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  • September 7, 2018
Sarasota luxury hotel plans starting to gel

New York investment banker turned developer L. Ron Gray's plans to create a five-star hotel on the site of a Sarasota County-owned parking lot are gelling with new partners, a defined timeline and a set number of rooms.

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  • September 7, 2018
Tail Gator

Christopher Spiro chomps at the opportunity to enhance the UF football fan experience as a member of the Fan Advisory Council.

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  • September 7, 2018
A league of their own

American Express study shows Florida leads nation in number of women-owned business.

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  • September 6, 2018
Machinery firm brings HQ, jobs to region

A large manufacturer of CNC wire bending machines plans to invest $4 million in a new Hillsborough County headquarters facility and hire 45 local workers. Automated Industrial Machinery Inc. will move to Tampa from Illinois.

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  • September 6, 2018
Restaurant group to hire over 200 people

Tableseide Restaurant Group will hire 200 people for restaurants from northeast Bradenton to south Sarasota.

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  • September 6, 2018
Bank completes first free-standing Florida branch

Stevens Construction finishes building MidWestOne Bank office in Fort Myers with assistance from local architecture and design firms.

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  • September 5, 2018
Real estate firm expands footprint with acquisition

RE/MAX Bay to Bay, part of Ramos Companies, has acquired Belle Maison Realty, formerly owned by Bonnie and Ed Pichette with offices at 10012 Water Works Lane in Riverview.

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  • September 5, 2018
Health care group earns high Medicare, Medicaid marks

Inaugural Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ merit incentive payment system rating gives Lee Physician Group a near perfect score.

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  • September 4, 2018
University unveils health studies building

The University of Tampa last week officially opened the largest academic building on its campus, a new facility that will house the Tampa, Florida, university's nursing and physician assistant medicine programs.

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  • September 4, 2018
Contractor adds senior official

Gates Construction hires 30-year veteran Tom Rife.

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  • September 4, 2018
Well known real estate attorney, partner switches firms

Prominent area real estate attorney Tom Luzier is moving from Dunlap & Moran P.A., where he had been a shareholder, to Williams Parker, where he will be a partner. Luzier has successfully closed more than $1 billion in transactions to date over the past

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  • September 3, 2018
Business owner behind $10 million steel company dies at 63

Ralph George, who friends called a gifted storyteller with an infectious smile and a passion for sports and the military, particularly his alma mater, the Virginia Military Institute, died, suddenly, Aug. 20. He was 63.

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  • August 31, 2018
Bank scores sponsorship deal with college football team

Valley National Bank signs a pact with USF's football team.

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  • August 31, 2018
Employees vindicated in trade secrets lawsuit

A Sarasota County judicial magistrate has dismissed a lawsuit against a Sarasota printing company and two individual defendants who were accused of unfair and deceptive trade practices, theft of trade secrets and other counts.

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  • August 31, 2018
Health care system names new watchdog officer

Jeffrey Pigott is the new vice president of regulatory compliance and internal auditing for Lee Health.

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