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  • November 3, 2017
Seafood and craft beer spot debuts in region

An Atlantic Beer & Oyster restaurant is opening in downtown Sarasota.

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  • November 2, 2017
Area biotech firm, fighting cancer, wins big award

Moffitt Cancer Center-linked Interpares Biomedicine wins statewide competition

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  • November 2, 2017
Health care giant plans 75-bed facility

Construction has started for the Gulf Coast Medical Center Skilled Nursing Unit.

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  • November 2, 2017
Foundation lures nonprofit executive

John Annis will leave the Community Foundation of Sarasota County for the Barancik Foundation.

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  • November 2, 2017
Bed tax collections up 7% in August

Visit St. Pete/Clearwater reports 42% increase from 2011 to 2016

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  • November 1, 2017
Sailing school expands operations

Offshore Sailing School is diversifying its fleet across Florida.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • November 1, 2017
Broker wins $3M defamation claim against firm

An arbitration panel ordered the financial services company to pay damages for defamation.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • November 1, 2017
Luxury condo tower underway - with $75M in sales

24-story Tampa condo tower nets $75M in sales prior to groundbreaking

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  • November 1, 2017
Community closes in on $100M sales target

Naples Reserve recently surpassed $90 million in home sales to date.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • October 31, 2017
Real estate giant hires senior PR director

Elise Ramer was named senior director of public relations for Premier Sotheby's International Realty.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • October 31, 2017
Best Buy exec named to Bloomin' Brands board

Mike Mohan will also be part of company's compensation committee

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • October 31, 2017
Fraud, Ponzi scheme expert promoted to partner at firm

Veronica Larriva began working for Jerry McHale in 2008.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • October 30, 2017
Community hires medical director

Dr. Charles Stewart will be medical director of rehabilitative services programs for Pines of Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • October 30, 2017
Top RV dealership changes hands in $115M deal

New York firm buys Tampa-based Lazydays R.V. Center Inc.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • October 29, 2017
Global insurance giant buys another area firm

Lutgert Insurance had $16 million in revenue in 2016.

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