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Business Observer | Business Observer

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  • March 11, 2011
Corporate Report: Mar. 11

The latest news from Walter Energy, Radiation Therapy, and other Gulf Coast companies.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 10, 2011
Home prices keep falling

Gulf Coast home values fell further over the year that ended in January 2011.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 10, 2011
Unemployment down slightly

The state's unemployment rate fell 0.1 percentage points in January 2011.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 10, 2011
Quality's business improving

The Tampa-based truck network operator recovers from a challenging 2009.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 10, 2011
St. Pete Beach rejects planning

St. Pete Beach voters rejected ballot box planning in last night's elections.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 10, 2011
Twitter honcho speaks in Sarasota

Isaac “Biz” Stone, co-founder and creative director of Twitter, made a quick stop on the Gulf Coast recently. But Stone wasn't in town to talk “biz.”

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 10, 2011
Come in for work, stay for the show

How would you like to be able to leave work and go directly downstairs to one of the area's most popular music venues? You can in downtown St. Petersburg.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 10, 2011
Industry begins the long climb back

The buildings-material industry, hammered by the recession, could be on the rebound. That's the word from Sarasota-based Brooke Chase Associates.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 10, 2011
Wells Fargo expert: Tougher sell ahead

With gas prices nudging toward $4 per gallon, properties in remote locations could be more difficult to market through the remainder of this year.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 10, 2011
You have to set your 'BHAG' high

In early 2009, Chico's FAS had just posted an annual loss of $40 million and morale at the Fort Myers-based women's retailer fell to new lows.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 9, 2011
WCI launches iPad app

The Bonita Springs-based firm is billing the application as the first of its kind.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 9, 2011
Robb & Stucky gets liquidated

Hudson Capital and Hyperams will acquire the Fort Myers-based retailer.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 9, 2011
Nurses at Doctors unionize

Registered nurses at Doctors Hospital of Sarasota voted to unionize.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 9, 2011
HCI, Walter Investment profit

Both firms were profitable, but each earned less in 2010 than in the prior year.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 9, 2011
Crime hard to spot, even for the press

Newspapers are supposed to be the watchdogs of their respective communities, but sometimes it's difficult for them to spot criminal activity within their own ranks.

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