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Fort Myers is the place

Ace Hardware will hire 110 employees for its new customer care center.

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  • August 4, 2017
New Kid in Town

Liz Madzula spent two decades with GE Capital, dreaming about ways to relocate to Southwest Florida. Dilweg Cos. obliged.

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Tampa area gaining tech workers

Tampa ranks roughly in the middle of the top 50 U.S. and Canadian markets for its ability to attract and retain technology-oriented employees, according to a new survey from commercial real estate firm CBRE Group Inc.

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  • August 4, 2017
Fuel for growth

First Watch sets its sight on 1,000.

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  • August 4, 2017
Bucking the Trend

Sarasota will soon be home to four new downtown hotels. But Ocean Properties is taking a different tack.

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  • August 3, 2017
Tampa firm makes third acquisition in 18 months

Zenith American Solutions acquired Insurance Programmers.

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  • August 3, 2017
Contractor selects executive vice president

Brandie Dickerson was promoted to executive vice president of Tri-Town Construction.

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  • August 2, 2017
Prominent area official joins Citizens board

CFO Jimmy Patronis appointed John McKay to the board of governors of Citizens Property Insurance Corp.

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  • August 2, 2017
Officials: Housing director embezzled funds

Twaski Jackson was director of client services for two Fort Myers housing authorities.

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  • August 2, 2017
Hospital selects chief operating officer

Wyatt Chocklett is the new chief operating officer of Doctors Hospital of Sarasota.

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  • August 2, 2017
Tech firm names global executive

Deena LaMarque Piquion has been with Tech Data since 2000.

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  • August 1, 2017
Sarasota mall value drops 70%

Westfield Corp.'s Sarasota Square Mall estimated value lowered after the departure of two key anchors and several inline tenants.

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  • August 1, 2017
Doctor to pay $4 million to resolve fraud charges

Dr. James Norman is the owner of a Tampa parathyroid practice.

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  • August 1, 2017
Solar town shines on big builder

Pulte Homes is the latest addition to the list of builders at Babcock Ranch.

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  • July 31, 2017
Agency collects $23.75 million in tourist development tax

Visit Tampa Bay's bed tax collections eclipsed the tourist agency's 2014 performance.

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