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  • October 6, 2011
Owen leads $60M nonprofit

Sarah Owen is the Southwest Florida Community Foundation's new CEO.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • October 6, 2011
Move that bus: Mack disputes job count

Does a hybrid bus driver hold a green job?

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 6, 2011
The call: Munis are safe, for now

High-net-worth individuals often hold tax-exempt municipal bonds for income and relative safety.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 5, 2011
OBJE tries hand at social media

Obscene Jeans will create a new social media division within its business.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 5, 2011
Alico resumes dividend payment

The company had ceased regular quarterly dividend payouts in 2010.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 5, 2011
Tampa Web firm bought for $1M

Magnetic was acquired by Bridgeline, a Massachusetts-based firm.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 5, 2011
Sarasota YMCA CEO resigns

Paul Smith departs after a two-year stint as the organization's local leader.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 5, 2011
Florida tourism officials feeling all right

The recession, it turns out, didn't damper the mood of the annual Florida Governor's Conference on Tourism.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 4, 2011
S.C. firm relocates, will hire 80

The Ipe Clip Fastener Company gets $80,000 in incentives for its move.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 4, 2011
Regulation stalls bank's growth

Monty Weigel wants to grow his bank. But uncertainty about regulation of the banking industry has made the lender reticent to grow further.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 4, 2011
Tech Data gets $500M in credit

The tech giant already has $905 million in cash in its coffers.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 4, 2011
Lee permits $6.5M in projects

Seven new commercial projects are slated for unincorporated Lee County.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 4, 2011
Angood new CEO at ACPE

Angood will lead Tampa's American College of Physican Executives.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 3, 2011
Tech Data to sell BlackBerry

The Clearwater firm has a new partnership with Research In Motion.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
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  • October 3, 2011
Radiation Therapy gets $50M

The Fort Myers firm expanded its credit line to help fund acquisitions.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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