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  • November 20, 2012
$11M co. embraces custom market

Lee Wetherington Homes also rehires a former executive.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 20, 2012
Encore buys Liberty branches

Encore National Bank plans to acquire two branches of Liberty Bank.

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  • November 20, 2012
The Melting Pot to debut on A&E program

A marketing overture is paying off for the Tampa-based restaurant franchise The Melting Pot, after it reached out to producers of the A&E show “Undercover Boss.”

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 19, 2012
MagneGas shows new growth

The company gains market share as it adds new locations.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 19, 2012
DeSoto Square Mall sold

A New York firm buys Bradenton's only enclosed mall for more than $20 million.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 19, 2012
Pest firm buys $800K peer

Arrow Environmental Services now surpasses $11 million in annual sales.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 19, 2012
Naples home prices rise

Median prices of single-family homes in Naples rise 24% in October.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 19, 2012
Build it for them

Want to make your customers feel special? Build them a website of their own.

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  • November 16, 2012
You have a tech idea?

Here's what to do next.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 16, 2012
Pinellas home sales jump 30%

New residential listings climbed in October, but they remain below 2011 levels.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 16, 2012
Bank names market president

Central Bank appoints Mike Durkin as Southwest Florida market president.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 16, 2012
PGT plans $20M buyback

Firm, on a profitable rebound, seeks more growth opportunities.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 16, 2012
Xbyte Technologies buys Bradenton warehouse building

The price equated to $42 per square foot.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 16, 2012
Louie Louie: Prominent restaurateurs seek success, again

Sarasota economic development officials and business leaders have long lamented the fact that downtown Sarasota doesn't have a convention center.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 16, 2012
Bank discovers hope in home equity

While many banks have struggled to grow amid the recession, at least one large regional lender has seen expansion in one area: home equity loans and lines of credit.

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