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The hunt for top employees at a renowned resort is in full blast in January. Will $2.4 million in salary increases push it to the top?

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The best employer

Fortune magazine named Arthrex among the top 100 best places to work last year. The list is a recruiting magnet.

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Ant man

A termite and pest business that only recently surpassed $1 million in annual sales has an audacious goal.

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A successful marketing campaign does't require a rich budget. A $17 million landscape firm found that out with an innovative approach.

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Hands-on meets high-tech at a startup that created a unique kids building kit. The next goal: big-time sales and chain stores.

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Charles Grimes, a leading intellectual property attorney, relocated his firm's corporate headquarters to Bonita Springs from Connecticut. More are coming, he says.

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Loan harvesters

Entrepreneurs Brian Philpot and Rob Harper plowed their real estate profits into an agricultural lending business. It was a wise move.

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National fraud allegations include Tampa nurse for siphoning fentanyl

Four people in the region were charged in a variety of cases.

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The Waffle Stop, Sarasota 'Elvis Ate Here' restaurant, to close by end of 2024

A Sarasota institution, The Waffle Stop, is closing after 74 years.

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The school and the EDC work together to prepare students for local jobs in manufacturing and aviation maintenance, among other sectors.

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Tampa family-run firm exits hotel business after 45 years

The Liberty Group sold the last six hotel in its portfolio ending an era that began in 1980 in Youngstown, Ohio.

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Sarasota's 'Annuity King' sentenced to 15 years for defrauding seniors

A federal judge in Tampa sentenced the 67-year-old agent for a scheme that stole millions from elderly clients.

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