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  • April 8, 2024
Tampa, Sarasota wealth management firm adds tax and accounting unit

Graham Capital Wealth Management, a Tampa-based independent Registered Investment Advisor with an office in Sarasota, is adding a tax and accounting services unit.

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  • Louis Llovio
  • April 7, 2024
$548 million hospital to open in Manatee County

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Miami developer borrows $65 million to build Fort Myers apartments, and a retail building in an artsy Sarasota neighborhood is for sale.

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  • April 6, 2024
Study: Gen Z in Tampa Bay will pay $23K more for rent than millennials

The young Tampa bay crowd can expect more in rental costs by the time they hit the age of 30.

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  • April 5, 2024
Tesla set to open Sarasota store by end of April, employ 50 people

The electric vehicle manufacturer has built a 55,000-square-foot showroom and service center at University Town Center just off I-75.

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  • April 5, 2024
Debut Sarasota County Anna Maria Oyster Bar looks to hire personnel

Oysters Rock Hospitality is looking to hire people for a variety of positions at a new Anna Maria Oyster Bar scheduled to open this spring in North Port.

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  • April 4, 2024
Aldi to open Tampa store on site of former Barnes & Noble

The discount grocer has applied for permits and begun work on the Dale Mabry property at Kennedy Boulevard.

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  • April 4, 2024
Checkers and Rally's CEO steps down

Frances Allen will remain with the company through September.

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  • April 4, 2024
Surgical institute sues Florida for $500M for harassment, shutdown

The Bonati Spine Institute of Hudson, in Pasco County, filed a $500 million lawsuit against the state of Florida alleging a wrongful shutdown in 2023.

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  • April 4, 2024
Prominent Naples attorney, FL Senate president’s husband dies at 72 from fall

John Passidomo is survived by his wife, three daughters and two grandchildren.

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  • April 3, 2024
Sarasota-area marketing firms announce merger

Sarasota public relations agencies Grapevine Communications and Demand Exposure are merging under the Grapevine banner.

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  • April 3, 2024
St. Pete College opens workforce hub named for former FL House speaker

St. Petersburg College is now welcoming visitors to the Chris Sprowls Workforce Innovation Hub at the Tarpon Springs campus.

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  • April 3, 2024
Tampa cosmetic surgery firm acquired

Yosemite Health Group Tampa, a private investment firm, has bought Premiere Center for Cosmetic Surgery of Tampa.

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  • April 3, 2024
Naples yacht membership club appoints new CEO

David Arredondo, a South Florida-based executive and entrepreneur with experience in technology and e-commerce, has been named CEO of Naples-based Exclusive Yachts.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • April 3, 2024
Developers building $25M Lakeland industrial park

Construction on the park just off of I-4 on State Road 33 is expected to begin later this year.

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  • April 2, 2024
Moffitt to incorporate AI, machine learning into fighting cancer

Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa will partner with NVIDIA, Oracle and a Deloitte subsidiary to improve data processing.

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