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  • February 13, 2014
$25M dealership under construction

Scanlon Auto Group has started construction on an Acura dealership in Fort Myers.

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  • September 23, 2016
Purchase Power

A dollar in Florida isn't just a dollar.

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  • January 14, 2016
Senior living firm promotes executive

Rebecca Lingold Townsend has more than 25 years of experience with senior living centers.

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  • March 4, 2016
Mortgage giant names chairman, COO

Walter Investment Management Corp. has nearly 6,000 employees.

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  • March 30, 2016
Sales consulting firm creates 50 jobs in St. Pete

The firm is investing nearly $29,000 in Pinellas County.

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  • October 22, 2014
Sarasota web firm changes destiny, and its name

Destiny Group moves into a new office and adds employees.

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  • October 19, 2015
Fertilizer manufacturer grows into new facility

Facility will be used for manufacturing, distribution and warehousing.

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  • November 6, 2015
Whole Foods plans new store

Whole Foods Market has signed a lease for a new grocery store in Fort Myers.

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  • December 5, 2014
40 under 40 winner wins again

Erica Tillery is on a winning streak.

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  • December 26, 2014
$42.5 million - Oyster Harbor

Taylor Morrison Home Corp. purchased land in Naples' Fiddler's Creek for the development of the new 1,000-home residential community, Oyster Harbor.

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  • March 20, 2015
Meet the village people

Florida's newest municipality is now in business.

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  • February 13, 2004
Indelible Impression

Cody Fowler Davis walks in big footsteps - those left by his grandfather, Cody Fowler, one of the founders of Tampa's Fowler White law firm.

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  • March 29, 2008
Gulf Coast Week

Cone sentenced to prison: The owner of a Tampa construction company has been sentenced to five years in prison and five years probationMoffitt growth may hit snag: The H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute's $400 million expansion plan in Tampa has run into yet more troubleBallfield plans lack financials: Three proposals to redevelop Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg posed more questions than answersMassive mall progresses: A massive mega-shopping mall project in northern Sarasota County, to be built by Sarasota-based Benderson Development, is one step closer to beginning constructionLWR city chatter heats up: Lakewood Ranch, one of the largest master planned communities on the Gulf Coast, is exploring the possibility of becoming an incorporated cityCollier targets job retention: Faced with rising unemployment and companies moving out of the area, Collier County commissioners are offering to pay qualifying companies $1,000 per existing job if they stay put and promise to hire more people.Discount carriers dominate: Three discount carriers were among the top five passenger airlines flying to Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers

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  • February 6, 2004
Collier, Lee Lead; Pinellas Stagnant

In Fishkind & Associates' newest 2004 forecast, the region's two southernmost counties will top the population growth charts again. Pinellas and Sarasota are growing at the slowest rates.

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  • October 17, 2003
Coffee Talk (Tampa Edition)

This week's items: Bradenton and St. Petersburg models of redevelopment success? Larry Staff, of ResortQuest, forecasts good news for winter tourism The happenings of entrepreneur, developer and philanthropist Harvey Vengroff

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  • July 23, 2010
Corporate Report: July 23 - July 29

The latest business news from Tech Data, HSN, Ker's WingHouse, and more.

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  • July 15, 2011
School of Fish

Randy Essig hopes to parlay his seafood restaurant's success into a national brand of specialty foods. He already sells 50,000 Key lime pies a year.

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  • April 27, 2018
Ryan Cos. is a real estate developer like few others

Company differs from other competition because of what it is, and what it is not

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 16, 2015
Million dollar babies

The median price of a home in the Naples neighborhoods west of U.S. 41 recently hit $1 million. Some caution that price escalation can't continue indefinitely.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 31, 2023
SWFL foundation appoints new CEO

Dawn Belamarich starts her new role after Labor Day.

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