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  • January 15, 2024
Former Sarasota chamber CEO to run for hospital board seat

Kevin Cooper, a well-known advocate for businesses and nonprofits in Sarasota and former U.S. Army sergeant, has filed to run for the Sarasota Memorial Hospital Board.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Louis Llovio
  • January 14, 2024
Tampa hotel completes $21 million expansion

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Sarasota tower is rejected, a Miami law firms opens in Tampa, and Port Charlotte is getting a new restaurant and bar.

  • Florida
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  • Louis Llovio
  • January 13, 2024
Lakewood Ranch 'masterpiece for luxury living' home sells for $6.3 million

The sale of the home in The Lake Club subdivision is among the biggest in the community's history.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Andrew Warfield
  • January 13, 2024
10-story apartment complex proposed for downtown Sarasota site

The developer of 1 Main Plaza intends to transform the 1700 block of Main Street in Sarasota into a 226-unit building that will include 25 affordable housing units.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Mark Gordon
  • January 12, 2024
SRQ airport surpasses 4.3 million passengers, up 215% since 2018

The Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport has had "record-breaking growth" over the past five years, SRQ President and CEO Rick Piccolo says.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Louis Llovio
  • January 12, 2024
Florida Wells Fargo branch unionizes, first in state

Employees at a Wells Fargo branch in Daytona Beach voted to unionize Thursday, increasing the possibility that the effort could spread statewide.

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  • Mark Gordon
  • January 12, 2024
90-employee Lee County engineering and planning firm acquired

Banks Engineering, a 90-employee civil engineering, planning and land surveying firm based in Fort Myers, has been acquired.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Louis Llovio
  • January 11, 2024
Packaging manufacturer hiring 500 for new Pasco County plant

Garyline, a New York packaging manufacturer, is hiring more than 500 people at its new Spring Hill facility and will hold its first job fair Saturday.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Louis Llovio
  • January 11, 2024
Hertz plans to sell off 20,000 electric vehicles to cut costs

The global car rental giant will use the proceeds to buy gas-powered cars.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Mark Gordon
  • January 11, 2024
Food service company names Walmart e-commerce exec CFO

Innovative Food Holdings, a Bonita Springs publicly traded company that caters to professional and home chefs, named Gary Schubert CFO.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Mark Gordon
  • January 11, 2024
Report: California to lose four congressional seats, Florida to gain three

The population surge of the past three years will be a win for Florida's congressional presence in Washington, D.C.

  • Florida
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  • Louis Llovio
  • January 10, 2024
Tampa-area homebuilder reorganizes structure as it expands in region

Riverview homebuilder Casa Fresca Homes is expanding its reach and restructuring operations to make growth easier.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Louis Llovio
  • January 10, 2024
Publix opens first Kentucky store

Publix Super Markets has opened its first store in Kentucky and its first liquor store outside of Florida.

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  • Mark Gordon
  • January 10, 2024
Canadian biometrics firm buys Tampa software ID company

Toronto-based biometrics security company BioConnect has acquired Silent Partner Technologies Inc., a Tampa-based software company.

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  • January 10, 2024
Sarasota hospital foundation names top finance official

Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation has named Shana Meadows director of finance and operations.

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