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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 20, 2020
Tampa area apartment wave continuing

Trio of high-profile transactions demonstrates market's resiliency and investor demand

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 29, 2020
CBRE promotes Gulliford to statewide leadership role

Former banking executive William "Tripp" Gulliford has been promoted to oversee CBRE Group's eight Florida brokerage offices.

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  • By Steven Benna |
  • February 28, 2022
Transactions: Feb. 22-28

Fort Myers apartment complex deal for $62.5 million leads all deals.

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  • October 26, 2018
Ryan Benson, 37

Co-owner, A. Vernon Allen Builder

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  • November 15, 2019
Prominent master-planned community town doubles solar capacity

FPL will use more than 700,000 solar panels to power Babcock Ranch.

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  • April 24, 2019
CEO abruptly exits major area retailer

Women’s retailer Chico’s FAS, one of the largest companies in Southwest Florida, has named an interim CEO in the wake of former CEO and president Shelley Broader’s immediate resignation.

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  • October 13, 2017
David Otterness, 37

Project Executive, Willis Smith Construction

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  • October 4, 2013
Ferdian Jap, 28

Partner, Big City Events LLC

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  • February 19, 2016
Mine craft

Tucked away on 16,000 acres is a lush and luxurious spot for golf, pampering and more. Getting people to the remote enclave is the crux of the challenge.

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  • By Steven Benna |
  • March 4, 2016
Corporate report

India company buys firm for $460 million; Real estate brokerage names CEO; Window maker closes $100 million acquisition; Real estate society names president; IT firm recognized for service

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 24, 2015
Let in the sunshine

Sunshine Ace Hardware eyes more acquisitions as the industry consolidates. How will it keep its family-business culture as the company grows?

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 6, 2015
Better spread

Betsy's Best nut and seed butters are sold in all Whole Foods supermarkets in Florida. But the company's founders have bigger plans.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 25, 2015
Forever young

Entrepreneur Dan Sinclair is a candidate for the Lee County Supervisor of Elections. He plans to leverage his extensive network of young professionals in next year's election.

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  • February 20, 2025
Siesta Key estate hits the market at $31.5 million

"Crystal Waters" is a custom-built West Indies-style mansion on 2.7 acres and 217 feet on Little Sarasota Bay.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 11, 2010
Downtown Champion

Fort Myers residents elected Randy Henderson Jr. as mayor last fall, a longtime entrepreneur and former commercial banker. With a grand vision for downtown Fort Myers, he's not letting the slow economy stop him.

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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 7, 2019
Cooking up sweet local success for national doughnut brand

With no connections in Southwest Florida, the region's first Krispy Kreme franchisee turned to an established 'brand architecture' firm to hype its Fort Myers grand opening. Going local worked: it sold nearly 1 million doughnuts in week one.

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  • November 23, 2007
Productivity Gain

Sean Walsh is leading Skyway Software into markets around the world with a product that cuts down software development time, saving resources.

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  • November 23, 2007
Fingering it out

Daniel Didrick put his special effects to work building new mechanical fingers for amputees. He's getting $10,000 a finger.

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  • September 13, 2007
LASDAY: STREET SMART MARKETING

How to market to marketers, direct the directors, teach the teachers and lead the leaders.

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  • February 11, 2005
Gallagher Grandstands Again

Florida Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher officially began his campaign for governor last week.

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