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  • By Andrew Warfield
  • February 17, 2024
As Sarasota dog track begins demolition, redevelopment remains uncertain

After 95 years, the Sarasota Kennel Club, on a 26-acre site in north Sarasota, will be cleared for unspecified future development.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jim Stinson
  • February 16, 2024
Polk County withdraws rule that would have banned food trucks

Haines City considered a ban on mobile food vendors, but then the people spoke up.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • February 16, 2024
Hardware store entrepreneur named chair of Fort Myers university

Prominent Southwest Florida entrepreneur Michael Wynn, president of Sunshine Ace Hardware, has been named chair of the Florida Gulf Coast University’s Board of Trustees.

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  • By Louis Llovio
  • February 16, 2024
Creative entrepreneur helps beleaguered malls survive amid market shift

Mall operators seeking to draw more customers are turning to companies like US Design Lab to add a dose of fun to the experience.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson
  • February 15, 2024
Cash homes sales in Naples hit nearly 60%

The amount of homes being purchased for cash in the last half of 2023 and first month of 2023 has seen a "significant surge."

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • February 15, 2024
Developer buys 22 acres in Port Charlotte, building 333 apartments

LIV Development out of Alabama bought the property and plans to begin construction on the complex this month.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • February 15, 2024
Prime downtown Sarasota spot leased for high-end whiskey-centric eatery

A high-end bar and restaurant company is planning its debut in Sarasota with a fine-dining, whiskey-infused location in a coveted second-floor spot on Main Street.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • February 15, 2024
Sarasota manufacturer’s subsidiary unveils expanded factory in Mexico

Balboa, an operating company for Sarasota-based hydraulic cartridge valve manufacturer Helios Technologies, celebrated a significant expansion of a factory in Mexico.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jim Stinson
  • February 14, 2024
Tampa marketing company merges with Orlando video production firm

Roger West Creative and Code, a Tampa-based marketing agency, has merged with Digital Brew, an Orlando-based Emmy award-winning video production firm.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • February 14, 2024
Local restaurant owners buy downtown Sarasota eatery for $2.47M

The former Yume Sushi restaurant space in downtown Sarasota has been bought by well-known local restaurateur Michael Evanoff.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • February 14, 2024
Dolphin drives $32 million Clearwater aquarium upgrade

Winter the dolphin changed the fortunes of a once sleepy aquarium near Clearwater Beach.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson
  • February 13, 2024
St. Pete apparel firm names new board members from fashion, finance

The pair of board members also have longtime accounting experience.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • February 13, 2024
Coca-Cola to close Pinellas County plant, lay off 200 people

The soft drink company is the third manufacturer since Feb. 5 to announce it is closing a local plant and cutting jobs.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson
  • February 13, 2024
Tampa biotech company parts ways with CEO

The CEO of Tampa-based Oragenics, a high-tech pharmaceutical company, stepped down.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • February 13, 2024
Sarasota pickleball company advances on Palm Beach County project

The Pickleball Club, a Sarasota company that develops private, indoor pickleball facilities, is moving forward on a project in Palm Beach County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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