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  • July 16, 2011
Home price forecast: more stability

Orlando's metropolitan area ranks third out of five major housing markets forecast to see price gains for the July to December period.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 16, 2011
A bit of growth could go a long way

The euphoria over technology firm stocks and IPOs, which has the outsized appearance of what looks like a bubble-in-the making, dropped a few seedlings on the Gulf Coast.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 16, 2011
Paddling their way to boost the Tampa economy

Thousands of tourists will boost Tampa Bay's economy this summer, once the World Dragon Boat Racing Championship begins.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 15, 2011
Two Sarasota entrepreneurs buy Creekwood flex buildings

Sarasota businessmen Paul Marchese Jr. and James Abrams purchased two flex buildings in Creekwood East Corporate Park for $1.68 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 15, 2011
Lighting First takes over A PartyWorld building

Greg and Steven Adams purchased a 12,056-square-foot A PartyWorld store for $1.1 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 15, 2011
Convergent Capital joins Park Square ownership

Tampa-based Convergent Capital Partners LLC has bought into the ownership of the 32,898-square-foot Park Square shopping center in FishHawk Ranch.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 15, 2011
Collier Habitat for Humanity buys Davis Boulevard's Mystique

Habitat for Humanity of Collier County purchased the 15.68-acre undeveloped Mystique residential community for $1.6 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 15, 2011
CB's Saltwater Outfitters owner buys Siesta Key BP station

Mason Tush Jr. his wife, Aledia Tush, and their son Mason Tush III purchased a 2,950-square-foot former BP gas station for $950,000.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 15, 2011
Florida merger activity up 191%

Florida companies engaged in 86 mergers, with total value of $10.8 billion.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 15, 2011
Madison Marquette buys retail

A Washington, D.C.-based group acquired four retail properties in Naples.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 15, 2011
Tampa airport traffic increases

Tampa International Airport passenger traffic increased 3.7% in May.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Jay Brady
  • July 15, 2011
Hispanic Boom

The Gulf Coast's Hispanic population grew 91% in the last decade, accounting for nearly half of the region's population growth. Now, nearly one is six Gulf Coast residents is Hispanic.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 15, 2011
Arthrex spat could benefit Lee County

An increasingly bitter fight between giant Naples-based surgical equipment maker Arthrex and Collier County Commissioner Georgia Hiller could have a winner: Lee County.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 14, 2011
More on Ft. Myers' Cuba connection

Don't break out the Cohiba cigars quite yet, but you can add the Fort Myers airport to the short list of Florida gateways to Cuba.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 14, 2011
Lamb to lead Fifth Third Tampa

Brian Lamb is named market president for Fifth Third Tampa Bay.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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