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Sarasota, state offer more than $1M to reel in company

The company has committed to create 180 jobs in the county.

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Corner the Office

Candidates for CEO positions, according to a new survey, often play a personal game of tug-of-war: Nearly three of 10, 29%, score high marks for being pragmatic, and 21% are tops in being creative, but only 8% are good at both.

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Homebuilder detects slowdown

Homebuilding in Southwest Florida has been on a tear in recent years, but builders are reporting softer sales during the traditional home buying spring season.

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Cash on the line

A total of $150,000 in cash awards is up for grabs May 17 at the ninth annual Florida Early Stage Capital Conference.

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Fire up the conversation starter

If you're the power company, the last place you want an accident to occur is inside the offices of a personal injury law firm.

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Forget the east coast

The chamber of commerce couldn't have written it any better: An April 28 Wall Street Journal story, titled “Get More for Your Vacation Home Dollar,” trumpeted Sarasota over Palm Beach.

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In Memoriam | David Shear 1937-2016

Tampa corporate attorney David Shear, with a focus on business, banking and real estate law, rarely, if ever, talked about himself.

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In Memoriam | Joy McCann Culverhouse 1920-2016

In the late 1970s and 1980s, Joy McCann Culverhouse was often seen on the sidelines of Tampa Bay Buccaneers games, cheering on the upstart team.

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Going intermodel

Purchase of the 489-room Doubletree by Hilton is part of a larger state plan for future public transportation.

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Juggling act

Ron Struthers has made a career focusing on the relatively small Charlotte County commercial market.

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  • May 6, 2016
JLL fund buys Tampa warehouse

JLL Income Property Trust, a Chicago-based non-listed real estate investment trust, has acquired the Madison Business Center in Tampa for $28.3 million.

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Naples property fetches $38 million

A Naples property that is part of the tony Moorings Park at Grey Oaks has traded for $38.4 million, which is considered to be the largest real estate transaction in Collier County so far this year.

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Beneficial ready to build Sarasota apartments

After more than a year of obtaining approvals and readying the site, Sarasota-based Beneficial Communities and Winter Park developer Tom Settle are preparing to go vertical with an apartment complex in Sarasota County near Interstate 75.

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Best bank list is lonely

The latest issue of Independent Banker magazine is out, so pull out your magnifying glass.

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Letter to the Editor

Where is our decorum?

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