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Luxury hotel gets multimillion-dollar makeover

The Westin Tampa Waterside, a luxury hotel on Harbour Island in downtown Tampa, Florida, has completed a multimillion-dollar renovation.

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  • December 5, 2018
Digital marketing company names new CEO

John Lemp will transition to a role as chairman of Revcontent’s board of directors.

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  • December 5, 2018
Giant health system's new clinic addresses void in market

Lee Health opens first free-standing emergency department in Lee County at Lee Health Coconut Point

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  • December 4, 2018
Company acquires naming rights for new Atlanta Braves ballpark

CoolToday Park will host its first spring training game on March 24, 2019.

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  • December 4, 2018
Renowned global scientist, patent holder joins area college

Christian Bréchot, the former head of the world-renowned Pasteur Institute in Paris, has joined USF Health’s Morsani College of Medicine in Tampa, Florida, as senior associate dean for research in global affairs.

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  • December 4, 2018
Accelerator program widens partnership with higher education

Colleges and universities expand involvement to provide greater collaboration with Naples Accelerator to develop new businesses.

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  • December 3, 2018
Area tech firms honored for explosive growth

Two Tampa Bay, Florida, area cybersecurity firms — ReliaQuest and KnowBe4 — have made Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500, a ranking of North America’s 500 fastest-growing tech, media, telecom, life sciences and energy firms.

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  • December 3, 2018
Area manufacturer acquires Pennsylvania-based firm's product line

Sarasota-based Harmar has combined two vehicle-lift product lines.

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  • December 3, 2018
Builder closes out 102-home community

Neal Communities completes home sales in Estero Place.

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  • November 30, 2018
Furniture chain hires vice president to oversee operations

Bryan Bach has joined Kane’s Furniture Corp., which is headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida, and has 18 stores in the Sunshine State, as vice president of operations.

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  • November 30, 2018
College access group finds new home at foundation

The Local College Access Network will now be coordinated by the Education Foundation of Sarasota County.

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  • November 30, 2018
STAR search: Development opportunity seeks new direction

The future of Pinellas County, Florida's Young & Rainey Science Technology & Research Center has been thrown into doubt again after the county’s economic development agency rejected three bids for the 96-acre light industrial and technology park in Largo,

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  • November 30, 2018
Draw it up: Architects break new ground with strategy

St. Petersburg, Florida-based Harvard Jolly Architecture has survived for eight decades in the competitive field of architectural design thanks to a unique mix of for- and non-profit clients.

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  • November 30, 2018
Author: Add angel investing to portfolios

Karen Rands is the author of “Inside Secrets to Angel Investing."

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  • November 30, 2018
The story of here: Communities embrace narrative, culture as key planning criteria

Creative placemaking is a property development strategy based on the inclusion of art and cultural assets as a fundamental part of the process, and its results are on full display in the Tampa Bay, Florida, region.

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