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  • February 13, 2019
Bank unveils new name, plans for expansion

First State Bank of Arcadia, now Crews Bank & Trust, plans to open a full-service office in Sarasota County soon.

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  • February 13, 2019
Real estate brokerage acquires rival, doubles in size

Tampa, Florida-based Pineywoods Realty, a division of Katz Capital, has acquired Brandon-based Kings Realty & Property Management, doubling its property management portfolio to more than 1,000 doors and adding 10 new property managers to its team.

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  • February 13, 2019
Brisk sales reported in luxury condo development

First three buildings in 205-unit Genova near Coconut Point in Estero have sold out as construction remains underway.

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  • February 12, 2019
National firm acquires area office equipment dealer

Staples Inc., one of the world’s largest retailers of office supplies, has agreed to acquire Tampa, Florida-based based DEX Imaging, a leading dealer of office equipment such as printers and copiers.

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  • February 12, 2019
Health care foundation names director of development

Barbara Evans has nearly 20 years of fundraising experience.

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  • February 12, 2019
Health system expands cardiothoracic facility

Lee Health opens a larger Shipley Cardiothoracic Center, a research, teaching and surgical facility at HealthPark Medical Center in Fort Myers.

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  • February 11, 2019
Insurance, investment firm announces new president

Austin Boyd joined Boyd Insurance & Investments in 2013 as a commercial account executive.

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  • February 11, 2019
Restaurant group names head of seafood brand

Tampa, Florida-based Bloomin’ Brands Inc. has appointed Jeff Carcara president of Bonefish Grill.

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  • February 11, 2019
Community foundation promotes CFO from within

Luis Leon joined the Southwest Florida Community Foundation in 2012 as an accountant.

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  • February 8, 2019
Research-based nonprofit names new director of development

Andria Piekarz served as director of philanthropy for the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast since 2014.

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  • February 8, 2019
Reeling from scandal, hospital names interim president

Effective Feb. 18, Tom Kmetz will become interim president of scandal-plagued Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida.

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  • February 8, 2019
Fuel for growth

Six-month-old motorcycle leasing firm adds Indian dealers to its pre-owned Harley-Davidson model, now partnering with dealers in 18 states.

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  • February 8, 2019
More CEOs concerned about economy

Annual PwC CEO survey indicates growing pessimism for global economic growth.

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  • February 8, 2019
Waterfront neighborhood opens second phase

Naples Reserve now selling lots in Phase II featuring builders Stock Signature Homes and D.R. Horton.

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  • February 8, 2019
Buckhorn talks up Tampa's transformation

Outgoing Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn’s valedictory lap continued in late January at the Urban Land Institute Tampa Bay’s 2019 Trends Conference at Armature Works in Tampa Heights in Tampa, Florida.

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