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  • March 19, 2014
Hertz company splitting in two

The rental car business plans to create a separate public company from its equipment rental business.

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  • January 7, 2022
Lakewood Ranch gastroenterology network names CFO

Michelle Hough has been with the organization since 2016.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • November 5, 2004
Newsmakers (Sara/Mana edition)

The latest news on area movers and shakers is available free of charge.

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  • September 21, 2018
Survey says … bank branches are back

Bank Director magazine has released the somewhat surprising results of its latest technology survey.

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  • February 23, 2024
Global tech, Wi-Fi conference to make Florida debut in Sarasota

A global technology conference, the Wi-Fi World Congress and Expo, is being held in Florida for the first time ever later this spring.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • September 14, 2018
'Grand' larceny

Sunseeker Resorts nabs a second top executive from MGM Grand Resorts International to run food and beverage operations.

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  • February 14, 2018
Billion-dollar credit union buys a bank - again

Achieva Credit Union will have 26 branches and $1.6 billion in total assets.

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  • March 14, 2017
Clinic acquires building for $1.6M

The St. Petersburg Free Clinic will use the 7,000-square-foot building for exam rooms and more.

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  • November 6, 2025
Get paid to cash in your PTO — if you go to St. Pete-Clearwater beaches

Visit St. Pete-Clearwater has launched a new campaign to pay visitors up to $250 for booking a beach vacation before the end of the year.

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  • May 9, 2018
British firm plans 100 hires with expansion in region

British IT niche staffing agency Frank Recruitment Group will hire 100 people at its Tampa office, the company's latest U.S. location.

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  • May 30, 2014
Alico out of sugar

Fort Myers-based agribusiness company Alico is getting out of growing sugarcane.

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  • June 24, 2011
To supplement Review.net, try TrackingX.com

But how do Coffee Talk's readers stay on top of what's happening throughout the entire U.S. economy?

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  • July 18, 2011
When new hires make headlines

In the latest update, the Agency for Workforce Innovation said the state's construction industry shed 14,300 jobs over the year. So when a construction firm hires, it's news.

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  • October 17, 2013
Prospects improve for tech firm

A matchmaking website for businesses founded by Sarasota entrepreneurs continues to seize its opportunity in the startup tech limelight.

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  • July 10, 2015
Tampa hotel owner expands into Mississippi, Kentucky

Liberty Group snatches three Fairfield Inn & Suites once part of a 26-hotel portfolio owned by Goldman Sachs.

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  • May 25, 2007
Coffee Talk

Do I hear more auctions? Going once...: Realtors at Sarasota-based SKY Sotheby's involved in a traditional tent-held auction of 20 multimillion-dollar homes May 18 considered the event a massive success.Still waiting on SevenShores: When the Review profiled the SevenShores condo and mixed-use development project June 9, it was a story about persistence and perseverance.Ave Maria University sells old campus: Ave Maria University will sell its campus near Vanderbilt Beach Road and Interstate 75 to a group of undisclosed Tampa investors who will redevelop it as a retirement community, says Nicholas Healy Jr., the university's president.Tampa firm finds interest in its latest discovery: Diving crews working for Tampa-based Odyssey Marine Exploration found much more than $500 million in water-buried treasure earlier this month in the Atlantic Ocean.Medical firm seeks to alleviate debt with IPO: Executives at Clearwater-based medical supply firm CCS Medical Holdings are seeking to cash in on the firm's recent revenue growth spurt by announcing plans to go public.Motivate from within: Everyone needs a little motivation now and then, even the best of the best employees.

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  • May 22, 2008
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  • July 13, 2010
Key Club wins top prize

Longboat Key Club and Resort received a Successful Meetings Pinnacle Award.

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  • May 17, 2016
Homebuilder climbs up national top 50 list

It has sold 391 homes so far in 2016.

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  • November 26, 2010
Corporate Report: Nov. 26 - Dec. 2

The latest news from Lee Memorial, TIB Financial Corp., and others.

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