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  • September 23, 2021
Demand for tech-sector employment rises while salaries lag

Florida tech jobs pay well inside the state. Nationally, not so much.

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  • November 27, 2020
Delinquent taxpayers cost country more than $380 billion.

In Florida, real estate brokers lead the way on unpaid taxes.

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  • January 9, 2021
From tequila to whiskey, alcohol sales are on the rise

Ecommerce sales of booze are reaching new highs.

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  • May 3, 2019
Downtown upswing: City's urban core becomes a place to call home

According to the latest results of a biennial survey, the long-awaited completion of the Riverwalk and Tampa Heights have spurred unprecedented growth in the number of people who make downtown Tampa, Florida, their home.

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  • April 20, 2022
Containerized cargo continues hot streak at local port

SeaPort Manatee recorded a new all-time high of handling well more than half a million short tons of containerized cargo.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • January 12, 2018
A Glimmer of Hope

Rowdies remain hopeful for major expansion.

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  • February 9, 2018
Company accused of fraud

Trinity Graphics claims Tervis didn't abide by its agreement with the company.

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  • February 24, 2014
Event forks out a success

The Naples Winter Wine Festival is king of big-time Gulf Coast food and wine events, with $13.5 million raised for charity this year, but a Sarasota upstart has gained quite a following.

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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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  • March 21, 2014
West Bay Club community and golf course purchased by members, developer

Members of the West Bay Golf Club and homeowners of the West Bay Property Owners Association have purchased the West Bay Club community and the championship Pete & P.B. Dye Golf Course for $2 million.

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  • April 11, 2014
TerraCap Partners II buys Lakeview, Eastpointe centers

Investment fund TerraCap Partners II purchased the 173,152-square-foot Lakeview Center and the 82,547-square-foot Eastpointe Center for a total of $22.9 million.

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  • May 2, 2014
HRK Holdings LLC, HRK Industries sells off 26 acres of Piney Point

HRK Holdings LLC and HRK Industries LLC have sold two portions of the more than 600-acre former Piney Point phosphate plant property.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • May 6, 2016
In Memoriam | Joy McCann Culverhouse 1920-2016

In the late 1970s and 1980s, Joy McCann Culverhouse was often seen on the sidelines of Tampa Bay Buccaneers games, cheering on the upstart team.

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  • May 6, 2016
In Memoriam | David Shear 1937-2016

Tampa corporate attorney David Shear, with a focus on business, banking and real estate law, rarely, if ever, talked about himself.

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  • March 4, 2016
University Mall rehab continues

RD Management LLC knew when it purchased Tampa's University Mall in late 2014 that revamping the retail hub would be a long journey.

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  • May 15, 2015
Entrepreneurs of the Year | Louis Bruno

Bruno Air Conditioning Bonita Springs

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  • July 15, 2015
Body wrap entrepreneur buys private island for $14.5M

The home and more than 100 acres of land that make up Little Bokeelia Island was once home to dry cell battery inventor Charles Burgess.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • October 12, 2015
First Watch opening in CEO's hometown

Chain's newest location is near Ken Pendery's childhood home.

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  • June 27, 2024
Breeze Airways adds Pennsylvania flight to TPA lineup

A route frp, Tampa International Airport to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Airport takes to the skies this fall.

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  • June 24, 2024
Pasco County university to offer AI master's degree

The new program at the Pasco County university begins fall 2024.

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