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Macaron company grows to 70-plus locations, a 'dream coming true'

The franchise strategy at Sarasota-based Le Macaron has multiple ingredients, with a focus on location, support and high-quality cookies.

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City of Venice to pay Neal Communities $1.6M over permit fee dispute

The city settled with the developer after Neal filed a lawsuit over building permit fees.

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According trade publication Pollstar, Ray J Stadium leads the country in the first half of 2024.

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$2.1 billion sale of apartment communities includes Florida properties

A New York investment firm bought 18 properties across the state from a multifamily developer founded by Lennar.

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42-story Tampa tower sold

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Sarasota community foundation adds board members, appoints officers

The Community Foundation of Sarasota County makes changes to its board as the new fiscal year approaches.

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62 jobs lost after Hillsborough Community College pulls contract

A French company with U.S. operations tells state officials that it is laying off employees after the local college choses a new vendor.

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Georgia firm acquires 150-employee Bradenton baking business

Bradenton-based commercial bakery St. Armands Baking Co. has been sold to Engleman’s Bakery of Norcross, Georgia.

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Miami bank expanding services to Gulf Coast market

Miami-based City National Bank of Florida is expanding to the Gulf Coast with the appointment of new leadership in Tampa.

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Federal judge orders AeroVanti exec to disclose finances at July hearing

Patrick Britton-Harr, the founder of Sarasota-based AeroVanti, must go before a judge to explain what happened to money alleged to have gone to air service company from improper sale of house or face jail time.

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SRQ to add new daily flight to New York City

American Airlines will now offer six destinations out of the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.

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$2B Tampa REIT: NYSE listing allows it to 'raise equity much more easily'

Days after ringing the bell at Wall Street's famed New York Stock Exchange, Sila Realty Trust's CEO talks about the future, the process and lessons he learned from his father.

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Naples, developer settle lawsuit over luxury condo, retail development

The settlement calls for the developer to do away with underground parking that was a point of contention.

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Pasco County university to offer AI master's degree

The new program at the Pasco County university begins fall 2024.

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Companies from Tampa to Naples made the business magazine's list of the best employers in the country.

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