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  • July 25, 2013
Pasco County names head of incubator

Krista Covey will lead the SMARTstart Dade City Incubator.

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  • July 25, 2013
Fast-growing Sarasota auto biz motors top 10 list

Dealers United now has 5,700 members in its buying group.

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  • July 25, 2013
'Florida's Best Kept Secret'

A help-wanted sign has been in front of Richard Peck's manufacturing business in Oldsmar for four years despite the economic downturn.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 24, 2013
New I-4 connector helps sell industrial center

Meridian Development Group bought a 200,000-square-foot industrial center near the upcoming I-4/Selmon Expressway connector.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 24, 2013
Sarasota-Bradenton housing starts leap 70%

The annual start rate, further, is up more than 50% compared with 2012.

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  • July 24, 2013
International fraud scheme netted more than $137M

Telemarketers in Spain boiler rooms sold fraudulent penny stocks.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 24, 2013
Startup businesses hope to glide to success

A group of local entrepreneurs descended upon the Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota July 16 to sell their ideas to a panel of business development experts in an idea pitch contest.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 23, 2013
Maine firm acquires assets of fast-grower

GreenPages acquires assets of Tampa-based Qoncert to expand Southeastern presence.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 23, 2013
Tampa, Austin firms merge to form Newscycle Solutions

New global company helps media organizations engage audiences through Web, print, mobile and social media channels

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • July 23, 2013
Window firm shares break $10 milestone

Shares of PGT continue to rise in conjunction with firm's financial turnaround.

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  • July 23, 2013
Punta Gorda airport keeps growing

Allegiant is the only airline serving Punta Gorda Airport, but the discount carrier's passenger traffic growth is impressive.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 22, 2013
Sarasota homes inventory hits 10-year low

This year could also be best for sales in the county since 2013.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 22, 2013
Treasure hunters haul in 61 tons of silver

Tampa company recovers 1,574 silver ingots from a ship sunk more than 70 years ago.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 22, 2013
Big-time building still seeks big-time tenant

A landmark downtown Sarasota building could be on the cusp of getting a new corporate name atop it.

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  • July 19, 2013
Clock is ticking for HMA shareholders

The hospital company's shareholders have 60 days to consent to a new board of directors.

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