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  • February 13, 2018
Hospital starts $28.5M expansion

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center will add two new operating rooms.

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  • February 13, 2018
Scientist found guilty of $2.1M fraud faces prison time

Akbar Fard of Tampa was found guilty of defrauding NASA, the U.S. Navy and the Missile Defense Agency.

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  • February 13, 2018
Hospice campus targets senior living complex

The Preserve is the first building to break ground at Hope Preserve.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • February 12, 2018
Condo builder fined for illegally filling wetlands

A proposed consent decree subject to a 30-day comment period and final court approval.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • February 12, 2018
Condo builder fined for illegally filling wetlands

A proposed consent decree subject to a 30-day comment period and final court approval.

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  • February 12, 2018
Homebuilder names vice president

Rodney Tucker will be the vice president of Toll Bros.' west Florida division.

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  • February 12, 2018
Tex-Mex chain to make area debut

Tex-Mex restaurant Chuy's will open its first Tampa Bay area location this spring.

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  • February 10, 2018
Will the Rays say goodbye to St. Pete?

The Tampa Bay Rays and local business leaders unveiled a plan for a Ybor City stadium site.

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  • February 9, 2018
City to sue drug companies for opioid crisis

The Sarasota City Commission voted to move forward with a lawsuit to recover damages from the opioid epidemic.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • February 9, 2018
Longtime airport employee promoted to director

Scott Sheets joined the Lee County Port Authority in April 1999.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • February 9, 2018
Company breaks ground on new headquarters

Mercedes Medical will build a 60,000-square-foot headquarters in Lakewood Ranch.

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  • February 9, 2018
Commercial real estate Q&A

Jeffrey Gage, senior vice president, CBRE Group, Naples

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • February 9, 2018
Westshore office sells for $20.25 million

In what may be a harbinger of future activity in the area, a Greenville, S.C.-based company has acquired an eight-building Westshore office complex in Tampa's suburbs for $20.25 million.

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  • February 9, 2018
A man's job

Steve Zeris, Ivan Gould take the helm of women-centric real estate groups.

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  • February 9, 2018
Wage relief

Hillsborough, Pinellas rank at top in the percentage of wage gain.

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