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Neil McCurry likes to tell the story of how he worked 500 days in a row when he founded People's Community Bank in Sarasota in 1999.

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Lee home prices keep rising

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CREW Tampa Bay has honored the late Carl Cronan, former Tampa Bay editor of the Business Review, by creating a media excellence award in his name.

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Builder buys 91 lots

Ashton Woods Homes targets east Manatee County for growth.

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Manatee Economic Development Corp. President and CEO Sharon Hillstrom hopes a tweak to her organization's moniker will give it more influence.

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