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  • November 29, 2019
Popular mayor to run for Congress

Fort Myers Mayor Randy Henderson aims to replace Francis Rooney.

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Buy-to-grow strategy boosts $60M business

Conditioned Air faces a core challenge in its quest to grow through acquisition: to choose wisely.

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  • November 29, 2019
Area company buys Houston esports team

The business of esports is worth nearly $1 billion.

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Aventura firm buys Edison Mall land from mall owner

Washington Prime Group, the owner of the Edison Mall in Fort Myers, has sold the land around and underneath the 1.04 million-square-foot retail center.

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  • November 29, 2019
New York firm buys pair of Bradenton residential projects

A New York company has acquired a pair of Bradenton residential projects, Treesdale and Oakmeade, for $28.75 million.

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Strong brew: Craft beer maker eyes March opening for new facility

Pasco County officials have approved Florida Avenue Brewing’s plan to open a craft brewery and restaurant at a 34,000-square-foot property in Wesley Chapel, Florida.

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  • November 29, 2019
Under construction: Employment rule needs work, builders say

The Associated Builders and Contractors’ Florida Gulf Coast Chapter has filed a lawsuit that challenges St. Petersburg, Florida's Apprenticeship and Disadvantaged Worker Ordinances.

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Firm uses virtual reality to solve real-world construction woes before they occur

Architects at Sarasota-based Carbon Design & Architecture created Digital Punch, a virtual reality program that allows developers and builders to see and fix design flaws before ground is broken.

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  • November 27, 2019
Law firm hires decorated Army veteran as staff attorney

Brian Hart has joined Tampa law firm Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick as a staff attorney and will be part of its litigation practice group.

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  • November 27, 2019
California burger chain makes Florida debut

CaliBurger’s Fort Myers location is also the chain’s first store in the Southeast.

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  • November 26, 2019
Firm begins $2.4 million church renovation project

The work includes an interior and exterior remodel, a new roof, electrical updates and heating, ventilation and air conditioning chiller replacements.

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  • November 26, 2019
Boutique office space coming to $500M mixed-use project

Bromley Companies, the developer of the $500 million Midtown Tampa project, has unveiled updated plans for the mixed-use development located at the at the southeast corner of 1-275 and North Dale Mabry Highway.

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  • November 26, 2019
Developer buys parcels, plots potential 2,100-acre project

Plans for Verdana Village are under review by Lee County officials.

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  • November 25, 2019
College foundation names new board members

Monica Van Buskirk is the former president and CEO of the Van Wezel Foundation.

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  • November 25, 2019
Investment firm promotes senior analyst to vice president

Skyway Capital Markets, a Tampa, Florida-based boutique investment management firm, has promoted Jake Zwiebel to vice president.

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