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  • May 23, 2017
Sarasota wins headquarters project, 72 jobs

FloorForce will move its headquarters to Sarasota.

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  • July 21, 2017
Tip top

Survey doesn't bode well for Southerners, female tippers.

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  • November 17, 2017
GSC buys second area complex this year

Continuing a wave of multifamily rental acquisitions throughout the Gulf Coast, a Virginia-based apartment operator has purchased a Sarasota complex for $43.25 million, according to property records.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • January 26, 2018
Lads of spring

Futbol, err, soccer, spring training is now a local thing.

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  • August 1, 2014
Cape Coral a work in progress

Cape Coral, the city across the river from Fort Myers, was one of the hardest-hit areas in the economic downturn and foreclosure crisis.

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  • August 14, 2014
CableOrganizer.com buys EquiCross

The Fort Lauderdale company plans to integrate EquiCross' crowd- and traffic-control equipment into its existing products.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • August 22, 2014
High tech jobs see the sun

Not many would call Florida a technology jobs hotbed, short of a few fast-growth high-tech businesses that dot the state.

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  • January 31, 2014
Naples loses corporate HQ

The first tangible evidence from the loss of Health Management Associates' headquarters in Naples was posted on a state government website.

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  • February 28, 2014
Cole Real Estate Investments buys Bonita Springs Family Dollar

The price equated to $214 per square foot.

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  • March 28, 2014
Nicholas Financial announces contingency plan

The company has named a successor for its CEO in the event its buyout deal with Prospect Capital Corp. is not completed by his May 31 retirement.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • December 3, 2013
Women's pain relief firm targets Europe

Sarasota-based Ziivaa made its European debut in late November.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • December 3, 2013
Empower Network hires new CEO

St. Petersburg company appoints former Digital Marketer CEO and Kajabi vice president.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • March 11, 2016
Leave your wallet in San Francisco

It's not just a five-hour flight that separates the bay areas of San Francisco versus the bay areas of Tampa and St. Petersburg.

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  • March 18, 2016
MQ planning Fort Myers retail

MQ Development Partners, a Dallas-based firm that specializes in retail projects in Texas and Florida, is planning to add retail offerings to roughly 10 acres at Heritage Gulf Lakes, in Fort Myers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • April 1, 2016
The fix is in

Florida, it turns out, is more than oranges, tourists and condo booms and busts.

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  • November 6, 2014
PGT feels good vibes from Wall Street

Quarterly earnings rose 19.2% at the impact resistant window and door firm.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • October 30, 2015
Stuck-ups among us

One person's snob is another person's sweetie.

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  • July 28, 2015
Door company opens payroll to 150 Brits

The Tampa door maker buys Performance Doorset Solutions near Manchester for $16 million.

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  • December 12, 2014
American Realty Capital Properties buys new Immokalee Family Dollar

Phoenix-based real estate firm American Realty Capital Properties Inc. purchased a 8,320-square-foot retail building for $1.87 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • February 23, 2015
Sarasota firm rescues Pasco apartments

Sarasota management company buys two complexes in the middle of foreclosure by a San Antonio nonprofit.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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