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  • September 23, 2016
Bank looks for marketing boost

Kara LeComte's boss at USAmeriBank, president and CEO Joe Chillura, gave her a tough task when she was promoted late last year to oversee marketing of the bank's wide retail branch network.

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  • September 23, 2016
Earth mover

EHC Inc. shifted gears to survive, then thrive.

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Hotel deals flourish on Gulf Coast

Last week in this space we addressed the seemingly endless appetite investors and developers appear to have for apartments along the Gulf Coast.

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  • September 23, 2016
Purchase Power

A dollar in Florida isn't just a dollar.

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  • September 23, 2016
A beautiful day in these neighborhoods

To stroll through the most walking-friendly neighborhoods in Florida head to cluttered Miami Beach — or Sarasota.

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  • September 22, 2016
Architecture firm grows by being bold, curious

Sweet Sparkman was recently selected to design a new Venice Public Library for Sarasota County.

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  • September 22, 2016
Luxury builder goes from bankruptcy to $643M sale

Deal is culmination of a turnaround from bankruptcy for WCI Communities.

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  • September 22, 2016
Tampa-St. Pete market gets ready for the ferry

An inaugural launch trip is planned for early November for the Cross-Bay Ferry.

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  • September 22, 2016
Ad agency triples its office space

Naples-based Wilson Creative Group was founded in 2007.

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  • September 21, 2016
Former Bucs surgeon joins another NFL team

Bradenton area physician Dr. Daniel Lamar was an orthopedic surgeon for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for 10 years.

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  • September 21, 2016
College moves ahead on flagship $25M student center

The three-story project at St. Petersburg College includes the renovation of an existing administration building.

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  • September 21, 2016
Neglected parcel for major mixed-use project sells for $5.15M

Former Page Mobile Village will be part of the much-anticipated Grand Central mixed-use development in Fort Myers.

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  • September 20, 2016
College's online degree program earns high praise

State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota started to offer health administration bachelor's degrees online in 2011.

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  • September 20, 2016
Hotel chain plots Naples expansion

WoodSpring Hotels is developing three other properties in Florida.

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  • September 19, 2016
Downtown Sarasota office owner seeks $12M for one floor

Jamatt Properties LLC has owned the space since December 2005.

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