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  • May 1, 2019
Developer brings fine dining restaurant to new mixed-use district

Aficionados of French cuisine will soon be able to enjoy a new restaurant in Tampa, Florida, featuring a menu designed by Chris Ponte, a chef trained at the famed Le Cordon Bleu school in Paris.

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  • May 1, 2019
Recruiting firm names new owner, CEO

Sarasota-based Search Wizards founder and CEO Leslie O'Connor plans to retire.

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  • April 30, 2019
Pastry franchise plans Texas expansion

Sarasota-based Le Macaron French Pastries now has more than 50 locations across the U.S.

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  • April 30, 2019
Tech industry organization names successor to longtime CEO

The Global Technology Distribution Council (GTDC), a Tampa, Florida-based international consortium of technology distributors, has named Frank Vitagliano CEO.

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  • April 30, 2019
Real estate investment firm joins forces with apartment developer

Collier Enterprises’ investment in Legacy Partners to broaden portfolio into multifamily properties.

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  • April 29, 2019
Health care foundation names vice president

Robert Pettit was previously assistant director of corporate finance for Memorial Healthcare System in Hollywood, Fla.

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  • April 29, 2019
Area firm strengthens team with addition of employment law specialists

GrayRobinson, P.A., has entered into an agreement that forms a strategic alliance between it and Tampa, Florida-based labor and employment law firm Thompson, Sizemore, Gonzalez & Hearing, P.A.

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  • April 29, 2019
Anesthesiologist opens office to treat PTSD, depression

Dr. Gary Lawson founded RiKai Therapeutics to treat a variety of depression, chronic pain and addiction conditions.

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  • April 26, 2019
Insurance firm names vice president of HR

Before joining Alltrust, Dan Posada was with Bouchard Insurance since 2006.

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  • April 26, 2019
County commissioner, business advocate, dies at 67

Larry Kiker was elected to his second term as a Lee County Commissioner last year.

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  • April 26, 2019
Ultra-healthy co-working concept debuts in area

The Ring, a co-working and startup incubator space, opened its doors last week in Clearwater, Florida, and the effects of its advanced environmental features on worker productivity are going to be studied by Harvard University researchers.

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  • April 26, 2019
Builder completes 85th home in luxury community

Gulfshore Homes’ Casa Mare beach house-style model took one year to build, priced from $4.25 million.

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  • April 26, 2019
Region scores big win in national retail report

Tampa scores a surprise victory in a CoStar survey.

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  • April 26, 2019
Boat dealer lands a huge catch

Fish Tale Boats in Fort Myers delivers a $1 million Grady-White Canyon 456 to Cape Coral Client

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  • April 26, 2019
Iconic retail center dishing out change in taste

Renovation nearly complete, Bell Tower Shops in Fort Myers eateries trending toward fun, casual dining.

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