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  • May 15, 2018
Mortgage company names new branch manager

Ohio-based CrossCountry Mortgage added Cory Banks and his team to the company's first office in the Sarasota market.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • May 15, 2018
Construction firm completes transformation of shuttered big-box store

Gates Construction renovates former Sports Authority in Cape Coral as a Burlington store

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • May 14, 2018
Fortune 500 firm to move headquarters to region

Phosphate and potash producer Mosaic plans to relocate its corporate headquarters from Plymouth, Minn., to Hillsborough County.

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  • May 14, 2018
Nonprofit announces new board chair

Dean Miller will be the board chair for social services nonprofit JFCS of the Suncoast, which serves Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte, Collier, Lee and DeSoto counties.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • May 14, 2018
Firm nabs ex-Morgan Stanley rising star to lead area team

Chris Fils, a USF graduate, has joined the Raymond James & Associates Suncoast Complex following stints with Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • May 14, 2018
Law firm secures $557,000 award for injured client

Associates and Bruce L. Scheiner law firm wins $557,000 settlement against State Farm Insurance

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • May 11, 2018
Governor visits area manufacturer

Gov. Rick Scott spoke at Venice-based door and window manufacturer PGT Innovations as part of his campaign for U.S. Senate.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • May 11, 2018
March surge sees region set bed-tax record

Spurred by hotel revenues in March 2018, Tampa Bay’s tourism development tax, also known as the bed tax, has topped $4 million in a single month for the first time.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • May 11, 2018
Custom homebuilder adds new purchasing manager

Mike Swanson brings 20 years of experience to his new role.

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  • May 11, 2018
This bank merger is child's play

When New Jersey's Valley National Bank acquired Clearwater-based USAmeriBank, it didn't anticipate having to answer tough questions from a 6-year-old customer.

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  • May 11, 2018
Florida, always a bridesmaid, seeks to surpass Texas

Florida came in second place in the latest survey published by Chief Executive magazine.

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  • May 11, 2018
Florida colleges rake in softball revenues

Florida State leads the state in total revenues per softball player.

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  • May 11, 2018
St. Petersburg's new police headquarters will be a municipal anchor for the city's Edge District

St. Petersburg's new $83 million police headquarters will improve operating efficiency says City Architect Raul Quintana and benefit the surrounding area's commercial real estate developments says Cushman & Wakefield Director Wendy Giffin

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • May 11, 2018
Aileron Capital Management to begin Atrium project

Tampa-based Aileron Capital Management starts Atrium senior living project, part of $75 million Uptown mixed-use development in Cape Coral

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • May 11, 2018
Cushman & Wakefield promotes Bates, Owen to statewide roles

Commercial real estate brokerage firm elevates LaShawn Bates in financial analysis and Chris Owen in research to statewide roles as part of a push to further "powerhouse" says Florida Market Leader Larry Richey

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