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  • January 28, 2016
Michigan firm acquires outlet mall for $26M

Michigan-based Dahlmann Properties acquired Tanger Outlets shopping center in Fort Myers for $26 million in cash.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • January 7, 2010
Venture capital well runs dry

If venture capital is the source of funding for a job recovery in Florida, then it's going to be a long wait.

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  • January 3, 2011
Florida Shores raises $8M

The Venice-based bank raised $8 million in equity capital.

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  • May 21, 2010
Gov. Crist extends emergency

Crist has expanded his declaration of a state of emergency in Florida.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • June 14, 2010
Oragenics wins $500K grant

The Tampa company will use the funds to develop its antibiotic products.

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  • July 27, 2011
Sarasota real estate sours

The area's foreclosure picture has worsened over the past year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • September 25, 2012
Hoteliers slow boosting rates

Hoteliers on the Gulf Coast remain hesitant to boost rates despite rising occupancies.

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  • December 4, 2012
Funding program targets women entrepreneurs

These are good days for entrepreneurs looking for small loans from unconventional sources.

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  • April 16, 2012
Lee hotel revenues jump

Revenues at hotels in Lee County rose 17% in February compared with last year.

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  • November 13, 2017
Firm to build project's second and third phases

DeAngelis Diamond will continue work at the Boys & Girls Club Bolch Campus in Immokalee.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • April 27, 2023
Fort Myers call center opens $21M facility, plans 350 jobs

Pay starts at $16 an hour for positions at Alta Resources.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • January 27, 2023
Calling all contractors: Submissions for Top 50 issue are being accepted

Submissions will be accepted through Wednesday, Feb. 15.

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  • January 11, 2019
Lead the way: Program seeks applicants who want to get ahead

The University of Tampa's Sykes College of Business TECO Energy Center for Leadership has begun to accept applications for its Modern Advances in Leadership certificate program.

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  • October 13, 2017
Be our guest

IMG adds another option with new hotel.

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  • November 10, 2006
Coffee Talk

The annual Capeopoly real estate conference in Cape Coral drew more than 400 people recently. It's easy to understand why: Cape Coral was the nation's fifth-fastest growing city last year.Cannon seizes commercial opportunity in housing slowdown The tech company accelerator located in Pinellas County might be one of the best-kept secrets a startup can find.John Cannon: Housing slowdown not carrying other sectors downOutback buyback done deal?Fox Electronics was honored with the 2006 Southwest Florida Blue Chip Community Business Award, an awardthat recognizes businesses in Lee and Collier counties that have successfully overcome adversity.The ongoing Wilson family saga is set to add another chapter Nov. 14, when an empty land plot in a Sarasota subdivision goes up for public auction. Downtown Tampa is finally on the cusp of becoming a 24-hour city where people live and work, as the first phase of Grand Central at Kennedy in Channelside nears completion and other residential towers take shape, according to the newest office market report by GVA Advantis Real Estate Services Co.Bonita Bay gives more money to schoolsWCI Communities outlook remains grimHappy birthday to you, DooleyMack

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  • May 18, 2006
Lee-Collier Runner-Up 3

Daniel Dosoretz, CEO, Radiation Therapy Services: When Daniel Dosoretz arrived in Fort Myers in 1980, cancer patients who needed radiation therapy didn't have many choices in town. That was about to change.

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  • December 19, 2008
Be nimble, be quick

Brad and Ryan Kugler took over the familyentertainment products liquidation business and boosted its growth through tough deals and flexible response to the market. Now they are seeking an acquisition.

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  • January 31, 2018
Restaurant giant adds exec in newly created role

Ramin Eivaz joins Bloomin' Brands Inc. as senior vice president of digital marketing.

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  • September 4, 2024
North Florida coffee chain expanding to Tampa Bay

Ellianos Coffee, a chain based out of Lake City, is poised to open four locations in the Tampa Bay area.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • May 21, 2004
Free Press (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Buchanan Automotive Group shows growth in Automotive News rankingsRoofing contractor wins Firestone Inner Circle of Quality AwardGallery for Metropolitan Sarasota Bay opened at 1150 Ritz Carlton Drive

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