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  • January 29, 2016
Politico vows to 'not screw it up'

The oddity of congressional redistricting, through years of party-line battles, was on full display in Sarasota recently when U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney, R-Okeechobee, spoke to a room full of business leaders.

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  • January 29, 2016
Sunny days for tourism

Forget being like Mike.

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  • January 29, 2016
Attorney to ump Super Bowl

Millions of football fans will tune in to the Super Bowl Feb. 7, when Fort Myers residents will see a familiar face on the field.

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  • January 28, 2016
CEO buys nearly 2,000 acres

Mark Pentecost is CEO of Manatee County-based It Works Global.

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  • January 28, 2016
Big Frog biz get new big cheese

The Dunedin-based custom T-shirt franchise firm has been growing fast.

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  • January 28, 2016
Michigan firm acquires outlet mall for $26M

Michigan-based Dahlmann Properties acquired Tanger Outlets shopping center in Fort Myers for $26 million in cash.

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  • January 27, 2016
Bass Pro Shops hunts for Sarasota store progress

Plans for a Bass Pro Shops location in east Sarasota County have been in the works since 2014.

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  • January 27, 2016
Tampa firm looks for growth in Poland

WilsonHCG has ambitious plans for 2016.

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  • January 27, 2016
Payment provider sells unit in $200M deal

ACI Worldwide says it has agreed to sell its community financial services business to Fiserv for $200 million.

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  • January 26, 2016
Illinois firm expands in region, brings jobs

En-Vision America is based in Normal, Ill.

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  • January 26, 2016
Insurance firm finds a lot to like in new CEO

Lykes Insurance has offices in Winter Park, Tampa, Fort Myers and Sarasota.

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  • January 26, 2016
Airport traffic breaks record

Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers posted record passenger traffic in 2015.

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  • January 25, 2016
Tampa metro tops state in new jobs, cost of living

More than 41,000 jobs were added in December.

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  • January 25, 2016
Two counties set home sales record

The combined number of transactions in Sarasota and Manatee counties rose nearly 7% in 2015.

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  • January 25, 2016
Home prices march higher

The median price of existing single-family homes in the Fort Myers and Naples areas continued to rise in December compared with the same month a year ago.

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