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  • December 9, 2015
Urban Land Institute names new manager

Siobhan O'Kane will oversee the Tampa Bay District Council.

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  • December 9, 2015
Food manufacturer to hire 250

Five Star Gourmet Foods plans to spend $10 million and create 250 jobs in Naples for a food manufacturing operation after winning subsidies from Collier County.

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  • December 8, 2015
Airport busts through monthly record

Passenger traffic year-to-date is up 33% at St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport.

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  • December 8, 2015
Lab expands cancer tests

NeoGenomics has created new cancer tests that can monitor tumors without the need for tissue biopsies.

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  • December 8, 2015
Mobile marketing firm names CEO

Kent Kirschner was previously interim CEO of MobileBits.

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  • December 7, 2015
Coin dealer heads to prison in $3M fraud case

Mark Yaffe was also ordered to pay more than $3 million in restitution.

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  • December 7, 2015
Hospital opens store at mall

Hospital operator Lee Memorial Health System plans to open a store at Coconut Point Mall next week.

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  • December 6, 2015
Trucking partnership to steer drivers to region

Partnership will bring a core skills training program to Charlotte County.

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  • December 4, 2015
Rubio aide named to area economic development post

Ryan Patmintra works in the office of U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio.

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  • December 4, 2015
Commercial real estate

Another 'B' in its bonnet?; Ian Black goes corporate

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  • December 4, 2015
How do you get a CEO to town?

Shelley Broader started her new job as president and CEO of Chico's FAS Dec. 1.

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  • December 4, 2015
Commercial Real Estate Profile: Nancy Surak | Broker, Tampa

When she was little, Nancy Surak played with Barbie dolls in her backyard the way many girls do.

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  • December 4, 2015
Chocolate wins every time

Parisians know good chocolate when they taste it.

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  • December 4, 2015
A whole new door

The multiyear comeback at PGT, a Venice-based impact-resistant window and door manufacturer, has taken another major step forward.

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  • December 4, 2015
Feed the fee beast

With development on the rebound across the region, it's little surprise the scrooge of builder activity — impact fees and taxes — has made a loud return.

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