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  • December 30, 2010
Raymond James buys Howe

Chicago-based Howe Barnes Hoefer & Arnett Inc. opened its doors in 1915.

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  • December 28, 2010
HMA sells 140-bed hospital

Anderson Regional Medical Center will acquire the Mississippi hospital.

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  • December 27, 2010
Tigrent makes Barre CEO

The Cape Coral company removed Steven Barre's interim tag.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 24, 2010
Investors buy Tierra Verde Resort Marina

A Clearwater investment group purchased a mortgage to cover the Tierra Verde Resort Marina and has taken over ownership.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 24, 2010
Bowling alley entrepreneur buys All Star Lanes

North Fort Myers resident Bill Hanson purchased the 27,422-square-foot All Star Lanes bowling alley for $1.9 million.

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  • December 24, 2010
Gordon Food Service sells buildings

A Dublin, Ireland-based financial firm acquired several GFS Marketplace stores, including buildings in Brandon and Fort Myers.

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  • December 24, 2010
JPMorgan Chase Bank buys Lakewood Ranch bank building

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA purchased a 4,949-square-foot former LandMark Bank of Florida branch for $2 million.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 24, 2010
Pineapple Square project gains extension

The Sarasota City Commission approved a revised development agreement with Pineapple Square, a mixed-used project planned for downtown Sarasota.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 24, 2010
Urgent care center acquires restaurant

The Sarasota County Public Hospital District purchased a 4,719-square-foot restaurant building for $1.8 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 24, 2010
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  • December 24, 2010
Want that Ferrari? Or a '56 convertible?

Even in Naples, where luxury cars jostle for parking spaces on tony Fifth Avenue, the 2011 Ferrari 458 Italia will make a few jaded heads turn.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 24, 2010
Rise of the engineer in fibromyalgia battle

Fibromyalgia is a painful subject to anyone afflicted by it. Now a Clearwater company believes it may have a new solution to the chronic disorder

  • News
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 24, 2010
Clockwork keeps ticking under new leader

Jim Abrams, one of the Gulf Coast's most dynamic CEOs, will move into an advisory role at Clockwork Home Services in 2011.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 24, 2010
Who's your (poll) daddy? Could be Joe Gruters

An unscientific online poll favors Sarasota GOP Chairman Joe Gruters to be the next chairman of the Republican Party of Florida.

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  • December 24, 2010
New shopping channel cancels self in first year

A Clearwater-based home shopping channel didn't make it through its first year in business.

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