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  • October 8, 2020
Popular restaurant chain to open new location in region, hire hundreds

The Cheesecake Factory plans to open a new restaurant at Westfield Countryside mall in Clearwater, Florida, on Dec. 8.

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  • October 8, 2020
Law firm promotes four area attorneys to partner level

Quarles & Brady promoted others nationally.

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  • October 7, 2020
Popular pumpkin farm faces $7.2 million foreclosure lawsuit

The Bradenton farm is one of the defendants listed along with members of the Hunsader family.

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  • October 7, 2020
New 118-room hotel coming to downtown region

The builder is Sarasota-based Firmo Construction.

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  • Brian Hartz
  • October 7, 2020
Fast-growing cybersecurity firm welcomes new executives

A-LIGN, a Tampa, Florida-based cybersecurity firm, has hired Mike Herdegen as chief technology officer and Brian Gladstein as senior vice president of marketing.

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  • October 6, 2020
Luxury brokerages merge to handle hot resale market.

Both John R. Wood Properties and Vineyards Naples Properties have been in the market for decades.

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  • October 6, 2020
New restaurant opens at area art museum

Bistro at the Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College launched Oct. 1.

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  • October 6, 2020
Boat dealer expands reach with acquisition of $220M company

Clearwater, Florida-based MarineMax has acquired SkipperBud’s and its subsidiary Silver Seas Yachts, which combined to generate $220 million in revenue in 2019.

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  • October 5, 2020
Hospital, medical group name new CEO

Kelly Enriquez was previously COO at the 380-bed Lawnwood Regional Medical Center in Fort Pierce.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • October 4, 2020
Hospital group acquires 12-location medical practice

Exodus Women’s Center was founded in 1992.

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  • October 4, 2020
Developer on a roll with headquarters projects names top attorney

Charles Thomson spent nearly a decade with Coleman, Yovanovich & Koester.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • October 4, 2020
Plans move forward on $3 billion project's first residential complex

Heron is Water Street Tampa's first apartment tower.

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  • October 3, 2020
County, under criticism, revamps coronavirus relief program

Sarasota County will now model its application process off of the one in Manatee County.

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  • October 3, 2020
Florida gyms face a heavy lift in the pandemic

Gyms try to work their way back from the pandemic.

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  • October 2, 2020
Airport CEO, spokeswoman, test positive for COVID-19

Both Joe Lopano and Veronica Cintron are doing well, say airport officials.

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