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  • September 9, 2010
Florida wins demolition derby

The Obama Administration doles out another round of public cash.

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  • July 9, 2013
Entrepreneur seeks a physical presence

A commercial development project worth up to $15 million that could bring a Canyon Ranch-like medical spa destination to the Sarasota-Manatee region is close to coming together.

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  • January 12, 2012
Chomp to success, one store at a time

Steve Martin keeps opening more Tijuana Flats restaurants on the Gulf Coast, yet the question of why he has launched another business in a recession keeps dogging him.

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  • November 30, 2018
Housing starts, sales on the downswing statewide

Both housing starts and total sales in Florida hit six-month lows in September, and even with a slight uptick in closings in October, the overall statewide market remains middling.

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  • January 14, 2019
Retailer plans to shutter 250 stores

Fort Myers-based Chico’s FAS plans to close locations from its network in the next three years.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 25, 2016
Billionaire buys Naples tract

A partnership tied to billionaire Palm Beach investor Jeff Greene has acquired a more than 2,500-acre tract in North Naples for $38.5 million, the largest land sale of the past year in that swath of Southwest Florida involving an ongoing agricultural and mining operation.

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  • March 24, 2017
Wealthy value Florida

Florida attracts its fair share of billionaires

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  • March 28, 2014
Phillips Edison, ARC REIT buys two Gulf Coast centers, 13 others

The price equated to $137 per square foot.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 3, 2016
Billionaire buys Naples tract

A partnership tied to billionaire Palm Beach investor Jeff Greene has acquired a more than 2,500-acre tract in North Naples for $38.5 million, the largest land sale of the past year in that swath of Southwest Florida involving an ongoing agricultural and mining operation.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 6, 2024
Hoffmann Family of Cos. buys California wine country luxury fleet business

The Naples-based conglomerate has acquired at least three other business since March.

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  • September 25, 2023
Michigan credit union acquires $160M SWFL bank division

DFCU paid nearly $12 million for MidWestOne Bank’s Naples and Fort Myers division.

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  • January 17, 2020
On the move: Transplants flock to Sunshine State

Florida continues to lead the nation in the number of interstate moves, according to U.S. Census data compiled and analyzed by StorageCafe, a self-storage search website.

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  • May 20, 2011
Gulf Coast Week: May 20

Regional business news at a glance.

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  • November 12, 2009
Election time: Crist changes his tune; don't buy the pitch

Don't buy it. Please don't buy it.

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  • July 13, 2018
Breaking the law: Entrepreneurial attorney Kalpesh Patel seeks to disrupt

Kalpesh Patel, a St. Petersburg attorney, embraces technology as a way to be more efficient at helping fellow entrepreneurs.

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  • March 17, 2006
Government Efficiency

It's no joke: A pair of top government officials have found that using technology keeps them on top ofSouthwest Florida's rapid growth. It saves money, too.

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  • October 2, 2008
Corporate Report

Consumer First Bank set to launch next yearDiamondhead Casino extendstime frame for Casinos Austria Monroe to head up newventure capital companyCourt approves $150-millionfinancing for WCI bankruptcySuperior Uniform Grouppicks Steelwedge SoftwareThree area companies topartner in Mercedes contestValpak at 40: new facility,major Martha Stewart promoNoise expands into newlocation on Sanibel IslandLoreto Resources Corp.completes stock offeringCallMiner and Co-nexusto sell integrated productsCryo-Cell to distribute new service to seven countries

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  • January 30, 2015
Skin in the game

Andrew Jaffe grew his solo dermatology practice to 16 offices by seizing opportunities created by changes in the health care industry.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 17, 2009
Shirt Equity

A Gulf Coast T-shirt company is surpassing $2 million in sales this year, a notable feat considering the recession slamming retail. Its success is based on a combination of grit, good decision-making and learning from mistakes.

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  • September 21, 2007
Coffee Talk

Marco bank deal called off: Bad loans at Marco Community Bancorp scuttled a deal with the influential Barron Collier and Lutgert families in Collier County.Random acts of freebies: Free giveaways at banks are usually relegated to the coffee and donut display in the lobby. Maybe you'll land a Frisbee and a key chain, or even a lollipop, if you're lucky.D'Alessandro's body recovered: Commercial real estate brokers speculated for days about what happened to well-known Fort Myers broker Frank D'Alessandro.A treat for cookie and cupcake eaters: The wholesale bakery operation behind some of the Gulf Coast's most talked about, and eaten, cookies, muffins and cupcakes is going retail.Have lights, will sell franchises: St. Petersburg entrepreneur Nick Schriver, a 28-year-old landscape architect, started Decorating Elves three years ago as a sideline business that decorated homes for Christmas.Help us find the top tech companies Technology rules.

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