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  • June 12, 2015
Inching toward a big goal

When pest control executive George Pickhardt shifted his business model, to grow by acquisition, a dream-big goal was to make the top 10 on Pest Control Technology's annual top 100 list.

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Transitions guns for Gunn

Transitions Optical may have found a way to “make it work.”

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  • June 12, 2015
Commercial Real Estate Profile: Chase Pattillo managing partner, CBRE, Tampa

Chase Pattillo traveled an unorthodox path on his way to becoming the managing partner of CBRE's Tampa office.

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  • June 11, 2015
Hotel company to get signature training boost

A2Z Hospitality Management owns five hotels in Sarasota and Charlotte counties.

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  • June 11, 2015
Company finds partner for cancer treatment product

Oragenics will work with Intrexon on new medication designed to help prevent a side effect from cancer treatment.

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  • June 11, 2015
Prominent golf club finishes two-year renovation

The Quail Creek Country Club spent millions on an upgrade.

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  • June 11, 2015
Sarasota drug company president quits

Rock Creek Pharmaceuticals chairman and CEO is now also president.

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  • June 10, 2015
New York health care company buys NetWolves for $18M

Vasomedical will use Tampa managed network services company to help build its technology infrastructure.

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  • June 10, 2015
Collier County man gets six years for health care fraud

Adam Parrish and two others defrauded Medicare, Medicaid and Tricare for more than $350,000, prosecutors say.

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  • June 10, 2015
Sarasota manufacturer acquires Largo firm

Octex Corp. has grown rapidly over the last five years.

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  • June 9, 2015
Clearwater land broker accused in $70K fraud

State Attorney General Pam Bondi says Property Solutions International and Premier 1 Property made promises the firms couldn't keep.

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  • June 9, 2015
Sanibel wealth advisory firm grows in central Fla.

Sanibel Captiva Trust Co., through a Tampa unit, acquires Craddock Family Office.

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  • June 9, 2015
Former mining CEO gets sunny board post

David Grzelak joins the board of directors at valve manufacturer Sun Hydraulics.

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  • June 8, 2015
College appoints new small biz leader

Lois Knox will run the Florida Small Business Development Center at FGCU.

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  • June 8, 2015
$93M senior living sale sets Sarasota record

The two complexes sold have a total of 372 units.

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