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Master-planned community names new president

Rick Severance replaces former president Paul Erhardt.

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Court sides with prominent businessman in mortgage fee lawsuit

Mortgage Investors Corp., a company chaired by St. Petersburg, Florida, businessman Bill Edwards, has been exonerated in a long-running federal lawsuit that stemmed from its involvement in a loan-refinancing program for veterans.

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After 15 years of being based in New York City, Interior designer and industry blogger Sarah Baynes has relocated her business to Sarasota.

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Waterfront hotel, $14 million project, open for guests

A new waterfront Hampton Inn and Suites, a $14 million project in Dunedin, opened late last month.

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Medical practice expands with globally trained physician

Eye Centers of Florida taps Dr. Carmen Wilson to practice in its Immokalee location.

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Online financing more popular — also more perilous

More business owners are turning to online lenders as a source of financing.

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Boat retailer buys super-yacht brokerage

Clearwater-based MarineMax had $1.17 billion in sales last year.

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Naples Beach Hotel prepares for its next chapter

The Athens Group, a Phoenix-based real estate developer specializing in luxury hotels, is buying the Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club to redevelop it with a luxury hotel and residences beginning in 2021.

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q&a: Mike Griffin

Mike Griffin, who has been promoted to lead commercial real estate brokerage firm Savills' Tampa office, intends to grow the firm's presence in the region through recruitment and technology.

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Florida remains a hotspot for CRE development

In an annual report, the NAIOP Research Foundation finds that Florida ranked fifth in the nation in 2018 for overall commercial real estate development.

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Eastdil Secured to focus on Southeast, Southwest post buyout

Once it splits from Wells Fargo & Co., as is expected later this year, commercial real estate brokerage firm and mortgage originator Eastdil Secured intends to focus on the Southeastern and Southwestern parts of the U.S. for business.

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100 N. Tampa St. pulled from the market

PGIM Real Estate has pulled the 42-story 100 N. Tampa office tower from the market. The new Jersey company had offered it for sale earlier this year for more than $200 million.

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In Memoriam: Greg Hall, 1960-2019

Sarasota architect Greg Hall died June 29 after a brief illness.

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Architecture firm hires four new employees to meet demand

Todd Sweet of Sweet Sparkman Architects says the firm's success is in part due to diversifying the projects it takes on.

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Pilot Bank has a solid five-year track record.

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