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  • January 25, 2019
Silicon Valley exec moves to area to offer advice

Ilya Movshovich, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and consultant, is temporarily moving to Tampa, Florida, to offer guidance to startups who are part of the Florida-Israel Business Accelerator.

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  • September 29, 2011
HSN initiates regular dividend

The company also announced its first share repurchase program.

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  • February 27, 2022
Airport soars in new traffic data report

Passenger traffic and aircraft operations on the rise in Fort Myers.

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  • October 9, 2017
Developer buys 290 acres for $12.5M

Neal Land Ventures' latest land acquisition is in Venice.

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  • November 11, 2014
Hertz delays earnings report

Car-rental giant Hertz says it can't file its latest quarterly earnings report in time because executives are still reviewing financial records dating back to 2011.

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  • December 8, 2014
Hertz general counsel resigns

Jeffrey Zimmerman, the executive vice president, general counsel and secretary of Hertz, resigned Friday.

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  • April 24, 2023
Prominent restaurateur Paul Fleming’s secret sauce? Worry. But be flawless.

Passion and a sense of purpose continue to drive longtime restaurant operator Paul Fleming. His new Naples Chinese place is the latest example.

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  • April 1, 2005
Calendar of Events

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  • June 15, 2021
Tourism industry continues to show signs of a robust rebound

Tampa and Hillsborough tourism group reports tax collections reach record level for May as holiday weekend occupancy rates jump nearly near 14%

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  • February 10, 2020
Area enjoys record-setting tourism revenues as peak season gets under way

Tourism revenue for Tampa and Hillsborough County, Florida, reached historic highs in January as the area’s bed tax collections surpassed $3 million for the first time.

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  • March 29, 2008
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  • January 18, 2025
Allegiant plane at SRQ features unique wrap

A distinctive design is emblazoned on a plane at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport that officials hope will boost tourism.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • November 5, 2009
Hoop Dreams

The glut of empty warehouses on the Gulf Coast reeks of the sour economy. But one entrepreneur sniffed an opportunity in jump shots.

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  • July 19, 2019
Area senior care company sponsors new, national PBS series

A Southwest Florida-based senior care advisory company has signed on as an underwriter for a new PBS series, Family Pictures USA.

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  • April 8, 2011
More food choices at 2011 Rays games

There'll be a lot more to eat at St. Petersburg's Tropicana Field this baseball season besides hot dogs, peanuts and popcorn.

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  • June 23, 2011
Innisbrook owner goes Dominican

Gulf Coast businesses big and small have found a recession life raft in going off the Gulf Coast, many times to the Dominican Republic.

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  • August 23, 2019
Waltermire joins Colliers International's retail practice

Erica Waltermire, who has worked for the past decade at commercial real estate firm CBRE Inc., has joined rival Colliers International in Tampa.

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  • December 9, 2016
Hotel management firm makes big buy in Ohio

TJM Properties has now bought two Crowne Plaza properties in 2016.

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  • September 7, 2017
Company to expand, add 75 jobs in Tampa

The professional services provider will build a fourth facility in the area.

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  • July 17, 2015
Entrepreneurial docs win accolades

By day, Alexander Eaton and Hussein Wafapoor see dozens of patients at their ophthalmology practice, Retina Health Center in Fort Myers.

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