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  • November 18, 2019
Former Michelin exec joins area investment firm

Henry Schmitt, a former senior executive with tire giant Michelin North America, has joined Tampa, Florida-based Skyway Capital Markets, a boutique investment banking firm, as managing director.

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  • November 18, 2019
Country club debuts $5.2 million renovation project

The new restaurant at Shadow Wood Country Club is named Golfside Grill.

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  • November 16, 2019
Large Florida bank — sans branches — targets new part of region

Seacoast Bank has spent four years or so on a Florida expansion march.

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  • November 16, 2019
New French Mediterranean restaurant opens

Blasé Bistro & Martini Bar is at 1920 Hillview St. in Sarasota’s Southside Village.

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  • November 15, 2019
Prominent master-planned community town doubles solar capacity

FPL will use more than 700,000 solar panels to power Babcock Ranch.

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  • November 15, 2019
University's new leader targets Silicon Valley-style success

Steve Currall was inaugurated as president of the University of South Florida on Thursday during a ceremony in which he discussed his vision for the institution’s future.

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  • November 15, 2019
Chain announces plans for new restaurants in area

RSolution’s deal with Freddy’s includes the purchase of three existing restaurants in Bradenton, Sarasota and Ocala.

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  • November 15, 2019
Area law firm names new managing partner

Kelly Lyon Davis practices in all areas of labor and employment law.

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  • November 15, 2019
Breathing in the Saltaire

Developer The Kolter Group is planning a new 35-story condo tower in downtown St. Petersburg following the success of its 41-story One St. Petersburg project.

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  • November 15, 2019
For Sarasota Memorial, progress delayed

Sarasota Memorial Hospital now plans to fully move into derelict Sarasota office building at 1741 Main St. by March. It will be the largest business relocation to the city's downtown in more than a decade.

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  • November 15, 2019
Tampa Bay's office rent growth among tops in the nation

A new survey by researcher CoStar Group finds that Tampa Bay's office rental rate growth is among the highest in the nation

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  • November 15, 2019
LSI expands offering to include appraisals

LSI Cos. has begun offering appraisal services along with commercial real estate brokerage in an effort to be more of a full-service commercial real estate firm

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  • November 15, 2019
Company donates portion of sales to coral reef project

Venice-based Enzymedica is helping Sarasota-based Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium with its coral efforts.

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  • November 15, 2019
Show time: Curtain rises on ritzy new entertainment venture

Ann Marie Hayek, the founder of booking agency Pure Talent Celebrities, is bringing a series of Las Vegas-style shows to Tampa's Avalon Event Center.

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  • November 15, 2019
Restaurant firm looks at 'strategic alternatives'

Bloomin’ Brands, the Tampa-based parent company of Outback Steakhouse, might explore a sale.

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