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  • July 17, 2014
Health Insurance Innovations buys Health Pocket

The Tampa company purchased the Silicon Valley health-plan comparison company for $32 million.

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  • July 17, 2014
Workers' comp fraud alleged

The state says as many as 146 employees at a Collier County produce company may have committed workers' compensation fraud.

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  • July 16, 2014
Heritage Insurance assuming 35,000 policies

The Clearwater insurer is taking on many of the policies of Sunshine State Property & Casualty Insurance Co., which is being liquidated.

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  • July 16, 2014
Executive pleads guilty to fraud

Anthony Michael Defeo of Punta Gorda pleaded guilty to wire fraud for a scheme to defraud investors on interstate road projects.

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  • July 16, 2014
Married couple enters mediation business

Trent and Lesa Miller, attorneys, own The Florida Mediation & Conference Center.

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  • July 16, 2014
Indiana woman victimized Floridians in $5M scam

Linda Deavers was convicted of wire fraud and money laundering charges.

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  • July 15, 2014
The decision: Will Mindy Grossman leave HSN? Should she?

Future job prospects for Mindy Grossman, CEO of St. Petersburg-based online and TV retailer HSN and one of the region's few executive rock stars, is a hot topic in the national and local press.

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  • July 15, 2014
Hospitals in Sarasota, Tampa, ranked tops in U.S.

Tampa General is the second-best medical center in the state, report says.

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  • July 15, 2014
New president hired to lead QC Energy Resources

Chris Broussard, the former president of Oilfield Trucking Solutions, will take over leadership of the company from Quality Distribution's chief financial officer.

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  • July 15, 2014
Uncommon Friends names director

The Uncommon Friends Foundation names Angela Melvin as the executive director of the business-ethics organization.

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  • July 14, 2014
Barnes Industrial Plastic Piping sold

Burbank, Calif.'s Ryan Herco Flow Solutions purchased the company.

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  • July 14, 2014
ACI Worldwide stock splits

ACI Worldwide's common-share count tripled after a 3-for-1 stock split on Thursday.

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  • July 14, 2014
Fla. firm with local ties named top innovator

Heico Corp. has several units based on the Gulf Coast.

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  • July 11, 2014
Cortland Partners buys apartments for $78M

Officials say the location is 'irreplaceable.'

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  • July 11, 2014
C1 Bank files for $50 million IPO

The St. Petersburg-based lender is one of the fastest growing banks in Florida.

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