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Major airline announces new flights to Philadelphia

Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sarasota Bradenton International Airport will start Jan. 12, 2019.

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Company makes third acquisition in past 12 months

CoAdvantage Corp., headquartered in Tampa, Florida, has made its third acquisition in the past 12 months, adding Bradenton-based Remedy Employer Services, based in nearby Bradenton, Florida.

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Tourism organization names new executive

Jeffrey John comes to Naples from Arizona to become sports development manager for convention and visitors bureau.

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  • September 23, 2018
Area builder discontinues popular line of homes, cites Trump tariffs

“Recent economic policies adopted by the current administration prevent us from continuing to provide an affordable housing solution,” Pat Neal says in a statement. “When Trump decided to meddle in the lumber industry, then enact retaliatory tariffs, the

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Report: finding — and keeping — top salespeople is getting harder

Some 20% of a company’s salespeople account for more than half a company’s revenues.

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  • September 21, 2018
Cargo business booming at area airport

The arrival of Amazon in 2015 and UPS in 2017 has given Tampa International Airport’s cargo business a jolt, spiking revenues from $2.6 million to $5.2 million.

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Management firm names partner, vice president

Rick Fathauer is a CPA with experience serving condo and homeowner associations.

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  • September 21, 2018
Get To Know ... Anne-Marie Ayers

Anne-Marie Ayers is an office broker and first vice president in CBRE Group's Tampa office.

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  • September 21, 2018
Union job

Veteran mortgage executive makes the move from banking career to Lake Michigan Credit Union.

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  • September 21, 2018
Lunch delivery company opens new location

Apple Spice has more than 40 locations across the U.S.

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  • September 21, 2018
Two companies collaborate on unique beer offering

RND Robot Red is now served at Naughty Monk Brewery.

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  • September 21, 2018
Coastal Ridge buys Reef complex for $78 million

Coastal Ridge Real Estate of Ohio buys The Reef, a 228-unit student housing complex, near Florida Gulf Coast University, its latest Florida acquisition in the past two years.

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  • September 21, 2018
Sears taps Avison Young to sell area stores, Ocala distribution center

Sears has tapped commercial real estate brokerage Avison Young to sell a trio of stores in Tampa, Port Richey and Daytona, together with a 1.97 million-square-foot distribution center in Ocala.

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  • September 21, 2018
Colliers International promotes Ryan Kratz to head Southeast U.S.

Commercial real estate brokerage firm Colliers International has promoted Ryan Kratz, the head of its Florida operations, to direct the entire Southeast region, which encompasses 20 offices from Memphis to Richmond, Va., to Naples.

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  • September 21, 2018
Kolter begins construction on Ritz-Carlton Residences in Sarasota

The Kolter Group has begun work on a 73-unit luxury condominium tower known as the Ritz-Carlton Residences in Sarasota adjacent to the 266-room Ritz-Carlton Sarasota hotel.

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