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  • February 18, 2020
Area real estate firm, CEO face fraud charges in alleged $170M scheme

EquiAlt, a Tampa real estate investment firm, faces federal fraud charges stemming from what the SEC says was a $170 million Ponzi scheme.

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  • February 18, 2020
Saunders' MSC Commercial joins TCN network

Sarasota's MSC Commercial, the commercial real estate brokerage arm of residential powerhouse Michael Saunders & Co., has joined the TCN Worldwide Real Estate Services network, of Dallas.

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  • February 18, 2020
Area fast-food chain recruits Boston Market CEO to run company

Tampa, Florida-based Checkers & Rally’s has named Frances Allen CEO and a member of the company's board of directors, effective Feb. 17.

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  • February 18, 2020
Former Western Union exec named CEO of $1B area payments firm

Odilon Almeida’s position at ACI Worldwide is effective March 9.

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  • February 17, 2020
Construction begins on $100M waterfront tower — first in over a decade

Prices start in the high $900s at Grandview at Bay Beach.

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  • February 17, 2020
Letter to the Editor: Licensing deregulation could have severe consequences

Florida Registered Interior Designer says licensing regulations protect the public.

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  • February 17, 2020
Manufacturer unveils massive new headquarters

Madico Inc., a maker of window films and a wholly owned subsidiary of Phoenix-based Lintec USA, on Feb. 13 officially opened its new, 247,000-square-foot headquarters and manufacturing facility located at 9251 Belcher Road N., Pinellas Park, Florida.

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  • February 17, 2020
Company purchases historic downtown building for $3.35 million

Architect Thomas Reed Martin designed the building. It was completed in October 1936.

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  • February 16, 2020
Health care group promotes COO to president

Todd Schonherz was named COO of American Oncology Network in 2017.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • February 14, 2020
Insurance firm purchases building, lot for $4.5 million

Sunz purchased a 43,863-square-foot office building at 1201 6th Ave. W. for $3.75 million and a 1-acre lot at 816 12th St. W. for $750,000.

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  • February 14, 2020
Builder, with nearly $320M in sales, names head people exec

Kiley Tyler has 12 years of experience in the HR field.

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  • February 14, 2020
Top cookie entrepreneur combines hard work, friendliness to become sales success story

The area’s top Girl Scout Cookie seller in 2019 was Catelyn Holcomb.

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  • February 14, 2020
TerraCap grows by following focused "thesis"

TerraCap Management has grown its asset base by 10 times in the past five years by carefully executing a simple strategy.

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  • February 14, 2020
Cassia Cay property trades hands

Deal by Michigan company to consolidate ownership of Cassia Cay, a key Sarasota County 31-acre tract, may jumpstart long-stalled development plans for 32-acre site near Westfield Sarasota Square mall.

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  • February 14, 2020
NAIOP honors "Best of the Best" in Tampa

NAIOP Tampa Bay's 2019 "Best of the Best" awards recognized developers, investors and brokers throughout the region for accomplishments last year.

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