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Sarasota bank sold in $142M deal

Deal that includes Gateway Bank of Southwest Florida leaves only one community bank based in Sarasota.

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  • November 30, 2016
Junior Achievement board adds heft in broker, biker

Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida added at least seven new board members.

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  • November 30, 2016
Hospital CEO quits after three years

Tampa General Hospital has initiated a nationwide search for a new CEO.

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  • November 30, 2016
Bank promotes exec to market president

Cary Putrino has been with Fifth Third since 2011.

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  • November 30, 2016
Tampa company buys two buildings for $85M

Tampa-based Carter Validus bought two buildings in Virginia.

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  • November 29, 2016
Real estate firm hires away Babcock Ranch official

Ian Black Real Estate has expanded in several directions.

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  • November 29, 2016
Fresh foods firm plans 50 hires, $1.5M expansion

Fresco Foods plans to build a new commercial kitchen in eastern Hillsborough County.

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  • November 29, 2016
School opens $20 million arena

The Suncoast Credit Union Arena at Florida SouthWestern State College seats 3,300 people.

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  • November 29, 2016
Firm hits nearly $750M in sales, names CFO

Jerry Ogle is a certified public accountant with two decades of experience.

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  • November 29, 2016
Gov. Scott honors noted area real estate exec

Lee Arnold has been in commercial real estate since 1974.

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  • November 28, 2016
Car rental giant receives holiday boost

Carl Icahn now owns more than one-third of Hertz's shares.

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  • November 28, 2016
Cancer drug company wins key nod from regulators

Federal regulators granted a Fast Track designation to Oragenics.

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  • November 28, 2016
Accounting firm promotes leader from within

Jeff Gerhard has worked in the accounting industry for nearly 20 years.

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  • November 25, 2016
Southwest Florida Industrial Market

Southwest Florida's industrial market, much like its larger counterpart — the Interstate 4 corridor between Tampa and Orlando — has rebounded significantly and consistently since the end of the Great Recession.

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  • November 25, 2016
New money

Job and population growth have led to commercial real estate investment by newcomers in Tampa and St. Petersburg.

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