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  • September 25, 2013
Exec scores new gig at microloan organization

Tim Dutton, who previously ran SCOPE, now heads up Suncoast Community Capital.

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  • August 8, 2013
Critics oppose Enterprise Florida chief's bonus

Enterprise Florida staff set to receive $630,000 in bonuses.

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  • May 24, 2012
Surfin' Plumbers move inland

The Manatee-based residential plumbing company expands to Tennessee.

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  • April 15, 2011
FGCU'S Howard Finch flies north

Howard Finch is leaving Florida Gulf Coast University to become dean of the Brock School of Management at Samford University, Alabama's largest privately funded university.

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  • October 31, 2012
New contracts create tech jobs

Deals aim to streamline delivery of veterans' benefits with updated technology.

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  • October 8, 2012
Sunshine State courts wilt under pressure

Florida's legal climate, and its reputation for an anti-business court system, continues to rank among the 10 worst in the country, a new Institute for Legal Reform report shows.

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  • December 5, 2012
Landscape firm fights its way back

The tree business is growing again, which is good news for Darrell Turner, one of the leading landscape entrepreneurs on the Gulf Coast.

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  • August 24, 2012
Radio Road Plaza sells for $1.35 million

The price equated to $68 per square foot.

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  • February 8, 2011
Manatee County consolidates

Four county departments will soon be consolidated into two.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • January 5, 2012
Manatee tech firm set to hire 62

Clare Controls Inc. plans to add 62 employees over the next four years.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • February 2, 2012
Hibbs Garden bought, renamed

Robert Albritton and Benjamin Strong purchased the 3-acre garden center.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • February 23, 2012
Jet maker grows local division

Lockheed Martin adds manufacturing facility for F-35 canopy.

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  • February 28, 2012
Bio-Pro names new CEO

The firm, with a line of stain removal products, also hired a VP of sales.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • March 23, 2012
Railroad proposal teases Tampa

New rail service to connect Orlando to Miami, but Tampa could be in the mix.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • March 26, 2012
IberiaBank's acquisition sets price benchmark

IberiaBank's planned acquisition sends mixed messages about the future of community banking.

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  • July 19, 2021
Foundation appoints new top financial officer

Wendy Ponting is relocating to the area from Milwaukee.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • September 7, 2021
Local breakfast dining concept files for IPO

The proposal will help First Watch repay outstanding credit borrowings.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • September 15, 2021
Commercial brokerage names new vice president

Mike Christopher will oversee property management and facility services at Cushman & Wakefield Commercial Property Southwest Florida

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  • April 2, 2021
Workers expected to split time post pandemic

Results of recent CoreNet Global survey says many office staffers will continue to work from home, prompting companies to reduce their space.

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  • May 17, 2021
Luxury builder names two new executives

Stock Custom Homes is coming off a record first quarter in sales.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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