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  • February 10, 2012
Time Warner chooses Westshore

The company announced an expansion of staff and space in September.

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  • March 14, 2012
Delinquency pace slows

The rate of foreclosures in Cape Coral-Fort Myers dipped under 10%.

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  • November 3, 2017
Where's the moral thinking of Amazon executives?

Reader spreads the word about public incentives.

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  • March 28, 2014
The last tango in Cape Coral

One of the winners of the economic recovery has been Gary Aubuchon, the Cape Coral homebuilder and former state legislator.

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  • June 3, 2015
Sarasota-Bradenton home prices up 10%

The rate of foreclosures in the region, meanwhile, is dropping.

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  • March 8, 2023
Pickleball competition heats up — with millions of dollars at stake

A variety of entrepreneurs in the region are racing to get into — or get ahead — in the business of pickleball, with soon-to-be national leagues, all-encompassing social and sports clubs, and more.

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  • April 18, 2008
Coffee Talk

The ever growing Price Guarantee Club: Sarasota-based developer Rob Morris is balancing an odd mix of anxiety and confidence as he seeks buyersLee County's first signs of hope: It's hard to find much good news about Lee County's housing market.Weight loss chain comes to Florida: Physician-directed Hy-Tech Weight Loss, a chain of weight loss centers based in Omaha, Neb., has opened a St. Petersburg locationSafest place for housing in Lee County: Matlacha: If the Lee County area has the worst rate of foreclosure in the countryTampa gets two new conventions: Siting good prices, available hotels, the convention center and the weather, two Washington-based associations have picked Tampa as the site of their 2010 and 2011 conventionBeall's finally gets new president: Bradenton-based retailer Beall's has hired Lana Cain KrauterBradenton land firm clear out of options: The real estate market slump has snared its latest victim: Bradenton-based Earthworks Land Development

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  • June 29, 2023
SMH breaks ground on research and education institute

The $75 million project will enhance training programs and help retain physicians locally.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 23, 2023
New fire training tower in Tampa to boost firefighters' readiness

The city is building the tower as it fights to boost its budget in order to hire firefighters and buy ambulances.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 23, 2022
St. Pete developer seeks retailers for $80 million Edge District project

With groundbreaking near and condo sales brisk, Orange Station developers are in search of merchants to fill space.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • April 20, 2007
A different approach

Developer Leonard Gardner is asking for density increases and city funding to bring workforce housing downtown.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • May 18, 2006
Tampa Bay Runner-Up 2

Dean Akers, CEO, Ideal Image Inc., Tampa: Dean Akers is an optimistic, straight-talker who shares folksy witticisms that reflect his upbringing in Lakeland - back when the place was a small town and many of the residents considered themselves southerners.

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  • June 17, 2005
Free Press (Sara/Mana)

LandMark Bank to open fifth banking centerMichael Saunders & Co. grabs conference awardsManatee Chamber announces recruitment campaign results

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  • September 3, 2004
Free Press (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Sarasota University ranked second in doctorate degreesSarasota ad firmreceives first place Surveillance systems creator gets new designer Surveillance systemscreator gets new designer

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  • November 12, 2009
Horizon Bay Hyde Park develops six-story building

Horizon Bay Hyde Park LLC purchased slightly less than two acres on South Boulevard and Horatio Street for $3.4 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • November 25, 2009
Feds may jack up Florida sewer bills

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposal to establish stringent, numeric nutrient water quality standards throughout the state will be impossible to meet and impose serious economic hardship, according to a coalition of Florida businesses, associations and public entities.

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  • March 29, 2013
Wheelock Street Capital, buys land, Ronto planning Goodlette Road development

The price equated to $1.12 million per acre.

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  • August 15, 2011
New blog tracks Ponzi schemes across U.S.

Seems like there are blogs for everything these days. But Tampa attorney Jordan Maglich was surprised to learn no one, far as he could tell, monitored Ponzi schemes nationwide.

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  • July 13, 2012
Sarasota Association of Realtors to develop Cattlemen site

The Sarasota Association of Realtors and White Oak Development Ltd. have traded properties.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • September 13, 2021
Local company receives premarket clearance on wound care product

The Omeza Collagen Matrix is the company's first medical prescription product.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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