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Dispute Resolved
Lakewood Ranch-based homebuilder Neal Communities has settled a lawsuit with the city of Venice over a dispute in building permit fees. PAGE 7
High-level Tampa officials are making big-dollar pushes to woo foreign companies to town. The push is paying off. PAGE 8
TRAVEL
Reach for the Sky
Aircraft maintenance repair firm Aviotec, with a new owner at the controls, seeks more work at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport. PAGE 9
ENTREPRENEURS
World Wide
Naples couple steeped in finance finds new passion in building and running an airport animal cargo facility in New York City. PAGE 14
REAL ESTATE
On Point
The broker behind a $295 million residential real estate listing in Naples details the work behind the scenes to land a buyer. PAGE 16
REAL ESTATE Clearwater Beach complex sold for $6.75 million. 17 Benderson acquires Naples plaza. 17 Temple Terrace buys land for police station. 17
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Clarify| B2B MARKETING, TAMPA, UK PHOTO BY MARK WEMPLE
SARAH DONETTA, LUCAS JOPP, OLI DAVIES and RICHARD PARKINSON are British employees with Clarify’s Tampa office.
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