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PR pro to retire

Laurel Smith's first job in public relations was to haul a giant 6-foot-tall stuffed teddy bear to television stations to promote a charity.

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Big doings with big frog

One positive sign on the economy: People are buying a lot of T-shirts.

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No workers, no work

The crisis level shortage in skilled labor for construction and related fields is whacking companies in a painful place: the sales ledger.

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Become a net promoter

Everyone knows word of mouth is often the best form of advertising.

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#CrisisCommunications

Officials with the Bradenton Area Convention & Visitors Bureau spent some time recently recovering from a bout of the oopsies.

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Firms protest $1M economic development grant

'Project Mulligan' could provide more than $1 million for a national roofing company.

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  • May 19, 2016
Tampa EDC names new president and CEO

Craig J. Richard recently served as CEO of Invest Atlanta.

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Sarasota law firm expands into Fort Myers

The firm now has four office locations in Florida.

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Raymond James fined $17M for anti-money laundering failures

The fines are from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

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Hertz board forms tech committee

David Barnes, a senior executive with United Parcel Service, joined the board of car-rental giant Hertz and will lead a new technology committee.

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Hospital ranked among best in the nation

This is the third consecutive year the hospital has cracked the top 100 list.

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Law firm expands to east coast

Goede, Adamczyk, DeBoest & Cross opened an office in Boca Raton.

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Tervis names new president

Rogan Donelly has been with company for seven years, in a variety of departments.

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Three women execs make top IT industry list

The trio was named to the 2016 Women of the Channel list.

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Homebuilder climbs up national top 50 list

It has sold 391 homes so far in 2016.

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