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Manatee–Sarasota

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  • January 8, 2018
Education company names president and CEO

Mahendran Jawaharlal was named president of education consulting firm CampusWorks.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • January 5, 2018
Natural grocery store to hire 130 people

Organic and natural foods grocery store Earth Fare is opening a Lakewood Ranch location.

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • January 5, 2018
Investor buys Sarasota's Airport Commerce Center

A New York-based investor has acquired the eight-building Airport Commerce Center flex complex in Manatee County for $10.4 million, according to county property records.

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  • January 5, 2018
Sembler posts strong 2017

The Sembler Cos. mirrored most Gulf Coast commercial real estate landlords in 2017 by posting “solid” growth across all its business lines.

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  • January 4, 2018
Developer selects contractor for 18-story tower

BCBE Construction will be the general contractor of BLVD Sarasota.

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  • January 3, 2018
Fast-growing tech company merges with global firm

Sarasota-based Star2Star and Dubline-based Blueface will form StarBlue.

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  • January 2, 2018
University woos accomplished fundraiser

Paul Bova joined the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee.

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  • December 29, 2017
2017 Top Deals: Sarasota-Manatee

Echo Lake Apartments leads Sarasota-Manatee

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  • December 22, 2017
Nonprofit merger leads to $3.7M fund

A new fund was established at Manatee Community Foundation after United Way of Manatee County and United Way Suncoast merged.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • December 22, 2017
Brixmor adds Venice center to portfolio

Brixmor Property Group, a New York-based retail property owner that controls roughly a dozen Gulf Coast centers, has acquired a Sarasota County shopping center for $33.5 million.

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  • December 21, 2017
National builder announces new community

Toll Bros. will build The Isles at Lakewood Ranch.

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  • December 19, 2017
Realtor hits $100M in sales volume, leads county

Roger Pettingell closed $100 million in sales volume and is expected to finish the year with $104.6 million overall.

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  • December 19, 2017
Prominent restaurant group creates new waterfront concept

The Gonzmart Family of Restaurants will open The Buccaneer on Longboat Key.

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  • December 18, 2017
Training program expands to six auto dealerships

CareerEdge is partnering with six dealerships to offer a technician training program at Suncoast Technical College.

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  • December 15, 2017
University names regional chancellor

Karen Holbrook will be the regional chancellor of the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee.

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