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  • December 11, 2015
Entrepreneur help desk

Entrepreneurs in Lee County who need help starting and growing their business have lots of choices when it comes to getting help.

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  • December 11, 2015
Architect comes home

Sarasota architect David Young left his Naples home after graduating from high school.

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  • December 11, 2015
'A unique spot'

Investor and entrepreneur Mario Garcia Jr., CEO and managing partner of Tampa-based Validus Group Partners, recently came across a rather unusual buying opportunity: To get back a unit his firm sold last year for $80 million.

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Builder notches major award

Pat Neal, who has built homes in Manatee County going back four decades, earns national recognition.

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  • December 10, 2015
Guilty plea in $250K tax fraud

Nearly $60,000 was downloaded onto prepaid debit cards in other people's names in the case.

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  • December 10, 2015
Tampa foreclosure rates remain high nationally

The foreclosure rate in Florida is also high.

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  • December 10, 2015
Hospice gets $1 million gift

Hospice provider Avow received a $1 million gift in memory of the founders of a pet-supply company.

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  • December 9, 2015
Prison time for former exec in $800K fraud

David Brooks is also serving a prison sentence in Ohio for violation of probation.

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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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