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  • May 10, 2019
Organization helps veterans find new purpose through culinary careers

Bryan Jacobs founded Vets 2 Success to trains veterans for careers in the culinary, baking and hydroponic gardening fields.

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  • May 10, 2019
Bank adds wealth management office in Southwest Florida

Experienced team of four will serve high-net worth individuals and families.

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  • May 9, 2019
Health care company names chief medical officer

Dr. Desmond Bell has consulted with Omeza founders since the company’s inception.

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  • May 9, 2019
County sets record for tourism tax revenue

Hillsborough County, Florida, collected $4.3 million in Tourist Development funds, also known as bed taxes, in March 2019, an increase of 5.9% over March 2018.

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  • May 9, 2019
Survivor, entrepreneur named to cancer foundation board

Debra Newman will bring 23-year breast cancer survivorship and philanthropic experience to advocacy group.

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  • May 8, 2019
Area surgeon elected president of state medical society

Dr. Deepak Nair is the chief of vascular surgery at Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

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  • May 8, 2019
Senior care firm to open $27.5 million facility

Solvere Living, the operations division of St. Petersburg, Florida-based Solutions Advisors Group, has planned a May 16 grand opening for Tessera of Westchase, its latest assisted living and memory care community.

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  • May 8, 2019
Digital health care firm expands through acquisition

HealthLynked purchases Hughes Center for Functional Medicine, names new medical director for holistic practice.

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  • May 7, 2019
International fertilizer firm acquires area company

The acquisition of Sarasota-based Horticultural Alliance provides Italpollina a second location in the U.S.

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  • May 7, 2019
Fast-growing grocer plans another new store for area

Sprouts Farmers Market has announced plans to open its latest Tampa, Florida-area store on the northeast corner of Linebaugh Avenue and Sheldon Road in Westchase.

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  • May 7, 2019
Banker tapped to serve on Florida Bar board of governors

Joseph Hudgins of First Florida Integrity Bank appointed as non-lawyer representative by the Florida Supreme Court.

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  • May 6, 2019
Homebuilder surges on luxury community projects

Diamond Custom Homes has built and remodeled more than 30 residences in Quail West Golf & Country Club over the past decade.

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  • May 6, 2019
Door maker, surpassing $2 billion in sales, names new CEO

Howard Heckes has been named president and CEO of Masonite International Corp., a Tampa-based door manufacturer, effective June 3.

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  • May 6, 2019
National homebuilder names new division president

Most recently, Bob Meyn was vice president of sales and marketing with Taylor Morrison in Chicago.

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  • May 6, 2019
100 N. Tampa tower coming to market

After nearly a dozen years of ownership, Prudential Real Estate is selling the 42-story 100 N. Tampa skyscraper in downtown Tampa, and has hired commercial brokerage HFF to makret it for what could be a record-setting $207 million.

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