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  • By Steven Benna |
  • March 4, 2016
Corporate report

India company buys firm for $460 million; Real estate brokerage names CEO; Window maker closes $100 million acquisition; Real estate society names president; IT firm recognized for service

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 29, 2015
Investors go shopping

Institutional investors are scouring deals in Southwest Florida. The latest sign: sale of the upscale Mercato shopping center in Naples.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 3, 2015
Open the vault

A Fort Myers manufacturer's vault door will be showcased in a new Smithsonian exhibit in Washington, D.C., elevating its profile.

  • Industries
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 30, 2015
The band is back

A group of commercial construction veterans is helping Suffolk Construction win some big projects on the Gulf Coast.

  • Industries
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 13, 2015
Let's go Metz

A national foodservice giant has its eye on the Gulf Coast. It could be a long glance.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 14, 2015
Count it

The accounting industry is going through a phase of consolidation, but a Gulf Coast firm has other ideas.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 26, 2014
A window for growth

From sales growth to a major acquisition, 2014 was a significant year for one of the largest companies in Sarasota.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • April 24, 2025
Sarasota Memorial Hospital unveils $75M research, education center

The Kolschowsky Research and Education Institute will provide space for medical and clinical innovation.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • December 18, 2023
Top commercial real estate transactions for Oct. 24-31 in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A Pinellas County apartment deal for nearly $90 million paces the week's transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 18, 2023
University of Tampa names Texas professor, administrator president

Teresa Abi-Nader Dahlberg, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at Texas Christian University, has been named the new president of the University of Tampa, replacing Ronald L. Vaughn.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • January 8, 2024
Top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

More than $50 million in Naples property sales highlight the week in transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • February 20, 2025
Siesta Key estate hits the market at $31.5 million

"Crystal Waters" is a custom-built West Indies-style mansion on 2.7 acres and 217 feet on Little Sarasota Bay.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • February 25, 2025
Lee County equipment supplier buys firm for $3.8B after previous deal collapses

Herc Holdings has entered into a merger agreement with H&E Equipment Services.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • September 25, 2023
Top commercial real estate transactions for Aug. 28 to Sept. 3 in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

An apartment complex sale in Hillsborough County for $83.7 million paces this week's transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • August 19, 2025
Dean of UTampa's Sykes College of Business resigns

Frank Ghannadian, dean of the University of Tampa’s Sykes College of Business, has resigned his position after an 18-year tenure, the university announced Monday.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Sharon Hillstrom |
  • August 27, 2025
Sky's the limit for aviation companies and careers in Manatee County

The industry is soaring in Manatee, with an assist from economic development officials who helped create a welcoming and pro-business environment.

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  • By Steven Benna |
  • October 28, 2024
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A $128 million land deal in Lee County paces transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • November 20, 2024
Prominent national circus performers to step down from Sarasota nonprofit

Pedro Reis and Dolly Jacobs are succeeded by 16-year veteran Jennifer Mitchell, who has been named president and CEO.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • March 30, 2026
2026 top 50 contractors zoom past $10B in annual revenue

From skyscrapers to seawalls, contracting companies in the region have been busy.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 22, 2023
Well-known Southwest Florida restaurant owner retires, sells three brands

Skip Quillen opened his first restaurant, Pazzo! Cucina Italiana, nearly 30 years ago in Naples.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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