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Southwest Florida entrepreneur Vinny Antonio quickly shifted his focus.

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Bayfront Health St. Petersburg has named a new president, CFO and IT director.

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Premier Sotheby’s International Realty aims to build on its luxury services in Central Florida.

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Area family donates $5 million for breast cancer research, treatment

The Benderson family operates Benderson Development Co., a real estate company that owns and manages over 700 properties.

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Tim Calvert has been named COO of AmeriLife, a rapidly growing Clearwater, Florida-based insurance company.

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Restaurant woos new culinary director with high-end background

LJ Cousson has experience in Washington, D.C., and Florida.

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Philanthropist, businessman, matched kindness with integrity

Stanley Kane built a billion-dollar business before engaging in decades of philanthropy in Sarasota.

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Charter flight service expands at area airport

Indiana-based TRYP Air Charter begins operations at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Lakeland, Florida.

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Community maintains momentum, marks 800 home sales

Babcock Ranch also recently made a top 50 list of sales in master-planned communities.

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Renovation underway for new grocery store in area

The space in Lakewood Ranch is undergoing a compete renovation.

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Foundation names two new members of leadership team

The new positions have been funded by the Louis and Gloria Flanzer Philanthropic Trust and an anonymous donor.

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RV dealer expands long-serving executive’s role

Lazydays — a Tampa, Florida-based dealership that also operates in Arizona, Colorado, Minnesota and Tennessee — has named Linda Stephens vice president of customer and employee experience.

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Baby talk: Business leaders say state's future workforce is at risk

A group of Florida business leaders calling themselves Bosses for Babies are championing the need for additional support for the state’s young children and their parents and caregivers.

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Ticket to ride: $44M bus route gets go-ahead

The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority broke ground on the SunRunner, a Bus Rapid Transit line, on Aug. 17.

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The pandemic forced Naples, Florida-based Ronto Group to temporarily shutter its sales office for an ambitious new condo tower in Tampa. It used the downtime to keep interest high — and deposits flowing.

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