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Scott Wallace joined Tampa insurance company three years ago after leading Citizens Property Insurance.

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Mexican renewable energy firm BioFields invested another $25 million in Algenol, a Fort Myers-based company that produces ethanol from algae.

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Total annual volume is up 35% at Sperry Van Ness Commercial Advisory Group.

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  • February 9, 2015
Wawa pushing north

Convenience store on track to open 100 Florida stores in the next five years.

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Alico swings to quarterly profit

Agribusiness firm Alico swung to a profit in the first quarter as citrus sales surged.

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  • February 9, 2015
Sarasota lawyer picked for state real estate group

Thomas Luzier has been an attorney for more than 20 years.

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  • February 6, 2015
Verizon sells local operations to Frontier

Total deal, covering three states, is worth $10.5 billion, and includes FiOS.

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  • February 6, 2015
Regional group hires first director

A regional economic development group formed to market five Southwest Florida counties has hired its first executive director.

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  • February 6, 2015
Roper buys two more firms for $450M

Conglomerate acquires one company in Pittsburgh and another in Vermont.

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  • February 6, 2015
Texas' LaSalle Group building Estero memory care facility

The LaSalle Group Inc. purchased 3.09 acres south of Marsh Landing Boulevard and north of Bulb Lane for $2.35 million.

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  • February 6, 2015
Trinity's first hotel comes after long wait

Just a decade ago, Trinity was not much more than a large cemetery people would see driving along State Road 54 between Wesley Chapel and New Port Richey.

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Lee wants to tax recovery

Shhh! Don't tell politicians and bureaucrats the recession is over. If you do, they might raise taxes on your business.

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  • February 6, 2015
Atlanta's BDB Capital buys Kimco's Southeast Plaza

BDB Capital, an Atlanta real estate acquisition firm, purchased the 129,700-square-foot Southeast Plaza for $14.3 million.

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Sarasota County government buys land for North Water Tower Park

Sarasota County government purchased 6.24 acres of vacant commercial land south of 47th Street and north of 46th Street for $1.2 million.

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Kotok is a terrified bull

Count David Kotok as a “terrified bull.”

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