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  • June 14, 2010
Oragenics wins $500K grant

The Tampa company will use the funds to develop its antibiotic products.

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  • August 19, 2011
Sykes buys back stock

The firm will buy 5 million shares, or 11%, of its outstanding stock.

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  • July 15, 2011
Madison Marquette buys retail

A Washington, D.C.-based group acquired four retail properties in Naples.

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  • July 27, 2011
Sarasota real estate sours

The area's foreclosure picture has worsened over the past year.

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  • September 25, 2012
Hoteliers slow boosting rates

Hoteliers on the Gulf Coast remain hesitant to boost rates despite rising occupancies.

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  • December 4, 2012
Funding program targets women entrepreneurs

These are good days for entrepreneurs looking for small loans from unconventional sources.

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  • April 16, 2012
Lee hotel revenues jump

Revenues at hotels in Lee County rose 17% in February compared with last year.

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  • November 13, 2017
Firm to build project's second and third phases

DeAngelis Diamond will continue work at the Boys & Girls Club Bolch Campus in Immokalee.

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  • April 27, 2023
Fort Myers call center opens $21M facility, plans 350 jobs

Pay starts at $16 an hour for positions at Alta Resources.

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  • January 27, 2023
Calling all contractors: Submissions for Top 50 issue are being accepted

Submissions will be accepted through Wednesday, Feb. 15.

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  • January 11, 2019
Lead the way: Program seeks applicants who want to get ahead

The University of Tampa's Sykes College of Business TECO Energy Center for Leadership has begun to accept applications for its Modern Advances in Leadership certificate program.

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  • October 13, 2017
Be our guest

IMG adds another option with new hotel.

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  • August 20, 2010
Bigger Wing Span

Ker's WingHouse is ready to expand beyond Florida as a regional sports restaurant chain. Its owner doesn't worry about getting knocked around: That's how he used to spend many of his Sundays.

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  • May 19, 2026
The ‘Queen of pitch’ dishes on the secrets to her $2.5B success

Forbes Riley’s success in pitching billions of dollars of stuff, from ab rockers to Zoobooks, has led to a lifetime of hard-earned lessons.

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  • March 25, 2010
CEO Fitness: Marathon Mom

Kristen Horler wanted to complete the 2010 Sarasota Half Marathon injury free.

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  • December 31, 2004
Tourism to Pick Up

Tourism officials expect the new year to be a good one for visitors to the Gulf Coast.

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  • January 31, 2018
Restaurant giant adds exec in newly created role

Ramin Eivaz joins Bloomin' Brands Inc. as senior vice president of digital marketing.

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  • September 4, 2024
North Florida coffee chain expanding to Tampa Bay

Ellianos Coffee, a chain based out of Lake City, is poised to open four locations in the Tampa Bay area.

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  • July 9, 2024
50-year-old Pinellas County health care group closing, cutting 245 jobs

Florida Blue-affiliated Diagnostic Clinic Medical Group has notified the state, patients and employees that it is closing its three offices and will cease operations.

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  • November 12, 2012
Havana, here we come

Holiday flights from Tampa International Airport to Cuba are filling up fast — and the travelers are not just family members returning to visit their loved ones.

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