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  • August 8, 2012
Utility top exec to retire

Vincent Dolan, with Progress Energy for 26 years, will leave by 2013.

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  • September 5, 2017
Tampa man must forfeit Porsche in $342K theft case

Weldon Malveau pleaded guilty to scamming the IRS for nearly $350,000.

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  • June 26, 2025
Fort Myers airport adds Phoenix flight for holidays

American Airlines is adding service between RSW and PHX from November to January.

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  • March 25, 2020
Fast-moving financial crisis demands decisive action: banker

David Druey, Centennial Bank’s Florida regional president, says the coronavirus pandemic presents a host of challenges.

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  • May 20, 2022
Pinellas County clothing maker names new divisional president

Catherine Donlan succeeds Peter Benstock at Seminole-based Superior Uniform Group.

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  • August 18, 2022
Home in Siesta Key listed for nearly $17 million

The designing and permitting process took 18 months to complete, and now the home is under construction.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 27, 2005
Newsmakers (Sara/Mana)

Newsmakers is available free of charge.

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  • June 25, 2010
Row, row, row your revenue

Paul Blackketter's job as a project manager for Manatee County-based Benderson Development has turned him into something of a boat man.

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  • March 8, 2013
Insignia Real Estate Cos.group buys Vanderbilt Shops floors

The price equated to $61 per square foot.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • December 14, 2011
Businessman hopes to find more success

Entrepreneur Jesse Biter has taken two significant steps to prove his vision, that his adopted hometown, Sarasota, could be more than a retirement haven.

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  • June 5, 2012
Apple repair business peels fast growth

iHospital is based on the premise that when someone's Apple device breaks it calls for an emergency fix.

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  • April 27, 2012
Partnership creates optimism downtown

One of the most prominent properties in downtown Sarasota is primed to become a high-end restaurant.

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  • October 1, 2021
Historic resort sold to trio of companies, two with Florida ties

South Seas Island Resort sold, new owners “plan to elevate the guest experience"

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • February 22, 2021
Area companies raise more than $100 million

Firms range from bioscience companies to a self-storage startup.

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  • July 24, 2020
New Florida law eliminates lease witness requirement

Commercial and residential real estate industry welcome digital shift eliminating witness requirement for leases during COVID-19 pandemic

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  • December 27, 2019
Juice machine: citrus company posts solid year

Fort Myers-based Alico is one of the largest citrus producers in the country.

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  • February 3, 2020
Grocery chain to shutter four stores in region

Earth Fare cites ‘continued challenges in the retail industry.’

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  • March 13, 2020
Benderson receives lifetime achievement awards

Gulf Coast Builders Exchange, Buffalo group honors Benderson Development founder

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  • January 30, 2022
Nonprofit adds trio to business hall of fame

Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida will celebrate the winners at a dinner in April.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • November 16, 2018
Economic Forecast: Construction firm sees growth potential in new division, parts of region

Construction — Jack Cox, president, Halfacre Construction Co., Lakewood Ranch

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