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  • October 1, 2010
Checkers chips in on vet's business effort

Tampa-based Checkers Drive-In Restaurants has added a garnish that anyone who supports our military can appreciate.

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  • December 24, 2010
Link between corporate profits, political gifts?

It's difficult to say whether political involvement makes a company perform any better, but a University of South Florida business professor sees a solid line connecting the dots.

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  • November 19, 2010
Oct. unemployment is 11.9%

More than 1 million Floridians were without jobs at the end of last month.

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  • February 1, 2011
Real estate outlook improves

Analysts are increasingly optimistic about Florida's real estate market.

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  • August 13, 2010
CoStar survey offers signs of hope

The industrial sector of the commercial real estate industry, desperate for any sliver of good news, can find some in a new survey.

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  • April 16, 2010
Florida foreclosures spike

Statewide foreclosure activity was up 29% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2010.

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  • March 29, 2011
Confidence falls in March

Floridians are skeptical about the recovery's future, a university study says.

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  • March 14, 2011
Double the fun with multiple offers

Multiple offers on homes for sale, an anecdotal sign on the health of the real estate market, mostly evaporated when the economy tanked.

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  • October 26, 2011
Grubb & Ellis looks to Gulf Coast for growth

Senior living complexes are some of the hottest items going in commercial real estate, and now a large national firm wants in on the action — starting with Sarasota.

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  • July 5, 2013
Investor group, family buys Plantation Road vacant land

The price equated to $41,280 per acre.

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  • February 21, 2013
80-bed hospital to heal south Lee County

Medical facility to serve Bonita Springs and Estero.

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  • February 15, 2013
Lee Memorial Health System buys Lee Physician Group's building

The Lee Memorial Health System purchased a 16,447-square-foot medical office building for $4 million.

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  • August 18, 2011
Tech Data sales up 18% to $6B

The Clearwater tech giant also saw operating income improve by 20%.

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  • October 5, 2011
Alico resumes dividend payment

The company had ceased regular quarterly dividend payouts in 2010.

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  • July 22, 2011
Miami-based LLC buys Southpoint offices

Miami-based B Developments LLC purchased the 63,812-square-foot Southpoint at Breckenridge Park office building for $2.4 million.

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  • May 20, 2011
Michigan's Allied Capital buys Tarpon Estates lots

Kalamazoo, Mich.-based Allied Capital Corp. has purchased another five residential lots in Tarpons Estates for $2.55 million.

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  • August 29, 2013
Bahamas firm buys telecom providers

A subsidiary of Cable Bahamas acquires two Southwest Florida firms.

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  • September 13, 2013
Construction industry builds progress

The national commercial construction market is poised for a comeback next year, courtesy of the industry's savior: apartment complexes.

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  • May 16, 2012
Sarasota contractor, partners buy vacant Siesta Village lot

The 1.91 acres of vacant land on Ocean Boulevard sold for $727,500.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • November 15, 2012
IRISS' Topping Out Party

On Nov. 9, IRISS hosted a barbecue to celebrate “topping-off” its new facility. The global headquarters is under construction at the Lakewood Ranch Commerce Center, 10306 Technology Terrace, Bradenton.

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