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› A ferry ran aground off Key West in 2016. Now the company owes the government $2.2M
A company that runs a ferry service from Key West to Southwest Florida has agreed to pay the government $2.2 million after one of its boats damaged the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary in 2016. Key West Express will pay $2,246,596, according to a proposed consent decree filed at U.S. District Court in Key West.
› A Turkish cosmetic firm dropped $6M on Sweetwater lot with plans for U.S. headquarters
A Turkish cosmetic company is coming to the United States. Its home base? Sweetwater. The firm bought a 3.72-acre site for $6 million, or $37 per square foot, at 10751 N.W. 25th St. on Thursday, according to a CBRE press release. The firm, which was not named, is new-to-market and will build an 80,000-square-foot headquarters in Sweetwater, said a CBRE spokesperson.
› Sarasota County’s new landfill to reach new heights
From the shag-like green carpet of grass on the southwest portion of the Hawkins 3,200-acre ranch, the earth’s flat terrain toward the horizon is broken only by a tuft of trees. Peeking above the tree line, you can just make out the largest mound of trash in Sarasota County.
› Former Seminole Tribe leader who built the Hard Rock brand dies from COVID-19
Max Osceola Jr., a longtime Seminole Tribe leader who transformed the tribe by building the Seminole Hard Rock hotel, cafe and casino brand into one of the world’s most successful entertainment enterprises, died Thursday night at the Cleveland Clinic from complications due to COVID-19.
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