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Manufacturer gets oil change

Peter Bagwell is one of the Gulf Coast's biggest cheerleaders for manufacturing.

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  • December 22, 2015
Lab employees get $1.5M in stocking stuffers

Tampa-based firm gives its employees hefty stock packages for Christmas.

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Cash remains king in Sarasota real estate

The rate of cash sales is well above the national average.

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  • December 22, 2015
Food distributor to add 100 jobs

Gordon Food Service is expanding its facility in Plant City by 160,000 square feet.

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Hertz announces equipment spinoff

Under pressure from activist investors, car-rental giant Hertz says its long-awaited plan to spin off its equipment-rental business will be completed by the middle of 2016.

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Insurance exec makes national leaders list

Artemis Emslie has been with myMatrixx since 2012.

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  • December 21, 2015
Sarasota, Tampa hospitals settle federal false claims cases

In total, more than 130 hospitals have now settled cases.

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  • December 21, 2015
Oncology firm to pay $20M fine

Fort Myers-based 21st Century Oncology agreed to pay a fine of nearly $20 million to the government to settle allegations of improper billing.

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  • December 18, 2015
Tampa office tower sold for nearly $200M

Deal is one of the most lucrative office building sales in the region in several years.

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  • December 18, 2015
RV park settles government suit

The U.S. Justice Department says it has settled a discrimination case with a North Fort Myers recreational vehicle park.

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  • December 18, 2015
Port chooses new chair

Betsy Benac succeeds Carol Whitmore as Port Manatee chairwoman.

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  • December 18, 2015
Mercato success spawns project

The co-developer of the Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota and the upscale, golf-centered Concession community in east Manatee County has proposed a $200 million collection of upscale condominiums, retail and entertainment space and offices on a 31-acre tract near Sarasota Square Mall.

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Office fills up coffers

The haul of recovered funds in federal law enforcement in the district that covers the Gulf Coast took a dip this year.

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  • December 18, 2015
Charlotte's marketing web

Tourists flock to Sarasota and Fort Myers throughout the year, often bypassing Charlotte County.

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  • December 18, 2015
College students work for beer (bread)

Sarasota entrepreneur Andy Yochum recently mixed two staples of American life, college students and beer.

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