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  • January 3, 2012
Arnold, Bacot join Fowler White

The Florida law firm expands its government and lobbying practice.

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  • January 3, 2012
Raymond James adds Miss. team

The financial firm adds three advisers to a new office in Jackson, Miss.

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  • January 3, 2012
Glenn Beck to speak in Naples

Beck will kick off the 29th Naples Town Hall Distinguished Speaker Series.

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  • January 3, 2012
Tampa firm expands to Russia

Mascus, a used machinery marketplace, will soon operate in Moscow.

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  • January 2, 2012
Corporate Report: Dec. 30

The latest news from Brown & Brown, TBBS International, and other Gulf Coast companies.

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  • January 2, 2012
Keep bias out of the board room

Dangerous bias can creep into strategic plans. Here's how to find it, before disaster finds you.

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  • January 2, 2012
Christmas bonuses no longer in season

A new trend in business may put a damper on the holiday spirit for some. A new study finds holiday bonuses are falling out of favor.

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  • January 2, 2012
Government cuts its own fat

When is the last time you heard a government official voluntarily cut his agency's budget?

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  • January 2, 2012
Tech entrepreneur taps tyke for creativity

David Rajala doesn't need to look far for inspiration.

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  • January 2, 2012
Proximus gets funding, relocates from Naples

Too bad Collier County let this promising young technology company get away.

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  • January 2, 2012
Hungry entrepreneurs sign up for new entrees

A local restaurant chain continues to find ways to grow, despite the recession that could have squashed it.

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  • January 2, 2012
Women executives feel rays of Sunshine State

The glass ceiling, in Florida at least, has grown a little thinner.

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  • January 2, 2012
Phoning in efficiency, company bans emails

When Gene Evans started counting the number of emails he received daily and the time it took for a simple conversation to take place electronically, he realized there had to be a better way.

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  • January 2, 2012
Firm injects hope into manufacturing

Jim Westman gave up his investment banking career in Atlanta in 2009 to return to Sarasota, the town he was raised in, so he could run a company that made something.

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  • January 2, 2012
Arthrex wins lengthy court battle

It's unfortunate that litigation is now considered a routine cost of doing business, but it's always nice when the local guys win a big one.

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