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  • December 9, 2019
Construction begins on luxury boutique condo project

850 Central in Naples is near Fifth Avenue and the beach.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • February 5, 2020
Prominent real estate developer plans new office complex

The Lutgert Cos. has been doing business in Southwest Florida since 1964.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • February 6, 2020
Trust company promotes official to CFO

Nancy Hackett has more than 25 years of experience in accounting.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • February 25, 2020
Prominent attorney elevated to shareholder at area law firm

Jonathan “Tre” Dixon III has been promoted to shareholder at the Tampa, Florida, office of Carlton Fields, a national law firm.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • March 31, 2020
Ad firm offers free creative services to restaurants affected by COVID-19 crisis

Tampa advertising firm Dunn & Co. has made some of its key services free of charge to restaurants suffering economic hardship because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • May 10, 2019
CBRE loses First Vice President Anne-Marie Ayers

Broker's exit after 20 years with firm comes amid high-profile personnel additions

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  • May 22, 2019
Airport official lands high recognition from national association

American Association of Airport Executives Distinguished Service Award presented for contributions to airport industry.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • May 11, 2018
Florida colleges rake in softball revenues

Florida State leads the state in total revenues per softball player.

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  • October 19, 2018
Economy surges in several parts of region

Led by a resurgence in Tampa, the west coast of the state has five of the top nine MSAs in terms of GDP ranking statewide, according to federal data analyzed by the Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corp. The Tampa economy, the report adds, is growi

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  • October 19, 2018
New doughnut in town

First Southwest Florida Krispy Kreme shop opens in Fort Myers.

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  • December 7, 2018
Grocer opens long-awaited store on college grounds

Lakeland, Florida-based grocer Publix has opened its first-ever store on a college campus, at the University of South Florida in Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • January 4, 2019
Goodwill not hunting for a new CEO

Rick Evanchyk retires as president and CEO of Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, John Nadeau promoted to replace him

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  • September 11, 2019
Chicago bank expands in area, with four wealth management leaders

Chicago-based First American Bank, a full-service, privately held bank with 53 branches and $2.5 billion in assets, has opened a wealth management office in Tampa, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • October 31, 2019
Area executive takes helm of national financial services board

Business development principal will chair the American Financial Services Association Business Partner Board.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • February 25, 2019
Area tech firm makes acquisition in Brazil

KnowBe4, a cybersecurity training and simulated phishing firm, has acquired El Pescador, a Brazilian company.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • August 3, 2018
Highwoods Preserve building comes to market

Highwoods Properties offers its Highwoods Preserve I building for sale for $39.5 million amid plans for a pair of other office developments in the Tampa area.

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  • March 30, 2018
Business sales are on the rise, in the region and nationally

A record number of U.S. businesses changed hands in 2017.

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  • November 25, 2016
Tangled up in brag

Bradenton-area ophthalmologist Dr. Harris Silverman, founder of The Eye Associates, will have no shortage of things to say if patient small talk turns to bragging about kids.

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  • November 29, 2016
Real estate firm hires away Babcock Ranch official

Ian Black Real Estate has expanded in several directions.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • December 2, 2016
Museum strategy in bloom

When Marie Selby Botanical Gardens shifted its business model to a living museum, with changing exhibitions tied to plant collections, one obvious goal was to draw in more visitors — repeats and first-timers.

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