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  • November 2, 2016
Foundation hires prominent community advocate

Mack “Duggan” Cooley III was named executive director of the Pinellas Community Foundation.

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  • November 2, 2016
Firm constructs deal to add $150M in revenues

Lakewood Ranch-based Roper Technologies will pay $632 million for ConstructConnect.

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  • November 1, 2016
Brunch lunch chain bites into Carolinas

First Watch plans to open a dozen locations in North Carolina and South Carolina in the next five years.

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  • November 1, 2016
New community's $7M clubhouse nears completion

The lakefront Island Club is the focal point of Naples Reserve.

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  • November 1, 2016
Texas pizza franchise makes Florida debut

Russo's New York Pizzeria's first Florida location will be in Clearwater.

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  • October 31, 2016
Tampa venture capital firm promotes two, invests $5 million

Ballast Point Ventures invested $5 million in equity into TicketBiscuit.

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  • October 31, 2016
Airport lands $1.5M grant for runway project

The Naples Airport Authority is reconfiguring the end of taxiway A at runway 5.

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  • October 30, 2016
Manatee reels in economic development official

Geraldine Campos Lopez will head up the new Redevelopment and Economic Opportunity Department.

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  • October 28, 2016
Bank moves ahead on succession plan

Tampa-based HomeBancorp was founded in 2007.

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  • October 28, 2016
Prominent pain physician joins new practice

Dr Jose Sarria ran interventional pain medicine services at Moffitt for a decade.

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  • October 28, 2016
Major progress made inside supersize development

Several aspects of Babcock Ranch could be open by February.

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  • October 28, 2016
No wait

A Miami builder puts its confidence, and dollars, into a revitalized downtown Fort Myers. Moving quickly will be imperative.

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  • October 28, 2016
Corporate report

Publix promotes pair of real estate executives; Builder wins work for medical facility; Trust company hires investments executive; Kidney care company appoints top Florida official

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  • October 28, 2016
Leadership, accelerated

A new program in Naples promises to put its high quotient of retired business titans to good use.

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  • October 28, 2016
Headwinds ahead?

Once the city's prime downtown hotel, the Sarasota Hyatt Regency faces increased competition and its own age.

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