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Even with a decrease in total takeoffs and landings, passenger traffic increased 1% in November at Southwest Florida International Airport.

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The Tampa Bay Export Alliance organized a Dominican Republic in early December.

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Hospital chooses noted doctor for empty board seat

Dr. Richard Rehmeyer has been a Sarasota physician for more than four decades.

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Restaurant, co-work space preps for major upgrades

Work at the Station House in Downtown St. Petersburg will begin in early 2017.

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Ritz-Carlton developer buys prime site for $5.4M

The buildings are across the street from the former Quay site.

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Bank's new senior lender has global experience

Janis Vargas has more than 20 years experience in the financial services industry.

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Workforce college works in new leader

Ronald DiPillo has worked in education in the region since 1996.

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Banker wins annual humanitarian award

Joe Catti led oversaw a $100 million capital campaign for Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida.

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Insurance firm hires a top executive

Mark Harmsworth has more than three decades of finance experience.

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  • December 16, 2016
Hospital drives into expansion

South Bay Hospital CEO Sharon Roush's to-do list for a $30 million expansion at the facility was long — and she couldn't forget space for the golf carts.

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Start those engines

Punta Gorda businessman Joe Gentry was revved up last August, fresh off a final nod from the Charlotte County Airport Authority on a five-year lease on the dormant Punta Gorda Speedway.

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Luxury on the move

Need any more evidence that downtown Sarasota has pent up demand for luxury condos? Consider this: A local developer plans to buy out all 14 owners in a bayfront complex and pay to knock it down — just to build a new one.

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Silicon hopes and dreams

Business development officials in many Florida locales sometimes refer to their specific market as the “next Silicon Valley,” a hotbed of technology companies that thrive in harmony.

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Stingy with the Sun

Floridians might love their sunshine, but they sure don't like to share it.

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Omega Healthcare adds to FL portfolio

Omega Healthcare Investors Inc., a Hunt Valley, Md.-based firm that specializes in buying nursing homes, has purchased a trio of Sarasota and Collier County properties for $44.3 million, county property records show.

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