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  • March 6, 2015
Bank courts foreign customers

The rising dollar hasn't deterred at least one Gulf Coast bank from actively courting foreign investors.

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  • March 6, 2015
Encore Hospitality regains Westshore Tampa Hampton Inn

Encore Hospitality LLC, a subsidiary of Encore Enterprises Inc., purchased the 132-unit Westshore Tampa Hampton Inn for $12 million.

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  • March 6, 2015
Chico's CEO: Too much email

Is there such a thing as too much promotion of your brands?

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  • March 6, 2015
Realtor logs banner week

Sarasota area Realtor Nick Herron recently had an all-time week to remember: He was involved in closing four real estate transactions that surpassed $9 million from Feb. 13-20.

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  • March 6, 2015
Go blue, get some green

The marine sciences industry has big-time potential on the Gulf Coast, and one of leading nonprofits in the region aims to prove it.

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  • March 6, 2015
Polk County: Lakeland's Century Retail buys Havendale Square shopping center

Lakeland-based Century Retail purchased the 69,050-square-foot Havendale Square shopping center for $3.33 million.

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  • March 6, 2015
IberiaBank finalizes acquisition

Florida Bank Group Inc. is officially no more after IberiaBank Corp. completed its $87 million acquisition of the Tampa-based lender.

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  • March 6, 2015
Wanted: best entrepreneurs

Are you the kind of entrepreneur who never lets no get in the way of a dream?

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  • March 6, 2015
It's always sunny at Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin will provide a little shade to the more than 500 employee cars parking at its Oldsmar campus -- using Florida's largest private, non-utility solar project.

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  • March 5, 2015
Laughter coming to Bonita Springs

Stevens Construction plans to start building a performing arts center that includes a comedy club in Bonita Springs.

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  • March 5, 2015
Police: Sarasota CPA stole $200K from 92-year-old

Authorities say suspect made withdrawals from victim's bank at ATMs in casinos.

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  • March 5, 2015
New chiefs take over at Creative Contractors

Joshua Bomstein succeeds his father, Alan, as president, setting up his eventual move into the chief executive spot.

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  • March 4, 2015
Tampa IT company buys another competitor

Vology's acquisition of Offsite Technology Solutions makes it largest managed service provider in region.

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  • March 4, 2015
Lee raises tax on builders

Lee County commissioners raised taxes on new construction as the economic recovery takes hold.

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  • March 4, 2015
New partnership targets 300 supply chain jobs

CareerEdge Funders Collaborative and St. Petersburg College team up.

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