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  • September 28, 2016
Preacher jailed for $750K mortgage fraud

A jury previously convicted Nelson Cristiano Machado Jr.

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  • September 28, 2016
Downtown Sarasota apartment project revived at $15M

Real estate investor Jesse Biter hopes to have the project completed by 2018.

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Attorney takes on a top role for health care giant

Anat Hakim will report to WellCare Health Plans Inc CEO Ken Burdick.

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  • September 27, 2016
Tampa scores another HQ victory

Velocity Resources intends to create 50 jobs in Tampa.

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  • September 27, 2016
Former pharmaceutical exec joins clinic board

The Neighborhood Health Clinic added five new board members.

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  • September 27, 2016
Chairman retakes CEO role at fast-growth firm

George Pickhardt has been leader at Sarasota-based Environmental Pest Service for 44 years.

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  • September 26, 2016
Airport traffic hits slow patch

Passenger traffic at Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers fell 5% in August over August 2015.

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  • September 26, 2016
Century-old riverfront home hits market for $1.2M

Neighbors say the two-story home at 307 15th Ave. W. is one of two Sears kit homes on the Palmetto waterfront.

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  • September 26, 2016
Century-old riverfront home hits market for $1.2M

Neighbors say the two-story home at 307 15th Ave. W. is one of two Sears kit homes on the Palmetto waterfront.

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  • September 26, 2016
Bank promotes executive to CEO

Scott Jacobsen has been an executive vice president and COO at Tampa-based NorthStar Bank since 2009.

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  • September 23, 2016
Mortgage firm to hire 100, invest $1M in region

Chicago-based Fay Servicing LLC is a mortgage servicer that specializes in distressed and at-risk residential loans.

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  • September 23, 2016
Bank, after seven years, lands $10M investment

Bank of Commerce Holdings Inc. filed for voluntary bankruptcy in order to facilitate the recapitalization.

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  • September 23, 2016
Bring the innovation to Tampa

Some Tampa area business and civic leaders are looking far outside the United States — to Israel — to lure tech startups to town, with $1 million in seed money.

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  • September 23, 2016
Investors flip over home sales

Gulf Coast cities led the nation in the second quarter in home flips, according to a new report from Attom Data Solutions, the new parent company of real estate researcher RealtyTrac.

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  • September 23, 2016
Developer wins in long-term play

September marks six years since The Ronto Group, partnering with a New York investment firm, bought TwinEagles, a 1,115-acre master-planned community in Naples where home sales stalled in the downturn.

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