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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 13, 2024
Naples construction firm buys area remodeling business for $2M

The Henning Company in Naples has picked up Residential Maintenance Solutions and will merge it to create a new operation.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • July 31, 2024
Tampa tech firm appoints pair of execs to C-suite positions

The move comes after being acquired in the spring

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 25, 2024
62 jobs lost after Hillsborough Community College pulls contract

A French company with U.S. operations tells state officials that it is laying off employees after the local college choses a new vendor.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • April 21, 2025
$28.9B St. Petersburg Fortune 500 company adds to its board

Jabil's new board member has an extensive background in leadership and is founder of a nonprofit catering to women in technology.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • April 21, 2025
Shaq's Big Chicken to open its first Florida restaurant in Tampa

Basketball legend and entrepreneur Shaquille O'Neal's Big Chicken fast casual chain is opening in May at 8725 W. Linebaugh Ave.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 12, 2025
$2B wealth management team leaves UBS, launches independent firm

The new entity is based in Southwest Florida and north-central Ohio.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 15, 2025
Ian Black lands 333,000-square-foot property management assignment

The Sarasota commercial real estate firm's total square footage under management grows to 2.3 million square feet with the new duties.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • April 17, 2025
St. Petersburg-based homeowners insurance firm enters market

Patriot Select Property and Casualty Insurance will offer the standard homeowners insurance policy, which offers coverage for home and belongings.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 5, 2025
Tampa student housing community owner obtains nearly $100M loan

The New York owner of the complex near the University of Tampa financed the property after completing the work last year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 2, 2024
Well-known Naples restaurant Aqua to open Cape Coral location

Aqua Seafood & Steaks will open a new location at a high-end apartment development along Cape Coral’s main commercial district.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 9, 2024
SWFL boat lift manufacturer adds three VPs to leadership team

Fort Myers aluminum boat lifts and dock company Golden Manufacturing recently added three vice presidents to its staff.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • November 25, 2024
Area hospital group shuffles leadership

The shifts will take place in December.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 9, 2024
Cuban bakery chain comes to Fort Myers, expanding into Cape Coral

Vicky Bakery continues to expand on Florida's west coast with its third location in the area.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 26, 2025
$42M technical school construction starts in Lee County

The $42 million Heights CareerTech Institute is being built at the corner of Gladiolus Drive and Pine Ridge Road.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 3, 2025
Red Sox spring training stadium to get new seats in $2.6M project

The seats in 13-year-old Fort Myers stadium JetBlue Park, say officials, are "sun-bleached and becoming brittle."

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 16, 2025
Sarasota restaurant property listed for $1.1 million

The building that housed Faicco's Sandwich Shop on Webber Street is for sale.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 21, 2025
$12B Tampa packaging and can business makes leadership changes

Three executives were appointed to new positions, one with an eye toward retirement.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 11, 2025
Longboat Italian eatery to open second Manatee County location

The owner says Ventura’s Italian Kitchen "promises a warm, welcoming atmosphere."

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 16, 2025
Potential future owner of Tampa Bay Rays buys SWFL land

Dream Finders Homes recently closed on several vacant lots on Turnleaf Boulevard in Punta Gorda, paying $2.06 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 10, 2023
JetBlue plans new seasonal route from Massachusetts to SWFL

Central Massachusetts flights, centered on the Boston Red Sox, begin early next year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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