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  • June 23, 2015
Manatee biz takes lead in underwater beacons

Dukane Seacom created a new underwater locator device.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 23, 2015
Major renovations could spark new life in Tampa mall

RD Management, the owner of University Mall in North Tampa, is converting a long-vacant former J.C. Penney store into space for two new anchors.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 23, 2015
Hertz subsidiary picks new COO

Hertz Equipment Rental, the subsidiary the car rental giant plans to spin off, has named Bruce Dressel chief operating officer.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 22, 2015
Marshals make arrest in debt collection scam

The Florida Office of Financial Regulation says U.S. Marshals have arrested the former president of a debt collection agency in Lee County.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 22, 2015
$712M Medicare fraud busts include local execs

The national case included 243 people, and more than $712 million in false billing.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 22, 2015
Bradenton firm admits to $1.5M health care scheme

Suncoast Brace & Limb faces a $500,000 fine, plus restitution payment.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • June 19, 2015
Moving up

Paul Rutledge, first vice president with CBRE's retail brokerage group in Tampa, was elected to serve as the International Council of Shopping Centers' Florida State Operations chairman for 2015-2016.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 19, 2015
Fort Myers Beach marina site sells for $2.1M

A former owner returns to a property he lost during the real estate collapse.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 19, 2015
Olympic-caliber park rows for new operations exec

Nicole Rissler was named COO of The Suncoast Aquatic Nature Center.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 19, 2015
Barbecue owner convicted of fencing checks

Charvester Anthony could spend the next 50 years in federal prison if a judge hands down the maximum sentence.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 19, 2015
Melting Pot thaws Alaska with discount

Alaska is not exactly the first state many people think about when it comes to something melting.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 19, 2015
USF among top patented schools

A lot of innovation is happening at the University of South Florida — so much that two intellectual property groups say the school is among the world's elite for the fifth year in a row.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 19, 2015
Taco time on the Gulf Coast

The future for Fuzzy's Taco Shop, a Texas based chain of funky Baja-style Mexican restaurants that serves breakfast all days, is clear: The Gulf Coast is key to its expansion strategy.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 19, 2015
Store Capital fund buys AnazaoHealth building

An affiliated fund of Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Store Capital purchased the 45,284-square-foot AnazaoHealth building for $7.65 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 19, 2015
Cruises, cars and rum: Brands look good

Car rental giant Hertz, with a temporary corporate headquarters in Naples, has taken some hits in the financial press for its underperforming stock and leadership struggles.

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