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Former business group leader, mayor dies at 73

Kerry Kirschner’s decades-long career bridged the public and private sectors. His role as a dad also defined his life.

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Uniform firm shuffles C-suite as CFO departs

Michael Attinella has resigned from his position as vice president, CFO and treasurer of Seminole, Florida-based Superior Group of Companies.

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Investor purchases historic downtown building for $5.8 million

The downtown Sarasota building was built in 1932.

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Health plan company aims to fill 200 jobs in area

Health plan provider Humana Inc. plans to hire up to 200 additional inside sales agents at its Tampa, Florida, office.

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Community posts 30% gain in annual homes sales

Naples Reserve has logged 659 home sales since its 2015 opening.

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Architecture firm adds six members to staff

Arturo Lopez, Elizabeth Lee, Chloe Naese, William Blair, Sean Michael Lawler and Amanda Reyes-Martin joined Sweet Sparkman.

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Investment, banking veteran lands senior vice president role

Valley Bank has named Jeff Armstrong senior vice president of its Pinellas County commercial banking team.

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The Souk was founded by Liz Gilbert.

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National home services firm buys area AC company

The Wrench Group bought another area business, CoolToday, in April 2019.

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Bank appoints pair of new regional leaders

Earnest Wilks has been with Regions Bank for 17 years.

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  • March 2, 2020
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Goodwyn, Mills and Cawood, a privately held, Montgomery, Ala.-based architecture firm with offices throughout the Southeast, has expanded to Tampa, Florida.

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