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Mom bests daughter

Sara Rose Bytnar, a Naples-based auctioneer who won the Florida auctioneer championship in 2014, passed her title recently — to her mother.

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Have youth, will travel

The Young Travel Professionals, a networking group specifically for the next generation of travel industry executives and leaders, has opened a Tampa chapter.

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Activists agitate for more

Sarasota executive Gregory Yull received the kind of letter recently no CEO wants to get, much less be widely distributed to the public.

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Naples, revisited

Despite its affluence, Naples has historically been a bronze medal for national developers. Those thoughts are turning gold.

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Canucks connect with Florida

Any doubts that Canadians go gaga over the Gulf Coast are rejected in a new study from the Consulate General of Canada.

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Development drumbeat grows louder; UTC looking to iPic

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Home health firm finds the sun

It's no secret Florida will attract a disproportionate share of retiring baby boomers.

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Executive buys golf course for $3.4M

For the second time this year, the Legacy Golf Club has been sold.

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Region adds two new direct flights

The new flights are expected to begin in April 2016.

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Firm to start headquarters construction

Construction firm EHC will begin infrastructure work building the new headquarters for Somero Enterprises in Fort Myers.

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  • November 18, 2015
Former insurance agent gets jail for scam

Heidi Calonge was an insurance agent in Bartow and Plant City

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Airport authority elevates homebuilder

Sarasota Bradenton International Airport names a new chairman and other board officers.

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  • November 18, 2015
Car dealer admits $1.6M bank fraud

A used car dealer in Fort Myers pleaded guilty to four counts of bank fraud and now faces 30 years in prison on each count.

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Woman sentenced for role in investor scheme

Victoria Snow and Brian Newton both face prison terms.

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County smashes visitors record

Fiscal year 2015 was a big tourism year for Sarasota County.

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