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  • April 6, 2016
Food distributor boosts sales

Specialty foods distributor Innovative Food Holdings says sales grew 18% last year compared with the previous year.

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  • April 5, 2016
Former Sysco unit CEO joins Lipman board

Brian Sturgeon, the retired CEO of FreshPoint, a division of food-distribution giant Sysco, has joined the board of Lipman Family Farms.

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  • April 5, 2016
Granite manufacturer adds 50 jobs

The company recently announced Tampa as its headquarters.

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  • April 5, 2016
Restaurant firm marks its latest acquisition

Gecko's Hospitality Group will now expand to Venice.

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  • April 4, 2016
Hospital completes first phase of $60M project

The three-phase project will add 45,000 square feet to the hospital.

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  • April 4, 2016
Eye doctor awarded patent

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office awarded two patents to Retina Health Center for a new eye-drop imaging device.

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  • April 4, 2016
Sarasota Realtor named to national 30 Under 30 list

Kelly Baldwin works for Michael Saunders & Co. in Sarasota.

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  • April 1, 2016
Yacht retailer opens new location

The dealer currently has 52 retail locations.

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  • April 1, 2016
Football league cancels 2016 season

The league plans to kickoff its opening season in 2017.

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  • April 1, 2016
Printer eyes Sarasota, Tampa

Naples-based Intech Printing & Direct Mail has seen its business grow 10% annually since the end of the recession, a reflection of improving business conditions.

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  • April 1, 2016
Trak deal shows lack of flex availability

Trak Microwave Corp. looked at roughly a half-dozen sites before deciding this month to renew and extend its commitment to its Tampa headquarters, a sign that available “flex” and manufacturing space is in short supply along the Gulf Coast.

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  • April 1, 2016
Tampa feels like 'value stock'

Tampa was recently showered with some love from CNBC, in a 1,200-word article on the positive attributes of the city and region.

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  • April 1, 2016
The eagle hasn't landed - yet

All eyes are on Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers.

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  • April 1, 2016
Wheels up for fitness

The national craze of indoor cycling gyms, with high-tech theater-like spaces for stationary rides, has pedaled into the Gulf Coast in a big way.

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  • April 1, 2016
Downtown Tampa Office Market

Tampa's downtown office market surged in the final half of 2015, the result of shrinking vacancy, a dearth of new construction and improved leasing activity, an analysis of CoStar Group data shows.

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