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Developer plots mixed-use project led by organic grocery

Tavistock Development Co. developed the master-planned Lake Nona community in Orlando.

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  • January 19, 2017
WellCare looks to insurance giant for new state exec

Lee Bowers was most recently a vice president at Humana.

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  • January 19, 2017
Law firm, partner merge with Sarasota practice

Chris Caswell marks a dozen attorneys for Berlin Patten Ebling.

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  • January 19, 2017
Airport sets annual passenger record

Southwest Florida International Airport had 8.6 million passengers in 2016.

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  • January 18, 2017
Walmart opens first Florida training academy in region

The facility, in Hudson, is one of only 200 such centers planned nationally.

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  • January 18, 2017
Braves choose Sarasota for spring training

Team could move its spring training to North Port by 2019.

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  • January 18, 2017
Builder readies new 11-story condo tower

London Bay Homes is the builder behind Grandview at Bay Beach.

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  • January 17, 2017
Architect sells downtown Sarasota building for $1M

The building at 1234 First St. was designed in 1980.

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  • January 17, 2017
Texas bank with nearly $5B in assets targets Tampa

Woodforest National Bank appoints Willy Gomez to Florida leadership post.

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  • January 17, 2017
Prominent real estate broker gets national gig

Gary Tasman has more than three decades in commercial real estate.

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  • January 15, 2017
Consulting firm promotes principal engineer

TKW Consulting Engineers, founded in 1989, promotes Mike McGee

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  • January 15, 2017
Tampa woos new headquarters, plus 150 jobs

BlueLine Associates is expected to invest $2 million in the region.

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  • January 15, 2017
Feld Entertainment: circus no longer works

The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus began nearly 150 years ago.

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  • January 13, 2017
Bank raises $10M, seeks new clients

St. Petersburg-based Freedom Bank raised capital from existing shareholders.

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  • January 13, 2017
Financial planners merge firms

Gardner Sherrill and Danny Wood will offer financial planning and retirement strategies, among other services.

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