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  • April 10, 2015
Largest turnout ever for Parade of Homes

Seek more proof the home construction market is back?

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  • May 10, 2011
Sales up, prices down in Q1

Sales of existing single-family homes increased 13% across Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • October 26, 2010
September home sales slow

Despite lower prices, fewer properties sold in September compared to last year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • May 22, 2012
Lee home prices rise

Median home prices in the Fort Myers area jump in April.

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  • July 14, 2025
Report: Rays reach $1.7B deal to sell to Jacksonville billionaire

The new ownership prefers the team move out of St. Petersburg to Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • June 9, 2025
Giant boat retailer opens pair of new marinas

The company, founded in Clearwater, opened the new facility as higher boat sales pushed revenue up during the second quarter.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • May 6, 2010
Voalte charges ahead, hires seven

Many experts have been calling this one a jobless recovery. But one Sarasota small business is doing its part to buck that trend.

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  • August 19, 2016
CBC Saunders forms auction division

Coldwell Banker Commercial Saunders Real Estate, a Lakeland-based commercial real estate brokerage firm, has formed a new division to auction commercial and residential properties.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 26, 2016
Tampa student housing sells for $45 million

A New York-based investment firm has acquired the 4050 Lofts complex in Tampa for $45 million, the latest in a wave of institutional student housing deals nationwide.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 5, 2025
Tom Brady is coming back to Hertz

The retired football star is staring in a new add for The Hertz Co.'s used car sales division, his second stint a pitchman for the Lee County rent-a-car chain.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • February 15, 2013
Island home sale fetches $3.4 million

The sale, on Anna Maria Island, is the highest price for a home since 2008.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • October 12, 2015
First Watch opening in CEO's hometown

Chain's newest location is near Ken Pendery's childhood home.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • November 27, 2020
Fast-growing specialty grocery chain to open new store in region

Sprouts Farmers Market, a Phoenix-based chain of specialty grocery stores, plans to open its latest location in the Tampa Bay region in early December.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • December 14, 2010
Aerosonic sales, profits dip

A 6% decline in the Clearwater firm's sales led to an 87% drop in profits.

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  • March 4, 2014
Star exec takes new role

The fast growth at Datum Corp., a Lakewood Ranch-based IT services and software consulting firm, hit a new stratosphere with its latest executive hire.

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  • June 9, 2022
The innovator’s dilemma: Should companies be quick or correct?

Getting past the risk side of innovating can be difficult, from market timing to the right personnel. Finding a way, says one marketing expert, is essential.

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  • July 9, 2024
Benderson grows footprint to 40 states with Montana purchase

A Treasure State Walgreens was the latest in a series of acquisitions for the East Manatee County-based developer.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • October 9, 2015
Business investment: No slowdown

Even heading into slower summer months, businesses on the Gulf Coast continued to boost spending on everything from computers to packaging, machinery and medical supplies.

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  • June 25, 2012
USAmeriBank to hire 25

The Clearwater bank looks to hire 25 employees to fill a variety of positions.

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  • January 26, 2021
Area insurance agency acquires another firm, expanding presence

Jeff DeJongh and Associates’ three experienced staff members will join the 26 other sales professionals in Purmort & Martin Insurance Agency’s Sarasota office.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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