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Family behind Boar's Head donates $200K

Money will go toward an expansion project at Forty Carrots Family Center.

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Health plan leader creates new executive position

Former Health Essentials CEO Michael Radu recently joined WellCare Health Plans.

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  • August 31, 2015
Dubai melts for Tampa-based eatery expansion

The Melting Pot Restaurants now has five locations internationally.

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  • August 31, 2015
Junior Achievement names new president

Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida has named Angela Fisher as president of the organization that promotes entrepreneurship.

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  • August 31, 2015
Giant logistics firm wins $300K in subsidies

Sarasota County officials award $60,000 to undisclosed company.

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  • August 28, 2015
Chinese firm, backed by billionaire, buys Ironman

Dalian Wanda Group acquires World Triathlon Corp. for $650 million.

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  • August 28, 2015
Manatee County resident faces tax fraud charges

Ledale Johnson of Manatee County is also charged with identity theft.

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  • August 28, 2015
New hospital for super-sick ready to go

Stevens Construction has completed the construction of the 50-bed Landmark Hospital of Southwest Florida in Naples.

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  • August 28, 2015
Commercial Real Estate Profile: Lee Delieto Sr., Broker, Sarasota

Lee DeLieto Sr. began selling and leasing commercial real estate in Sarasota in the early 1980s, when Maas Bros. still operated what it called “the largest department store between Tampa and Miami” on the city's Main Street.

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  • August 28, 2015
Builders blow back on fiery proposal

The Lee County town of Estero, Florida's newest municipality, has wasted no time letting everyone know it's one of the most difficult places to do business.

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  • August 28, 2015
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Sarasota's Main Plaza deal dies; Deloitte shifting Tampa offices

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  • August 28, 2015
Marathon family trust buys Parkview Apartments

The Brinker Family Living Trust of Marathon purchased the 100-unit Parkview Apartments for $4.63 million.

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  • August 28, 2015
Minneapolis' Holden Properties buys Forum Corporate Park II

Holden Properties purchased the 60,777-square-foot Forum Corporate Park II office building for $10.17 million.

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  • August 28, 2015
The butler did it

Sarasota entrepreneur Bill Merritt recently found success in front of an unusual audience for his low-tech product — a cup holder that attaches to a laptop computer, called the Laptop Butler.

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  • August 28, 2015
Open the gate

Development groups are forming as the commercial real estate vacancies decline and rents begin to rise. Seagate Development Group is one such company scouting for opportunities in Southwest Florida.

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