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Get them here, keep them here

The 'attrition rate comes from people who move here and don't get engaged with the community.'

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Maximum effort

Judge kills Miami Beach effort to hike minimum wage.

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Triple Net Gain

David Sobelman largely pioneered the now-popular triple net lease investment deal. For an encore, he's forming a company around them.

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Ad agency with nearly $15M in sales finds buyer

Lakewood Ranch-based Grapevine Communications was founded 2002.

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Business owner pleads guilty in $1.5M phone scam

Scheme involved selling personal information to fraudulent telemarketers.

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  • April 13, 2017
Credit union appoints chief lending officer

Sara DePauw will manage Achieva Credit Union's lending departments.

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Trust company names new CEO, other leaders

Sabal Trust Company has named several people to top positions.

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Studio expands franchises to area

Bottle & Bottega art and wine studio plans to enter Naples market.

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  • April 11, 2017
Sarasota City Center building sells for $36.5M

The purchase is the third major office transaction in Sarasota in the past year

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Communications firm offers cowork space

Sarasota's MagnifyGood worked with UTC Venture Group to open shared space.

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  • April 11, 2017
Bank promotes two to senior VP roles

Sanibel Captiva Community Bank promoted Lana Hollier and Jonathan Ruiz.

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  • April 11, 2017
Developer admits to $800K embezzlement charges

Clark East faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison.

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  • April 9, 2017
Sarasota commits $144K to woo firm, 72 jobs

Company, unnamed in public documents, is also considering Boca Raton.

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  • April 7, 2017
Region posts record tourism figures

The Tampa region collected more than $6 million in bed taxes in the first two months of 2107.

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