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  • July 24, 2015
And pigs (and profits) will fly

Canada sends a lot to Florida, starting with thousands of winter tourists and snowbirds.

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  • July 23, 2015
A lot of pancakes in $4M IHOP sale

Sale of building in Venice included drone marketing and a bidding war.

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  • July 23, 2015
Four Naples attorneys bolt from firm

Atlanta-based FisherBroyles is on an aggressive expansion plan.

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  • July 23, 2015
Brothers grab funding for movie industry startup

Folio Holdings says it will help take the risk out of distributing independent films using its own analytics system.

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  • July 22, 2015
Phony makeup seller gets 18 months in prison

Tina Oleszczuk pleaded guilty last September to selling nearly $1 million worth of counterfeit makeup products.

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  • July 22, 2015
College launches ID theft think tank

Hodges University hopes to become a hub for identity fraud information statewide.

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  • July 22, 2015
Mortgage rates look sweet in Manatee, Sarasota

Lee County also has one of the best mortgage approval rates in Florida.

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  • July 21, 2015
Airport sees gains in people, plus stuff

Traffic continues to grow at Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers.

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  • July 21, 2015
Girls Inc. names new leader

Angie Stringer, new executive director, has more than 20 years experience in nonprofit management.

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  • July 21, 2015
Onetime Lingerie Bowl site to get $45M apartment complex

Pollack Shores Real Estate Group will build on land that made news in 2009 for failed plans to host a Lingerie Bowl there.

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  • July 20, 2015
Cancer test lab adds new exams

Fort Myers-based NeoGenomics will add to its line of tests

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  • July 20, 2015
SRQ airport lands new airline

A Canadian-based airline will fly from Toronto to Sarasota twice a week.

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  • July 20, 2015
Teco execs jolt market with potential sale

The Tampa-based Teco Energy says its exploring 'strategic alternatives,' including one that could sell the major Florida utility.

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  • July 17, 2015
Bank shines on region, acquires two branches

Plant City-based Sunshine Bank continues its strategy to grow on the Gulf Coast.

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  • July 17, 2015
Insurance firm seizes opening in New England, Carolinas

Heritage Insurance Holdings submitted applications to start writing policies in the Carolinas and New England.

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