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  • July 28, 2006
Corporate Report

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  • July 30, 2009
The Quiet Giant

One of the Gulf Coast's largest companies has succeeded mostly in silence.

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  • August 6, 2009
Fourth Estate Fight

A commercial real estate firm faced a recent business crisis with a head-on, albeit risky, approach.

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  • June 10, 2011
Gulf Coast Week: June 10

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Corporate Report: September 6

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  • January 27, 2012
Gulf Coast Week: Jan. 27

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  • July 1, 2021
Amazon plans a pair of new buildings in region

Amazon's plans filed with Lee County call for two fulfillment centers to be developed by Seefried Industrial Properties in the Alico Distribution Center.

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  • March 8, 2021
Architectural institutions to merge, new entity names executive director

Anne-Marie Russell was previously the founding executive director and curator of the Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College.

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  • December 27, 2019
Airport office project on smooth trajectory

Between buzz and new leases, Southwest Florida International Airport’s Skyplex has high hopes for 2020.

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  • March 23, 2018
British entrepreneur seeks to win over America with translation software

From a launch in Britain to now Southwest Florida, a tech entrepreneur has high hopes for his unique software firm.

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  • By Ted Carter |
  • March 30, 2018
Developer targets high-end clients with storage concept

High-end self-storage isn’t just for fancy cars. An enterprising businessman targets other luxury vehicles with his new project.

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  • August 25, 2017
Spec Down South

A Baltimore developer intends to deliver one of the only new speculative industrial projects in Lee County since 2008.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 3, 2017
Institutional Magnet

The pending sales effort for Urban Centre is expected to generate interest from large, institutional real estate players.

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  • February 21, 2014
Corporate Report: Feb. 21

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  • July 15, 2016
What world or domestic event could most impact commercial real estate along Florida's Gulf Coast?

Commercial real estate questions

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 6, 2015
Government threat

Government is the biggest threat to the recovery of the commercial real estate market, from interest-rate increases to eliminations of popular tax incentives. Values could suffer as a result.

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  • February 13, 2015
Corporate report

Bloomin' Brands completes sale of Roy's restaurants to United Ohana; Gettel finance director appointed GM of Gettel Hyundai of Lakewood; United Insurance Holdings closes on acquisitions; St. Joseph's Hospital-South opens doors, treating patients; University of South Florida researchers announce test for 'fishy' seafood

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  • September 28, 2023
Private equity firm buys Fort Myers retailer Chico's for $1 billion

The deal comes 40 years after the company was founded.

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  • February 26, 2026
Barancik Foundation grants $11M to housing, arts, education, hunger groups

Two of the grants from the Sarasota-based foundation were for more than $1 million.

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