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Sarasota area home prices climb 13.5%

The Sarasota region saw a rise that nearly doubled the national average.

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  • March 2, 2016
International fugitive pleads guilty to fraud scheme

Ubert Guillermo Rodriguez was arrested in October for a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme.

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  • March 2, 2016
Hertz stock jumps 12%

The stock of car rental giant Hertz rose 12% after it posted improved financial results.

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  • March 1, 2016
Lightning owner scores big with Seattle tech firm

Jeff Vinik says fan engagement is a key component of Tampa Bay Lightning games.

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  • March 1, 2016
Hospital board names new chair

Eddie Morton has served on the Doctors Hospital of Sarasota board since 2014.

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  • March 1, 2016
Cancer lab posts growth

Cancer-testing firm NeoGenomics reported sales grew 9% in the fourth quarter on the heels of its acquisition of rival Clarient from GE Healthcare Life Sciences.

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  • February 29, 2016
Tampa company declares Wiener War with Burger King

Checkers & Rally's Restaurants has been selling hot dogs for more than 30 years.

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  • February 29, 2016
Builder talks up fiscal responsibility in U.S. Senate race

Carlos Beruff officially announced his candidacy for the race for Marco Rubio's seat today.

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  • February 29, 2016
Home prices rise despite sales dip

Sales dipped, as expected in January, following a record-breaking end to 2015.

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  • February 29, 2016
University names president

Hodges University named Donald Wortham president of the private university.

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  • February 26, 2016
Payment giant boosts sales

Electronic payment giant ACI Worldwide says sales rose 6% in the most recent quarter compared with the same quarter last year.

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  • February 26, 2016
USF launches entrepreneur program with $2.9M gift

The donation comes from Naples entrepreneurs Frank and Ellen Daveler.

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  • February 26, 2016
Homebuilder enters Senate race to replace Marco Rubio

Carlos Beruff is the founder and owner of Medallion Homes.

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  • February 26, 2016
Commercial Real Estate Profile: Al Rogers

Al Rogers began his banking career with Charlotte, N.C.-based First Union Corp. in the company's Tampa office in 1987.

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  • February 26, 2016
Royal treatment

In 2013, developer Steve Goldfarb acquired a struggling Fort Myers shopping center where squatters had moved in. Today, it's 100% leased.

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