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Developer breaks ground on $14M clubhouse at new community

Del Webb, a brand affiliated with Atlanta-based homebuilder PulteGroup Inc., has begun construction of a 19,000-square-foot clubhouse at its 55-plus Bexley community in Land O’Lakes, Florida.

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Cancer testing firm names chief scientific officer

NeoGenomics promotes Lawrence Weiss to lead scientific innovation initiatives.

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  • December 18, 2018
Cosmetic surgery product supplier names new CFO

Bovie Medical Corp., a Clearwater, Florida-based maker of medical supplies and devices for cosmetic surgery practices, has hired Tara Semb as chief financial officer.

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Bank official promoted to new role

Sanibel Captiva Community Bank names Ken Segura treasury management associate.

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Group acquires manufacturer for $21 million

Intertape Polymer Group estimates Maiweave will generate approximately $25 million of revenue in 2018.

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  • December 17, 2018
Concert promoter names new head of regional operations

Live Nation Entertainment has appointed Neil Jacobsen president of its Tampa/Orlando, Florida, concerts division.

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  • December 17, 2018
Area entrepreneur agrees to pay $17 million for export, smuggling violations

Eric Baird founded shipping company Access USA Shipping, then known as MyUS.com, in 1997.

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  • December 17, 2018
Health care executive appointed to governor’s transition group

Hope Healthcare’s Samira Beckwith will serve on Ron DeSantis’ Transition Advisory Committee on Health and Wellness.

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  • December 15, 2018
Nonprofit names major gifts officer for $7 million campaign

Lives Transformed: The Campaign for Hammock Place is an initiative to build a 40-home neighborhood.

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  • December 14, 2018
Long-serving CEO of tech industry consortium to retire

Global Technology Distribution Council CEO Tim Curran plans to retire from the St. Petersburg, Florida-based organization in January after leading it since 2002.

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  • December 14, 2018
Airline offers new route to Albany, NY

Allegiant adds route between Punta Gorda and Albany, New York

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  • December 14, 2018
Belle epoch: A new era begins for an iconic property

St. Petersburg, Florida-based JMC Communities has unveiled its reimagined version of the historic Belleview Biltmore Hotel in Belleair, Florida.

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  • December 14, 2018
Bean counters: Local coffee roaster takes big next step

St. Petersburg-based Kahwa Coffee is on a quest to become the top coffee brand in Florida. It's closing in on the completion of a $6.5 million capital raise.

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Good help is hard to find

MetLife, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index

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  • December 14, 2018
q&a: Julia Silva Rettig

"Last-mile distribution" is shaking up the industrial real estate industry, and causing investors to look twice at older, smaller properties that are close to urban centers and could be retrofitted for today's logistics firms

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