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  • April 4, 2011
Green Tree deal has tradeoffs for buyer

Walter Investment Management Corp. announced last week it will pay just more than $1 billion to buy a Minnesota loan servicer.

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  • January 21, 2013
WaVE startup series kicks off

Entrepreneurs will get training and mentors — application deadline is Feb. 1.

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  • February 15, 2013
Drive Medical's Inovo Inc. relocating, expanding to Lehigh Acres

Naples-based Inovo Inc. purchased the 60,000-square-foot former LeeSar building for $1.8 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • February 8, 2013
Bearing the burden

An auto service company pays all of its employees' health insurance premiums. Its owners worry that may be too expensive in the future.

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  • September 2, 2013
Housing cost worries reappear

We can all cheer the real estate recovery, but some business owners are starting to watch rapidly rising home prices with alarm.

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  • September 20, 2013
Port revs up growth with Calif. auto shipper

The Pasha Group targets Mexico-to-Florida expansion.

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  • May 18, 2012
Fort Myers investors buy vacant U.S. 41 building

Fort Myers real estate investors purchased a 56,955-square-foot building for $2.3 million.

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  • June 11, 2012
Retired exec donates $125K

Lou Oberndorf focuses on scholarships.

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  • December 7, 2012
Niche line sells undies for survivors

It's not easy for any entrepreneur to set up shop and develop a marketing plan.

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  • February 14, 2020
Greenway could link downtown to Water Street Tampa

Tampa is considering a greenway link between downtown Tampa and the $3 billion Water Street Tampa project being developed by Strategic Property Partners.

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  • October 30, 2018
Major development selects contractor for utility work

The Quay Sarasota project will include residential, retail, hotel and office space.

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  • October 18, 2019
No showroom car dealership revs up $47M project in region

A Carvana facility is coming to Polk County.

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  • December 7, 2016
Tampa Bay soccer team shoots for big leagues

The Tampa Bay Rowdies seek to get in Major League Soccer.

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  • February 17, 2017
Putting out fires

A trio of Fort Myers area firefighters has completed their first year in the business of keeping smoke alarms up to snuff.

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  • March 28, 2014
Global Tech LED moving to Bonita Springs

The price equated to $50 per square foot.

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  • April 18, 2016
Naples home sales fall

Homebuyers purchased fewer existing single-family homes and condos in Naples in March than they did the same month one year ago.

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  • April 22, 2016
Shift work gets a lift

The gig economy is making shift work cool — at least it's trying to.

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  • April 25, 2016
Top Chico's exec gets national retail position

The National Retail Federation named Chico's FAS' Miki Berardelli as chairwoman of the federation's marketing council.

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  • February 29, 2016
Tampa company declares Wiener War with Burger King

Checkers & Rally's Restaurants has been selling hot dogs for more than 30 years.

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  • October 31, 2014
Hardware store bleeds tech

Michael Wynn may be the president of Sunshine Ace Hardware in Naples, but he's also a self-proclaimed tech geek.

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