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City of Bradenton seeks to buy Tropicana land for $5.25M

More than 32 acres of land could change hands from Tropicana to the city of Bradenton.

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  • May 20, 2024
Norman Love Confections names new CEO; founder to stay with firm

While founder Norman Love aims to slow down, the company he founded nearly 25 years ago has big-growth goals in mind. "This company has been chomping at the bit to grow," says Love.

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  • May 20, 2024
National investment bank’s Tampa office nearly doubles in size

Kevin Phillips, managing partner at PEI Global Partners, says the move was made as it seeks to attract top-tier talent to the city.

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  • May 20, 2024
Landscaping firm enters Carolinas, Pennsylvania with acquisition

Fort Myers-based Juniper Landscaping has acquired a 90-year-old landscaping business.

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  • May 20, 2024
Tourism on upswing in Sarasota County after winter, 2023 slowdowns

The number of room nights sold increased by 5,400 in March compared with 2023, according to Visit Sarasota County.

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  • May 20, 2024
CEO ousted as investigation prompts leadership shakeup at Jabil

St. Pete tech giant Jabil announced several changes in its executive ranks after an investigation led to the removal of Kenneth Wilson.

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  • May 19, 2024
Celebrity real estate investor pays $59.6M for Fort Myers apartments

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a retail center is on the market in Sarasota, a major renovation comes to Lakeland shopping center, and a medical building sells in Bradenton.

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  • May 18, 2024
Community-first leader, Bank of Tampa founder dies at 88

Jerry Divers considered banking to be a profession, not an industry.

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  • Elizabeth King
  • May 18, 2024
One-stop shop complex for planning, development breaks ground

Sarasota County held a groundbreaking for a new facility to house planning and development services under one roof.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Elizabeth King
  • May 17, 2024
Bradenton cabinet company partner sentenced to prison in fraud case

The former president of a cabinet company collected money and never delivered products to dozens of her clients, police alleged.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • May 17, 2024
Report: Tampa suburb No. 10 nationally for turning hotel rooms into apartments

More than 150 apartments were created from a repurposed hotel in 2023 in one area of Hillsborough County, according to RentCafe.

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  • May 17, 2024
MarineMax founder retires from board, executive chairman role

MarineMax founder and longtime boat industry entrepreneur Bill McGill Jr. has retired from his role as board director and executive chairman.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • May 16, 2024
SWFL oncology network appoints new board member

American Oncology Network, a Fort Myers-based publicly traded network of community-based oncology practices, has named longtime health care executive Bill Valle to its board.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • May 16, 2024
$14.6M sets monthly bed tax record for St. Pete-Clearwater

Tourism development taxes soared in March in Pinellas County, according to Visit St. Pete-Clearwater.

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  • May 16, 2024
Tampa Downtown Partnership woos new CEO from Detroit organization

A champion for revitalization in Detroit says she looks forward to joining the "wave of positive momentum" in Tampa.

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