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  • November 7, 2013
Check this: Burger biz hits Walmart

Tampa-based fast-food chain Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, known for double drive-thru locations with no interior seats, is expanding without a core piece of its business model, not to mention its name.

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  • November 6, 2013
Sarasota firm expands deal with Hewlett-Packard

Brand Management Group wins an expanded licensing partnership.

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  • November 6, 2013
HMA repaying government $31 million

Health Management Associates says its will restate three years' worth of financial statements.

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  • November 6, 2013
USAA spending $164.3 million in Tampa

The financial/insurance firm plans to build 420,000 square feet of new offices in the area and add 1,215 jobs by 2019.

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  • November 6, 2013
Reitmann inducted into Hall of Fame

Michael Reitmann fought tirelessly for homebuilders for more than 37 years, so it should come as no surprise that he was inducted into the Florida Housing Hall of Fame at a ceremony Oct. 19 in Tampa.

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  • November 5, 2013
Local wellness products firm targets France

It Works Global now does business in 12 countries worldwide.

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  • November 5, 2013
Tampa insurer taking 34,000-plus policies from Citizens

Homeowners Choice Property & Casualty is assuming several thousand property insurance policies from the state-owned insurer.

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  • November 5, 2013
Pharmacists filed claims for dead

The owners of Sunshine Pharmacy plead guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • November 5, 2013
Serve up design at Ringling

The International Service Design + Tourism Conference, which launched last year in Austria, will make its U.S. debut in Sarasota Nov. 7.

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  • November 4, 2013
Homebuilder bolts past 700 annual sales

Neal Communities, with 712 sales on the year, is ahead of the 2012 pace.

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  • November 4, 2013
UT creating new Entrepreneurship Center building

The university is constructing a seven-story building with space for parking, classrooms and a safety center.

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  • November 4, 2013
Homebuilding permits jump 67%

Construction activity in Lee County continues to rise in October as the economy recovers.

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  • November 4, 2013
Hamman has inside track

Brian Hamman now has the inside track on winning the Lee County commission seat vacated by Tammy Hall when elections are held in November 2014.

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  • November 1, 2013
WellCare Health Plans removes CEO

Chairman David Gallitano will serve as interim CEO during the executive search.

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  • November 1, 2013
Former FCC chairman joins Sarasota firm

William Kennard will work for Grain Management's new Washington, D.C., office.

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