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  • October 16, 2015
Not gone for long

Count hospitality industry veterans Al Clarizia and Terri Noyes as the latest people on the Gulf Coast to not really get the whole retirement thing.

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  • October 15, 2015
International fugitive arrested in $2.6M fraud

Ubert Guillermo Rodriguez was picked up in Miami.

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  • October 15, 2015
Manufacturer plans $5M expansion

Somero Enterprises will spend $5 million to build a new corporate headquarters facility in Fort Myers.

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  • October 15, 2015
Manatee swims with top fiscal counties in Florida

Manatee County's credit ratings are basically “as good as it gets,” says an analyst.

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  • October 14, 2015
Architecture firm names principal

A Tampa-based architectural design firm promotes Angela Hendershot.

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  • October 14, 2015
Mobile marketing business expands board

A Sarasota-based firm added a software entrepreneur to its board of directors.

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  • October 14, 2015
Developer adds senior apartments

American House started construction of 88 senior-living apartments in the third phase of a development in Bonita Springs.

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  • October 13, 2015
EDCs look to attract health care innovators

Two local organizations will host the Sarasota-Bradenton area's first Health Innovation Week in November.

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  • October 13, 2015
Firm pays $74M for upscale property

A St. Louis-based commercial real estate firm paid $74.4 million for property on tony Fifth Avenue in Naples.

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  • October 12, 2015
Tampa Bay Partnership selects new CEO

Rick Homans, the former head of economic development for the Tampa area, will take the helm Nov. 9.

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  • October 12, 2015
Cloud communications firm promotes five

Star2Star Communications promotes executives to focus on growth and expansion.

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  • October 12, 2015
First Watch opening in CEO's hometown

Chain's newest location is near Ken Pendery's childhood home.

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  • October 12, 2015
Realtor group opens new office

The Realtor Association of Greater Fort Myers and the Beach has opened an office in fast-growing South Lee County on U.S. 41.

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  • October 9, 2015
Roper buys legal software provider for $675 million

The Lakewood Ranch company will acquire Aderant Holdings to help expand its client base and offer new products.

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  • October 9, 2015
The best hotelier in Florida

The Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association named Clearwater's Sheraton Sand Key Resort General Manager Russ Kimball as the state's best hotelier.

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