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  • March 16, 2018
Shattered ceiling

Chico's FAS leads the way on female executives.

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  • March 16, 2018
Knott begins work on Lee spec industrial project

Baltimore-based Knott Realty Group has begun work on a nearly 201,000-square-foot, speculative industrial building in Fort Myers near the Southwest Florida International Airport.

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  • March 16, 2018
Coworking spaces spring up in Tampa

Co-working space continues growth spurt.

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  • March 15, 2018
Airport traffic rises sharply in February

St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport saw a 14% uptick in passengers over February 2017.

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  • March 14, 2018
Luxury community reels in growing boat business

Fish Tale Boats now has three locations in Southwest Florida.

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  • March 14, 2018
Mortgage firm names ex-NFL player to senior VP role

Tony Umholtz will also serve as IBERIABANK Mortgage's Tampa lending manager.

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  • March 14, 2018
Apartment complex trades for $110.5 million

A Jupiter-based firm's acquisition of a Bradenton apartment community is the largest sale of a multifamily rental complex in the Sarasota or Bradenton markets in the past decade.

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  • March 13, 2018
Two bankers, attorney join nonprofit board

Tommy Gregory, Jennifer Poppen and Jody Garris are new members of the Habitat for Humanity Sarasota board.

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  • March 13, 2018
Former Civil War plantation home listed for $7.7M

Fort Myers home covers nearly an acre and is directly on the Caloosahatchee River.

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  • March 13, 2018
Tourism industry tops $600M hotel revenue goal

Visitors to Tampa and Hillsborough County generated $32 million in bed taxes in 2017.

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  • March 12, 2018
Trust company names new president

West McCann has more than 30 years of wealth management and portfolio management experience.

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  • March 12, 2018
Pre-construction begins on luxury condos

Site work and seawall enhancements start the first phase of construction for Oceane Siesta Key.

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  • March 12, 2018
Health care firm hires patient-focused executive

Thomas Linton has joined Tampa-based Laser Spine Institute in a newly created role.

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  • March 10, 2018
Hospital appoints new director

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System appointed Dr. Aurora Wong medical director of rehabilitation services.

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  • March 9, 2018
Doctor pleads guilty to role in pharmacy scam

Largo physician received kickbacks and a $72,000 car for writing prescriptions for certain drugs.

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