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  • June 2, 2016
College launches private pilot ground school

It will be the second private pilot ground school offered by the college this year.

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  • June 2, 2016
Broker pleads guilty to mortgage scheme

He faces a maximum penalty of 30 years imprisonment.

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  • June 2, 2016
Sailing champ to help run Fort Myers company

Offshore Sailing School named sailing champion Robert Brooks as its director of operations to oversee the company's seven locations.

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  • June 1, 2016
Community foundation brings in new board members

The board brought in three new members and elected four officers.

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  • June 1, 2016
Web search firm targets growth

Web-search firm Yippy says it plans to acquire Michael Cizmar & Associates to attract customers who have been using Google Search Appliance.

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  • June 1, 2016
Health firm makes fourth acquisition in eight months

The acquisition will give the firm a regional office in Las Vegas.

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  • May 31, 2016
Builder brings back former VP of construction

Jack Williams previously worked for the firm from 1994 to 2005.

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  • May 31, 2016
Auto dealer takes high-tech device nationwide

Auto dealer Dennis Hampton plans to sell an inventory management system he developed for auto, boat and motorcycle dealers around the nation.

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  • May 31, 2016
Credit union names new top executive

Brian Best has been with the credit union since 2010.

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  • May 27, 2016
Insurance firm shakes up executive team

A new CFO is just one of the changes at the company.

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  • May 27, 2016
Foreclosure rates continue to dip

The Sarasota-Manatee foreclosure rate has been dropping since the beginning of 2015.

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  • May 27, 2016
Retailer, with sales drop, promises more cuts

Chico's sales fell 8% in the first quarter.

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  • May 27, 2016
Site selector: Sarasota made 'big mistake'

One of Florida's leading site selection executives — a former state official who oversaw the deal that brought the Hertz corporate headquarters to Lee County — has harsh words for Sarasota.

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  • May 27, 2016
Office space

Endeavor Innovative Workspaces combines private offices with open co-work space in an industrial park.

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  • May 27, 2016
Franklin Street expands to Orlando

Commercial real estate services firm Franklin Street has debuted its sixth office, in Orlando.

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