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  • September 20, 2013
Positive Changes

Don Abbott builds and sells businesses. He's had plenty of successes and learned from failures along the way.

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Get To Know ... Scott Cietek

Scott Cietek, the new head of the commercial division at Sarasota-based real estate brokerage firm Michael Saunders & Co., joins the firm after a career in the mortgage business and in economic development.

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Nice brats

Sales of Shelly Stayer's new sausage grill were hotter than expected.

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Counter move

A warm embrace of technology catapulted a Sarasota-based manufacturing firm to big growth.

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No joke

Comedy is serious business at Contractors Educational Services.

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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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New spring break flights added to lineup at SRQ

The three flights are seasonal confined to the months of March and April.

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  • April 17, 2009
Husband and wife form new company

Lynda Keever, now retired publisher of Florida Trend, is teaming up with her husband, Bill Eshenbaugh, in a new company called USAsset Management, a firm that will handle the sale of distressed properties for banks.

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Bay Tech builds Odessa facility

The new 11,850-square-foot building will require 27 additional employees.

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  • January 28, 2011
Enterprise Florida president out

Gov. Rick Scott has quietly fired Enterprise Florida president John Adams.

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  • February 4, 2011
Chromalloy breaks ground

The Tampa manufacturer is spending $5 million to build a new facility.

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  • August 23, 2010
BayCare Health adds CIO

Tim Thompson is the new chief information officer for BayCare Health.

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Fletcher Music names new president, COO

Fletcher Music gets a new president/COO in 30-year veteran Rick Dorn.

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  • December 18, 2012
Cline to operate Fleming's

Tampa steakhouse gets new operating partner.

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  • February 28, 2011
First Watch enters Jacksonville

The Bradenton-based restaurant chain will open two new locations there.

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  • November 11, 2011
VeteransPlus expands service

A Clearwater non-profit launches a new website to serve U.S. veterans.

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Patel named new CEO at HCI

Homeowners Choice Chairman Paresh Patel will assume the role of CEO.

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  • August 15, 2011
Xcelience adds 45 jobs

The research firm is also adding 33,000 square feet of space to its operations.

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  • April 19, 2011
Invisa, Innovaro name CEOs

Edmund King will lead Invisa, while Asa Lanum will represent Innovaro.

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  • October 18, 2012
Builder rings in $5M in sales

Lennar Homes is also building new homes in east Manatee County.

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