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Manatee–Sarasota

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  • June 19, 2018
Tennessee media firm enters Florida, buys seven newspapers

Greeneville, Tenn.-based Adams Publishing Group acquired the Sun Coast Media Group, a collection of daily, weekly and twice-weekly community newspapers on the west coast of Florida that had been family-owned since 1976.

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  • June 18, 2018
Prominent area restaurant plans renovation, second location

Prominent area restaurant plans renovation, second location, Sarasota, Libby's, eats, foods, foodie. Joe Seidensticker, CEO of Tableseide Restaurant Group, conglomerate .

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  • June 16, 2018
Polo Club lands buyer for 158-acre property

Saying their goal is to keep the Sarasota Polo Club as agricultural and recreational space as currently zoned, Lakewood Ranch Country Club residents — and horse and equine sports enthusiasts — James and Misdee Miller recently closed on their purchase of t

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • June 15, 2018
Jilted business owner says former top employee took trade secrets

lawsuits, lawyers, trade secrets, theft, business dispute, Renee Phinney, John Souza, Spotlight Graphics, Palm Printing, Michael Fayard, Jennifer Compton, Shumaker, Kendrick & Loop, printing, graphics, graphic design

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • June 15, 2018
TerraCap Management shifts from primarily buying to selling office assets

TerraCap Management is selling assets purchased at a discount like Tampa International Business Center and reaping profits after improvements and re-leasing

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  • June 15, 2018
Q&A: Bruce Erhardt

Bruce Erhardt of Cushman & Wakefield reflects on four decades of land deals and changes in and around Tampa Bay

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • June 15, 2018
Tampa Renaissance Hotel trades for $68 million

Clearview and Oaktree Capital team up to acquire Tampa Renaissance Hotel from Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc. for $68 million, in keeping with the Dallas company's strategy to focus on upsclae lodging

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • June 15, 2018
Cove Apartments in Tampa sells for $96.5 million

Gamma Real Estate of New York's $96.5 million purchase of the Cove Apartments in Tampa marks the latest mega multifamily deal in the area

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • June 14, 2018
New hospital chooses founding president

Longtime Florida health care and hospital executive Sharon Roush has been named the founding president of one of the newest hospitals in the region,  Sarasota Memorial Hospital – Laurel Road. The 65-acre medical campus and hospital is being built to serv

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • June 13, 2018
Hospital names new member to board of trustees

Col. Todd Chace joined the medical staff of Englewood Community Hospital in 1987 and served two tours in Iraq and two tours in Afghanistan overseeing medical units.

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  • June 13, 2018
Foundation sells large tract for roughly $18 million

Neal Land Ventures invests roughly $18 million to acquire 300-acre tract in North Venice in Sarasota County that had been slated to become The Bridges, an affordable housing community, in 2005

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  • June 12, 2018
Financial firm names new president and CEO

Sarasota-based Cumberland Advisors co-founder David Kotok will remain chairman of the board and chief investment officer of the firm.

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  • June 11, 2018
Locally based national restaurant chain names new CEO

Current First Watch President Chris Tomasso will take on the additional role and title of CEO, succeeding Ken Pendery.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • June 8, 2018
College names executive for newly created top role

Todd Fritch will serve as executive vice president and provost of State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota.

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  • June 8, 2018
Jebco Ventures set to debut Embassy Suites, start on Hampton Inn & Suites nearby in Sarasota

Sarasota developer Jebco Ventures begun by Jim Bridges in 1975 has embarked on a pair of new hotels in city's downtown that will add more than 300 new rooms to inventory

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