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  • December 21, 2017
Community bank elevates exec to president

Rita Lowman is the new president of Pilot Bank.

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  • December 21, 2017
Company completes $12M radio station deal

Naples-based Beasley Broadcast Group completed the deal with Entercom Communications Corp.

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  • December 20, 2017
Attorney named chair of economic development council

Donald Thomson concentrates his practice in residential and commercial real estate.

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  • December 20, 2017
Tech incubator welcomes new board members

Tampa Bay Wave also reappointed Alfred Goldberg as board chairman.

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  • December 19, 2017
Realtor hits $100M in sales volume, leads county

Roger Pettingell closed $100 million in sales volume and is expected to finish the year with $104.6 million overall.

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  • December 19, 2017
Prominent restaurant group creates new waterfront concept

The Gonzmart Family of Restaurants will open The Buccaneer on Longboat Key.

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  • December 19, 2017
NC bank expands Florida presence with deal

First Citizens Bank will acquire Tampa-based HomeBancorp Inc., the parent company of HomeBanc.

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  • December 19, 2017
Luxury community adds waterfront villas

Four builders will have homes in the new Miromar Lakes neighborhood.

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  • December 18, 2017
Training program expands to six auto dealerships

CareerEdge is partnering with six dealerships to offer a technician training program at Suncoast Technical College.

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  • December 18, 2017
Employment lawyer to chair chamber

Fisher Phillips partner Steve Bernstein assumed chairman position of the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce.

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  • December 18, 2017
Foundation lures college official for VP post

Lindsey Touchette has worked in fundraising and development for more than 12 years.

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  • December 15, 2017
University names regional chancellor

Karen Holbrook will be the regional chancellor of the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee.

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  • December 15, 2017
Storage firm goes west with expansion

PODS Enterprises opened a new sales and service center in Reno, Nev.

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  • December 15, 2017
Bank doles out $1.2M to nonprofits in 2017

Groups that promote economic mobility in the Tampa Bay region received backing from Bank of America.

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  • December 15, 2017
Ibis awards leasing job to Ian Black

Michigan-based Ibis Group has awarded leasing for a half-dozen office and flex buildings in Sarasota County to Ian Black Real Estate.

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