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  • July 31, 2015
Investor pays $4M for Venice IHOP

Long Island City, N.Y., real estate investor Steven Newman purchased a 4,985-square-foot restaurant building for $4.08 million.

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  • July 30, 2015
Homebuilder's average price rises nearly 12%

WCI Communities says strong demand for new homes helped boost the average selling price nearly 12% year-over-year.

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  • July 30, 2015
Bed maker will open new Pasco plant

Leggett & Platt expects to create nearly 125 jobs when it takes over 80,000 square feet of space in Spring Hill.

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  • July 30, 2015
Pioneer in court records, Chips Shore, dead at 74

Chips Shore was first elected to serve Manatee County in 1976.

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  • July 29, 2015
Synthetic human maker raises $1M, plans IPO

SynDaver Labs has raised $1 million in private offering, getting ready for more public offering in 2018.

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  • July 29, 2015
Starry company enters top 10 market share list

Star2Star Communications also raised $30 million in late 2014.

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  • July 29, 2015
Take off in a Porsche from Hertz

Hertz boosted its lineup of rental cars with the addition of the Porsche Macan Turbo to its fleet.

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  • July 28, 2015
Door company opens payroll to 150 Brits

The Tampa door maker buys Performance Doorset Solutions near Manchester for $16 million.

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  • July 28, 2015
Firm extends deal with IRS

ACI Worldwide extended its contract to process tax payments for the Internal Revenue Service.

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  • July 28, 2015
Area banker hops into new role

Rich Hopper has more than 30 years experience in commercial banking.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • July 27, 2015
Inventory squeeze pressures home prices

Average existing-home prices increased at double-digit annual percentage rates as inventory of listings fell in the hot Bonita Springs and Estero area in June.

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  • July 27, 2015
Bradenton attorney rises to new role: judge

Teresa “Teri” Kaklis Dees has practiced law in Manatee County for nearly 20 years.

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  • July 27, 2015
Long-awaited Pasco apartments get name, get bigger

King Engineering project managers are set to meet with county officials about Atlis at Wiregrass in Wesley Chapel.

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  • July 24, 2015
Software firm projects 200 hires over two years

Naples-based DreamWare will also receive a job-training grant worth nearly $500,000.

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  • July 24, 2015
Tampa gas manufacturer pushes Louisiana purchase

A small welding company will push an acetylene alternative produced by MagneGas Corp. into the Gulf states.

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