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National builder enters local luxury market

Emerald Homes, a unit of D.R. Horton, will build in Tampa and Sarasota.

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  • August 14, 2013
HMA Chairman William Schoen retires

The longtime chairman of the hospital company retires after battling hedge fund.

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Hertz to spend $100 million on The Big Move

Moving the corporate headquarters and hundreds of Hertz employees to Southwest Florida from New Jersey is a huge undertaking.

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  • August 13, 2013
Tampa design firm names new president

Florida Design Consultants appoints Stuart Rogers as president.

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Local chemical firm reopens London office

JCI Jones Chemicals has been growing rapidly overseas.

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Shareholder revolt ousts HMA board

Shareholders boot longtime hospital chief Chairman William Schoen and the board.

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  • August 13, 2013
Bed bugs and Hollywood

Being lost at sea wasn't a concern for the six entrepreneurs who appeared in the Bravo show “Below Deck.”

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  • August 12, 2013
Lee population grows slowly

Lee County's population grew less than 1%, according to the most recent estimates.

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Burger 21 goes west for the first time

The fast-casual burger joint signs its first franchise in Arizona.

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  • August 12, 2013
Ringling grad seeks $350K kickstart for animated film

Aaron Blaise, a 20-year veteran of Disney movies, has branched out to Kickstarter.

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  • August 12, 2013
Restaurant firm plans for Florida growth

The money trend in restaurants these days is fast casual, but Ed Doherty still believes in the lure of sit down, casual waiter-waitress service dining.

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  • August 9, 2013
Local Re/Max firm launches new CRE units

Agent Bruce Ginsberg will run the Sarasota-based office.

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  • August 9, 2013
Businessman put behind bars for evading taxes

Stanton's testimony didn't sway the jury that convicted him in December.

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  • August 9, 2013
Lower citrus prices squeeze grower

Alico's citrus division reports lower volumes and lower prices.

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  • August 9, 2013
Couple gets listening lesson

Cinzia Forbes and her husband, Michael Forbes, ran a small olive oil distribution business in Sarasota for more than a decade that was, in their words, mostly a money-losing hobby.

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