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  • September 25, 2013
WellCare hires N.C. Medicaid director

Carol Steckel resigned her North Carolina position effective Oct. 11 to become WellCare's senior director of public policy.

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  • September 25, 2013
Hospital firm reviews sale

Health Management Associates hires investment bankers to review the company's sale.

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  • September 25, 2013
Exec scores new gig at microloan organization

Tim Dutton, who previously ran SCOPE, now heads up Suncoast Community Capital.

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  • September 25, 2013
Beware of faux press releases

The most basic public-relations tool could turn into a PR headache.

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  • September 24, 2013
Resident Techie: That computer's on fire! Oh No!

It's going to happen. You know it will. But still you put it off and now, disaster has struck. There's no telling what form it'll take. It could be everything from the more obviously sinister burglar or virus to that seemingly innocent (yet dastardly) glass of water. Or it could happen with a whimper, something as simple as a strange clicking noise that means your computer has become a giant paperweight.

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  • September 24, 2013
CFO-for-hire joins Tampa CPA firm

CFO Solutions Resource Inc. will merge with Hallmark CPA Group.

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  • September 24, 2013
Vitera paying $644 million for firm

The Tampa firm's parent company agrees to buy Georgia's Greenway Medical Technologies.

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  • September 24, 2013
Lee commissioner faces prison time

Tammy Hall agrees to plead guilty to embezzling campaign money for personal expenditures.

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  • September 24, 2013
Startup picks up $500K

Chicago hedge fund manager Francis Wisniewski, who received national notoriety when he launched a high-end gym for extremely overweight people in 2011, has led a $500,000 investment into a Tampa technology startup.

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  • September 23, 2013
BlueGrace buys Baltimore firm

Riverview company acquires United States Transportation Consultants.

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  • September 23, 2013
Mobile marketing firm to add 40 employees

MobileBits will also expand its Sarasota facility by 2,000 square feet.

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  • September 23, 2013
Sarasota votes on $1M economic development budget

County commission will consider the funds at an upcoming meeting.

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  • September 23, 2013
Naples home prices jump 36%

The median price of an existing single-family home in Naples reached nearly $300,000 in August.

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  • September 23, 2013
Financing eludes many homebuilders

If you're in the market for a house, good luck finding a model home.

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  • September 20, 2013
Lennar Homes buys Gran Paradiso, plans future development

The price equated to $29,632 per acre.

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