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  • February 16, 2016
Former Citizens Insurance official to run St. Pete firm

Anchor Insurance is based in St. Petersburg.

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  • February 16, 2016
Downtown Sarasota bank building sells for $16M

The PNC Bank building was built in 1983.

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  • February 16, 2016
College adds trio of board members

New College of Florida also re-appointed three board members.

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  • February 16, 2016
Law firm names managing partner

Dennis McClelland has worked with labor and employment law matters for nearly 20 years.

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  • February 16, 2016
Airport to get new boss

The City of Naples Airport Authority board will vote to appoint their top choice for a new airport director on Thursday.

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  • February 15, 2016
Hip eyewear firm sees potential in Tampa

Warby Parker will open its Tampa showroom on Saturday, Feb. 20.

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  • February 15, 2016
Former FCCI exec to lead law firm's new insurance unit

Keith Larkins was a regulatory compliance attorney at FCCI Insurance Group.

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  • February 15, 2016
Radio operator boosts sales, profits

Beasley Broadcast Group reported sales and profits rose in the fourth quarter on higher revenues and lower expenses.

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  • February 12, 2016
Village approves 340-bed retirement community

The village of Estero approved a 340-bed continuing-care retirement community and 15,000 square feet of medical office space.

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  • February 12, 2016
Housing organization adds three board members

Habitat for Humanity helps build and provide affordable housing.

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  • February 12, 2016
Law firm brings on executive

Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns LLP is a law firm based in Clearwater.

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  • February 12, 2016
Brothers in publishing

The publishers of daily newspapers in Fort Myers and Naples are stepping gingerly around questions about their future together.

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  • February 12, 2016
In Memoriam: Bill Mixon

Bill Mixon, patriarch of his namesake family farm in Manatee County, died Feb. 5 after suffering a heart attack two days earlier while planting trees at the farm. Mixon was 87.

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  • February 12, 2016
Taxes, regulations rankle CEOs

Chief executives from some of the biggest companies nationwide agree with several Gulf Coast business leaders: The struggle against overregulation is real.

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  • February 12, 2016
Florida feels peachy

The Sunshine State won't mess with Texas, and New York remains a big apple, but when it comes to visitors, Georgia is the state on Florida's mind.

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