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  • April 13, 2023
Home health care agency expands with office in Palm Beach County

McKenney Home Care was founded in 2013.

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Adidas founder’s family wealth firm opens HQ in Sarasota

An Adi Dassler International Family Office executive says they "are big fans of Sarasota."

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  • By Amanda Postma
  • April 13, 2023
Sarasota brewing company expands distribution with partnership

A little more than a month after announcing a new brewing facility, Darwin Brewing is expanding into Sarasota, Bradenton and Venice.

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  • April 13, 2023
Locally owned restaurant chain opens 14th location in region

Fresh Kitchen, part of Tampa-based Ciccio Restaurant Group, has expanded to Lakeland.

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  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 13, 2023
Retailers shift mindset — and sometimes size — but continue to grow across Florida

Retailers have been expanding across the region to meet the demand that comes with the population spike.

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  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 12, 2023
Target to open 1480,000-square-foot Pasco store, timing unknown

The Minnesota retailer will open on 16 acres in Wesley Chapel shopping center.

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  • April 12, 2023
SRQ sets record for busiest month with over 500K passengers

The airport has seen more than 4 million passengers in the past 12 months.

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  • April 12, 2023
Homebuilder debuts new Polk County community

Centex, a PulteGroup brand, held a grand opening of Lake Alfred Pines last month.

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  • By Alex Walsh
  • April 12, 2023
Motivation comes easily for behavioral health care entrepreneur

Elizabeth Dosoretz knew exactly what she wanted to do with her business, and so launching and growing it seemed to be easy — or at least she didn’t notice how tough it was.

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  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 11, 2023
Legislature advances two more tort reform bills

The Florida House and Senate move proposed changes to windshield laws that critics say encourage lawsuits and send auto insurance rates higher.

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  • April 11, 2023
Prominent Sarasota community foundation names new president, CEO

The news came less than a year following the current CEO announcing retirement plans.

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  • April 11, 2023
National builder names new leader of Sarasota division

Greg Crawford has been working for M/I Homes for 20 years, since he was in college.

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  • April 11, 2023
St. Pete law firm launches new business-focused practice group

Dionne Fajardo will serve as chair of Englander Fischer’s new division.

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  • April 11, 2023
Health tech company reaps rewards of radical shift

Apyx Medical Corp. took a big risk in 2019, when it sold off several core products to focus on a single innovative, yet unproven, technology. After some delays and setbacks, the future is now.

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  • April 10, 2023
City uses awareness campaign to tout $140 million in grant spending

Tampa is spending a week highlighting how it has used CDGB grants to address affordable housing, among other problems.

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