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  • May 28, 2019
Habitat chapter appoints interim CEO

Nineteen-year organization veteran tapped as interim CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties.

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • May 25, 2019
A "Forgotten Land" No More

Midtown Tampa, a $500 million, mixed-use development at Interstate 275 and Dale Mabry Highway, has the potential to link downtown Tampa and the Westshore Business District

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  • May 24, 2019
Complaint alleges area home health agency engaged in fraud

Doctor’s Choice is a home health agency based in Sarasota.

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  • May 24, 2019
Area telehealth firm merges with Seattle language services company

Stratus Video, a Clearwater, Florida-based provider of telehealth and remote interpreting services, has merged with InDemand Interpreting, headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

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  • May 24, 2019
Graduation gift: School receives $7M check from entrepreneur

Tampa, Florida, tech entrepreneur Arnie Bellini last week gave his alma mater, Tampa Catholic High School, seven million reasons to celebrate.

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  • May 24, 2019
Area ranks highly in study of best cities to start a business in

The Tampa Bay, Florida, region has proven it's a fantastic place to which to move a business. Now a new survey, from WalletHub.com, reveals it’s also one of the best metro areas in the country in which to start a business.

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  • May 24, 2019
Group starts intensive outpatient program for addiction, opioid recovery

Sarasota Addiction Specialists has started group sessions to help treat people with addictions of all kinds.

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  • May 24, 2019
Resort company hires veteran hotel manager

Sunseeker Resorts continues to build management team with former MGM leaders.

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  • May 24, 2019
Seizing on opportunities in Opportunity Zones

Coastal Gains Opportunity Fund, a St. Petersburg company, has established a multimillion dollar fund aimed at taking advantage of Opportunity Zone tax benefits

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • May 24, 2019
Cortland refinances Tampa projects with $106 million loan

Cortland Partners refinances Tampa-area apartment projects and reconfigures ownership

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • May 24, 2019
European investor buys Naples office complex

A European investor's $33 million purchase of the Newgate Center and Park North office complex in Naples marks one of the largest commercial real estate sales of the past year in Naples

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  • May 23, 2019
Area pizza chain opens new downtown location

The 150-seat Bavaro’s restaurant in downtown Sarasota serves lunch and dinner seven days a week.

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  • May 23, 2019
Outgoing president donates $20M to university

University of South Florida President Judy Genshaft and her husband, Steven Greenbaum, have donated $20 million to the USF Foundation at USF in Tampa, Florida.

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  • May 23, 2019
Airport sees record-high April passenger count

Nearly 1.2 million travelers marks all-time high for April at RSW

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  • May 22, 2019
Foundation announces up to $5M contribution to redevelopment project

The Patterson Foundation is giving an initial $2 million contribution and will add an additional $1 million for every $5 million of private donations toward the first phase of The Bay.

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