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  • February 5, 2014
$200M wellness firm wraps up more global growth

Bradenton-based It Works will soon do business in six more foreign countries.

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  • February 4, 2014
Second guilty plea in $28M Medicare scam

Another former Southwest Florida resident admits to his role in the conspiracy.

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  • February 3, 2014
First Watch acquires The Good Egg

First Watch acquired the brand, concept and all 20 restaurants.

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  • January 31, 2014
Mattamy deal blossomed from Lightning trip

An in-depth look at how the deal came together for Mattamy Homes' purchase of 235 acres in Lakewood Ranch.

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  • January 31, 2014
Vandyk Group of Cos. plans Golden Gate condos

Canadian developer Vandyk Group of Cos. has chosen Sarasota as its entry point into the U.S. market. Vandyk USA has announced plans to develop a mid-rise condominium building on Golden Gate Point.

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  • January 31, 2014
Goodwill Industries-Manasota buys North Trail Sarasota store

The price equated to $165 per square foot.

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  • January 30, 2014
Matter Brothers Furniture entering Sarasota

The Fort Myers-based retailer bought a manufacturing plant to create one of the largest furniture stores in the state.

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  • January 29, 2014
Sarasota firm nabs work in California prisons

Cruise Car will supply six-passenger vehicles for the state's prison system.

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  • January 28, 2014
Popular vet business changes names

CriticalVetCare's facility includes a hyperbaric chamber and an in-house MRI.

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  • January 27, 2014
Former attorney pleads guilty in $28.3M scheme

Case includes two outpatient rehab facilities on the Gulf Coast.

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  • January 24, 2014
BB&T Insurance promotes local exec

John Laurie oversees 26 insurance brokers in the Bradenton-Sarasota market.

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  • January 24, 2014
New board for think tank on aging boasts star power

An Intel executive will join the board at the Institute for the Ages.

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  • January 24, 2014
Air Products completes work on Port Manatee manufacturing plant

Air Products says the location near Port Manatee will allow it ship the large equipment it produces globally and in larger sizes than what is currently being built.

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  • January 22, 2014
PGT stretches national sales department

Firm adds two sales executives to continue post-recession comeback.

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  • January 21, 2014
Sarasota scorches monthly real estate sales

County closed 11,184 sales in 2013, for its second-best year ever.

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