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Florida Gov. Rick Scott reappoints five people to Swiftmud governing board.

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Liquid biopsy tests could boost cancer lab

NeoGenomics introduces a line of 12 proprietary tests.

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Tampa apartments sell at $160K per unit

Pollack Shores of Atlanta picks up Lexington Park at Westchase for $64.5 million, the second-largest Hillsborough deal this year.

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A Sarasota family led by Dora Thomas purchased the Value Self Storage in Venice for $7.2 million.

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'Work myself out of a job'

The people government agencies hire for homeless services positions tend to come from the nonprofit world, maybe with some business experience mixed in.

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Encore Bank CEO joins statewide trade board

Tom Ray will serve a two-year term with the Florida Bankers Association beginning this month.

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Law Firm founder honored

June 2 was special day for Frank Pavese, the 91-year-old retired founder of Pavese Law Firm. Lee County Commissioners proclaimed that day “Frank A. Pavese Sr. Day,” to honor the long-time attorney for his contributions to the region.

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Golf courses return to par

More money is flowing into golf courses, but not necessarily because greens fees are on the rise.

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Crystal ball proves true ... mostly

In March, before the Legislative Session started, the Business Observer looked at eight bills in Tallahassee that could impact Gulf Coast businesses. Here's a look back at the predictions:

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Beall's, Tech Data leaders win statewide recognition

The group's annual Entrepreneur of the Year recognized Robert Dutkowsky and Robert Beall, who will now compete nationally.

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Airport rules aren't right (says one company)

Tampa International Airport will welcome a more local flair when new restaurants, shops and bars join the airport's $1 billion expansion.

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Out of the shadows

Lakeland may be known as the distribution mecca for Florida, but recent developments in Plant City plan to rival its neighbor.

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Inching toward a big goal

When pest control executive George Pickhardt shifted his business model, to grow by acquisition, a dream-big goal was to make the top 10 on Pest Control Technology's annual top 100 list.

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Transitions guns for Gunn

Transitions Optical may have found a way to “make it work.”

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