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  • July 11, 2014
America II Electronics CEO invests in northern Manatee land

St. Petersburg entrepreneur and real estate investor Michael Galinski purchased 295.73 acres of grazing land in northern Manatee County for $2.64 million.

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  • July 11, 2014
Saglo Development Corp. buys Ruskin's Sun Point retail center

Commercial real estate developer Saglo Development Corp. purchased the 131,155-square-foot Sun Point retail center for $7.25 million.

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  • July 10, 2014
Sarasota named top spot for sports

SportsEvents Magazine readers recognize the area's beaches and other amenities.

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  • July 10, 2014
Prison officer admits to inmate ID theft, tax scam

Jerry St. Fleur faces up to 20 years in federal prison in $500,000 case.

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  • July 10, 2014
American Momentum Bank hires Florida president

Michael Collins spent two decades with Barnett Bank.

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  • July 10, 2014
Frontier boosts Fort Myers service

St. Louis is the next city Frontier Airlines will serve from Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers.

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  • July 9, 2014
HSN Inc. names marketer president

Bill Brand, a former senior executive for Lifetime and VH1, is now also responsible for merchandising, programming, planning and HSN2.

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  • July 9, 2014
Financial planning firm hires first COO

Paul Cantor, with 30 years experience on Wall Street, joins Kerkering Barberio.

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  • July 9, 2014
NeoGenomics acquires lab

NeoGenomics acquired California-based Path Logic, expanding its pathology laboratory services for clinical trials.

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  • July 8, 2014
Infusion Brands hires new COO

The consumer brands company is adding former Cornerstone Brands COO and a new vice president of direct response marketing as it prepares to launch several new infomercials.

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  • July 8, 2014
Builder buys lots in Bradenton

WCI Communities acquired 150 home sites in Rosedale, a residential community on State Road 70 in Bradenton.

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  • July 8, 2014
$760M trust firm appoints CFO

Marc Hanson, formerly with Citigroup, joins Caldwell Trust Co.

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  • July 7, 2014
Odyssey's Oceanica find larger than thought

A new technical report on the Oceanica deposit says an earlier assessment underreported the phosphate reserve there by at least 20%.

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  • July 7, 2014
Chico's names digital chief

Chico's FAS names Miki Racine Berardelli as president of digital commerce, chief marketing officer and executive vice president.

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  • July 7, 2014
Homebuilder hammers closings record

The rapid sales pace continues at Neal Communities.

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