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  • October 5, 2012
Businesses step up in mutiny on the beach

The pirates won't be denied because, well, there's too much booty at stake.

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  • December 22, 2011
Tampa outearns St. Pete by 10%

Hillsborough wage gains have outpaced those across the bay since 2001.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • September 25, 2015
Naples investor buys building leased to West Florida Distributors

A company led by Michael Scancarella of Naples purchased a 14,000-square-foot commercial building for $1.5 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • January 4, 2024
Report: Collier ranked worst county in Florida to raise a family

A study from FloridaRentals.com purporting to reveal the best counties in Florida to raise a family revealed a big gap in first to worst across the state.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • August 23, 2023
Tampa medical center earns top honors from Forbes

Moffitt Cancer Center was recognized on the Forbes list of "America’s Best-in-State Employers."

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 26, 2005
Health Care Isn't Capitalistic

In this letter to the editor: Health Care Isn't Capitalistic: But it's in Sarasota taxpayers' best interests to act capitalistic and patronize their tax-supported hospital.

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  • March 23, 2011
Lawson made chief regulator

Ken Lawson is Secretary of the Dept. of Business and Professional Regulation.

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  • November 8, 2011
Tampa's HCI grows by $53M

The insurance holder grew by acquiring HomeWise Insurance Co.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • May 12, 2011
Distressed sales hurt Sarasota

Broker estimates 45% of closings so far this year were short sales or REO.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • June 28, 2011
Foreclosures up in April

Tampa and Sarasota's foreclosure rates increased by two percentage points.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • August 19, 2011
July unemployment at 10.7%

The state's official jobless rate is 10.7%, equivalent to last month's level.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • August 8, 2014
Real estate central

If you work in the commercial real estate and development business in Southwest Florida, you know how hard it is to keep track of all the upcoming educational and political events that might affect your business.

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  • September 5, 2014
Always room for more wings

Restaurants are scouting for sites all over Southwest Florida.

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  • September 26, 2014
Dunk City playoff payoff

There's little doubt that fielding a winning team means big payoffs for colleges.

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  • October 30, 2015
Hertz opens in Iraq

Iraq may be a dangerous place to operate, but that hasn't stopped U.S. companies from doing business there.

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  • February 17, 2015
Lee hotel revenues jump

Revenues at lodgings in Lee County rose 17% in December compared with the same month one year ago.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • March 7, 2023
Prominent Sarasota aviation facility flying under new ownership

The Sarasota company Dolphin Aviation Inc. was acquired by Hawthorne Global on Tuesday.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • August 23, 2022
Smashburger signs lucrative deal with local franchisee

Jiandong “Peter” Xu plans to open 15 Gulf Coast restaurants over the next six years.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • November 10, 2009
New economic partnership starts

A new, five-county regional economic development partnership for Southwest Florida got off the ground Nov. 10.

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  • May 24, 2013
Tamiami Hyundai owner buys, redeveloping King Richard's site

The price equated to $448,944 per acre.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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