new president of drinkware company

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Kylie Leia Perez, 30, earned more than $5.4 million in four years on the social media platform OnlyFans. Now she owes the IRS at least $1.69 million in back taxes.

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Imagine School at North Port purchased a site for its new campus in Sarasota County.

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