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  • November 29, 2011
Negative equity picture improves

There are 5.4% fewer “underwater” mortgages in Cape Coral-Fort Myers.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 29, 2011
Morgan, fraudster, gets 10 years

John Morgan of Sarasota must also forfeit $10 million, and a powerboat.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 28, 2011
App finds 24K 'hidden' Fla. jobs

A new app estimates 24,000 new Florida jobs have not yet been posted.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 28, 2011
Zank is Raymond James COO

The St. Petersburg-based financial giant has a new chief operating officer.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 28, 2011
SW Fla. Airport traffic down 12%

Air freight transport was also down at Southwest Florida International Airport.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 28, 2011
MagneGas publishes video demo

President Scott Wainwright demonstrates the effectiveness of his firm's fuel.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 28, 2011
Union backers shift Cape Coral politics

The job of Cape Coral business boosters to recruit new business to the struggling city in Lee County just got harder.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 25, 2011
New Jersey investor buys Tampa Denny's

A New Jersey investment group purchased Denny's restaurant buildings in Tampa and Largo for a total of $2.44 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 25, 2011
MGA to occupy Rutenberg building

An affiliate of MGA Insurance Group purchased the 12,000-square-foot former Arthur Rutenberg building for $1.48 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 25, 2011
Sarasota's Evie's owners buy ASAP Enterprise building

Sarasota businessmen and father and son Steve and Michael Evanoff purchased the 11,700-square-foot ASAP building for $595,000.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 25, 2011
Ryland Homes buys church land for new Pinellas community

National homebuilder Ryland Homes purchased just less than six acres to the south and east of the St. Hagop Armenian Church building for $1.31 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 25, 2011
AmeriLife leases Prestige Place II, renovating, renaming facility

AmeriLife, the nation's largest senior-focused life and health insurance marketing group, has leased the 70,706-square-foot building formerly known as Prestige Place II on U.S. 19 N.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 25, 2011
Lee's Heise set to lead AFHAV

Sandy Heise is treasurer of the Association of Florida Healthcare Auxiliaries.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 25, 2011
Studio M celebrates 20 years

A Tampa-based design firm enjoyed its 20th anniversary earlier this week.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 25, 2011
New trauma centers approved

The Florida Dept. of Health approved new facilities in Pasco and Manatee.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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