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  • April 12, 2011
Lakewood Ranch sales rebound

A total of 107 homes were sold in the year's first quarter, up from 31 in 2010.

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  • October 9, 2023
Trader Joe's hosts a hiring fair for new location

The goal of the three-day fair is to add 25 team members.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • November 20, 2025
Allegiant adds service between SRQ and Toledo

A new Allegiant Air route to Toledo, Ohio brings to 69 the total of nonstop destinations offered from Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • March 19, 2021
Selling Your Business?

Know the Pros of a Third-Party Sale

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  • March 6, 2015
Adopting benefits technology can boost employee satisfaction

The price of technology may appear to be high, but the cost of dissatisfied employees may be considerably higher. Good benefits packages will mean nothing if your workers cannot figure them out and access them easily online.

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  • March 4, 2025
Naples developer pays $26M for downtown Sarasota sites

The Lutgert Cos. has built more than a dozen projects in Naples.

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  • November 14, 2008
Moving down market

Persystent Technologies has a new chief executive that is expanding the company's customer base.

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  • February 3, 2014
Tampa Bay's largest industrial landlord taps CBRE

The brokerage will handle leasing EastGroup Properties' 2 million-square-foot, 26-building portfolio.

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  • February 4, 2022
President, CEO sheds interim title after more than doubling new patient visits

Rishi Patel began his journey with CAN Community Health in 2015.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • January 23, 2015
Sustained vision

The sustainable food industry has few national firms with large scale and a known brand. Some ambitious entrepreneurs plan to change that.

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  • 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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  • January 28, 2011
Stock market

Stock Development is moving aggressively to acquire lots in Collier County in anticipation of a better year of new-home sales.

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  • September 28, 2018
Alexander at Countryside sells for $69.3 million

In one of the largest apartment deals in Pinellas County this year, an Ohio-based group buys the Alexander at Countryside multifamily complex for $69.3 million

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  • July 16, 2023
Nearly 2,000 homes headed to 1,000-acre Plant City development

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a national supply company buys a SWFL warehouse, a Tampa restaurant expands and a Lakewood Ranch shopping center sells.

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  • January 7, 2010
A Sales Hug

An Amish furniture entrepreneur hopes he has the solution to flat sales. He is using a unique approach to marketing based on passion.

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  • October 9, 2023
IMG Academy president, in rare comments, provides insight on $1.25B sale, future

At an event on Oct. 5, Brent Richard revealed how the headline-grabbing deal earlier this year wasn't necessarily planned.

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  • September 14, 2020
Prominent auto dealer sells two area locations for $36M

The Fuccillo Automotive Group entered the Southwest Florida market in 2010.

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  • May 5, 2026
Hertz turns to eBay as it expands retail sales options

The Lee County rent-a-car giant believes a retail strategy that includes physical dealership and digital options is the key to growing its sales operation.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • April 8, 2021
A Healthy Pipeline

The Ronto Group expects the projects it has underway or in the planning stages will keep the Naples-based development firm busy possibly through 2028.

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  • April 18, 2014
Get Creative

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