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Sales at Avalon of Naples officially begin later this month.

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Blu Harbor plans include four seven-story buildings adjacent to Hawks Harbor in Manatee County.

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Resort gets new brand, part of $320M renovation

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ArtisTree Landscape Maintenance & Design was founded in 1990.

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Spirit Airlines is the third airline to serve Boston nonstop from Tampa International Airport.

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Wheeling and dealing

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Apartment sales dominated commercial real estate transactions along the Gulf Coast in 2016 as investors scrambled to capitalize on the region's rising rental rates and job and population growth.

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Firm finds a branch

What was once one of the largest tree-planting firms in the region, Turner Tree and Landscape, has a new owner after a tumultuous five-year run that included several foreclosures and a bankruptcy filing.

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