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  • April 26, 2019
Golf store to open new location, plans Florida expansion

PGA Tour Superstore is planning a late July opening for its new 40,000-square-foot store in the Sarasota-Bradenton area.

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  • April 25, 2019
Manufacturer adds experienced HR executive to team

Rachel Evans was previously vice president of human resources for Ohio-based Fortune Brands Home & Security.

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  • April 25, 2019
Luxury real estate agents join forces with new office

DWELL Real Estate, a Sarasota, Florida-based luxury real estate firm, has expanded to downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, and added Liane Jamason, a leading St. Pete realtor who generated $24 million in sales in 2018, to its roster of agents.

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  • April 25, 2019
New incubator opens, with focus on startup leaders

SecondMuse will work alongside Southwest Florida Community Foundation in Fort Myers’ new Collaboratory.

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  • April 24, 2019
CEO abruptly exits major area retailer

Women’s retailer Chico’s FAS, one of the largest companies in Southwest Florida, has named an interim CEO in the wake of former CEO and president Shelley Broader’s immediate resignation.

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  • April 24, 2019
Appliance, AC firm names new president

Pam Marino has held multiple roles at the Fort Myers-based firm since 1990.

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  • April 24, 2019
Aided by $60M investment, data security firm plans hiring spree

Nearly one year after it closed one of the largest private equity investments in the Tampa Bay area, a $60 million capital injection from Mainsail Partners, Clearwater, Florida-based data security company FairWarning is poised to add more than 50 employee

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  • April 24, 2019
Contractor building $14 million arts facility

Stevens Construction begins work on new Big Arts center on Sanibel Island.

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  • April 23, 2019
Defendant in alleged $75M fraud bought a Maserati, houses

Federal regulators say more than $47 million of a $75 million scheme was improperly spent; the rest was lost in the market.

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  • April 23, 2019
Hospital selects new chief operating officer

Peter Hemstead was previously the assistant administrator at Brandon Regional Hospital in Brandon.

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  • April 23, 2019
Business law firm adds property expert as shareholder

Gunster, a full-service business law firm headquartered in West Palm Beach, has named Gregory Rix a shareholder at its Tampa office.

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  • April 23, 2019
Country club plans $4 million renovation project

Wildcat Run Golf & Country Club hires Humphrey Rose Architects of Naples to design expansion.

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  • April 22, 2019
Area medical company raises $5.75 million in funding round

Sarasota-based Omeza's technology is initially aimed at healing and preventing chronic leg and foot ulcers.

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  • April 22, 2019
Bank posts dramatic rise in profits

First Citrus Bancorporation continues producing strong financial results.

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  • April 22, 2019
Construction begins on condo-hotel project

SoCe Flats in downtown Naples could run buyers more than $1,000 per square foot. Building will combine street-level commercial with 18 residential units.

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