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Lee home prices jump 23%

The median sale price of an existing single-family home in Lee County in January rose nearly 23% in January compared with the same month one year ago.

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GE executive joins board

Kieran Murphy, president and CEO of GE Healthcare Life Sciences, joined the board of directors of cancer-laboratory firm NeoGenomics.

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Sarasota county official gets additional gig

Isaac Brownman has worked for Sarasota County for 16 years.

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Bucs add new components to stadium upgrades

A $100 million renovation project to Raymond James Stadium was approved in December.

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Florida banking CEO rings opening bell

Andrew Samuel is the CEO of Sunshine Bank.

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Foundation adds board members

Anand Pallegar and Joe Stephan were each elected to three-year terms with the Gulf Coast Community Foundation.

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Naples home prices rise 14%

The median price of an existing single-family home in Naples rose 14% in January compared with the same month a year ago, helping to boost inventories of homes for sale.

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Tampa office park sells for $108M

The office park in Westshore is a five-building complex on a 71-acre property.

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Aerospace firm to expand, hire 80 people

Safran is an aerospace, defense and security firm headquartered in Paris.

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Manufacturer adds 350 jobs

Medical manufacturer Arthrex plans to add 350 jobs at its facility at Ave Maria in eastern Collier County.

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  • February 19, 2016
450 acres on Fruitville hits the market

A Canadian homebuilder is selling a 450-acre tract on Fruitville Road — one of the largest sites to come to market in Sarasota County in the past decade — for $32.5 million.

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What economic headwinds, if any, does the Florida Gulf Coast's commercial real estate market face in 2016?

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Executive looks to build new business

In the late 1990s, when Andy Stultz was in a leadership program for engineers at GE, he was part of many meetings called the “voice of the customer.”

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A long road trip

Dimmitt's new Sarasota showroom is cool and luxurious. But a few speed bumps had to be cleared before a deal could be struck.

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Open ranch

A decade after developer Syd Kitson completed one of the biggest land deals in Southwest Florida history, Babcock Ranch has started development. The developer and investors will have spent $300 million by 2019.

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