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Sarasota mortgage broker rings up $10M quarter

Coral Gables-based Thomas D. Wood and Co. has five offices statewide.

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  • January 8, 2014
Hospital shareholders approve sale

Health Management Associates shareholders agreed to sell the company and its 71 hospitals to Community Health Systems of Tennessee.

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  • January 8, 2014
Firm readies for more Gulf Coast rubs

Massage Heights, a national franchise chain of massage retreat centers, seeks to reach new peaks in store locations, with much of the growth coming in Florida.

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  • January 7, 2014
Cancer lab develops new test

NeoGenomics says it has developed a novel test to identify bone-marrow disease.

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  • January 7, 2014
Pat Neal chatted up for Florida CFO post

Homebuilder has been in politics before, going back to the 1970s.

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  • January 7, 2014
Comprehensive Care hires new president

The Tampa-based health care management company has promoted Ramon Martinez, who previously led its pharmacy program.

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  • January 7, 2014
Fast cars pull into festival

The auctions at the Naples Winter Wine Festival always feature over-the-top lots, and this year will be no exception.

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  • January 6, 2014
Anexio

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Prolific homebuilder plots Tampa expansion

Neal Communities also closed out 2013 up 35% in sales over 2012.

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  • January 6, 2014
Two St. Petersburg CPA firms merge

Whiteman and Co. will be joining and taking on the name of 40-year-old Spoor + Associates.

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  • January 6, 2014
Popular cafe opens new location

Bennett's Fresh Roast opens new $3 million location on Sanibel.

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  • January 6, 2014
Commercial lease sales tax faces repeal

Florida State Rep. Greg Steube, R-Bradenton, will likely score some major points in the business community with a new bill he's proposed for the 2014 Legislative session: The elimination of a sales tax on commercial leases.

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Endurance Exploration Group goes public

The Clearwater firm has merged with the non-operating shell company Tecton Corp. to give it more financing options.

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  • January 3, 2014
Architecture firm promotes shareholders

Laura Adcock, in Lakewood Ranch, is the firm's first woman shareholder in 35 years.

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  • January 3, 2014
Lee Memorial opens Charlotte clinic

Lee Memorial Health System opens a new pediatric specialty clinic in Charlotte County.

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