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  • June 15, 2012
First Bank Dunedin branch leads in demand deposits

First Bank's Dunedin branch was recognized for the second year in a row.

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  • June 15, 2012
Firm that finds employees finds that going is good

It's certainly a good sign that a company with a mission to find employees for engineering, architecture and construction firms is growing.

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  • June 14, 2012
Pinellas tourism up 11.5%

The St. Petersburg-Clearwater area set a record for tourism in April.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • June 14, 2012
Tampa foreclosure rate up 111%

Lender repossessions and foreclosures rise statewide, too.

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  • June 14, 2012
Brown & Brown plots growth

Insurance giant CEO says firm's expansion plans stretch nationwide.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
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  • June 14, 2012
Collier County's floodgates

Josh Evans knew about the federal flood-map revisions in Collier County long before the recent outcry over this government swamping.

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  • June 13, 2012
HealthPlanOne opens call center

Insurance brokerage opens Tampa office, looks to hire service representatives.

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    By
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  • June 13, 2012
Former bank CEO gets six years

Orion Bank co-founder Jerry Williams previously admitted to fraud.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • June 13, 2012
Bank stalwart takes new role

Bill Klich, who ran BB&T in Florida, joins an association for bank directors.

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  • June 13, 2012
Dude, where's the party?

Punta Gorda made the “10 worst cities for singles” list from personal-finance publisher Kiplinger.

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  • June 12, 2012
Airline could expand to SRQ

A new Florida-based airline, already in Tampa, aims for Gulf Coast expansion.

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  • June 12, 2012
WCI raises $175M

Homebuilder, in third year of comeback, will use some of the money for growth.

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  • June 12, 2012
Savtira exec grabs new post

Longtime financial executive Geoff Bicknell will join a Sarasota software firm.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • June 12, 2012
Hotel firm seizes better days

The recession has been particularly painful to The Plasencia Group, a niche brokering hotel acquisitions firm.

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  • June 11, 2012
Local publisher takes UF post

Diane McFarlin will leave the Herald-Tribune to run a journalism program.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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