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  • December 21, 2010
Merger yields Encore National

Encore Bank and National Bank of Southwest Florida have combined.

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  • December 21, 2010
Company reverses outsourcing to grow

Several Gulf Coast-based manufacturers have gone away from outsourcing production work overseas in recent months, concerned about quality issues.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 20, 2010
Neaher & Teuber open office

The two attorneys will work from a First Street office in Fort Myers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 20, 2010
PGT buys Fort Meyers firm's IP

The deal gives the Venice-based manufacturer new intellectual property.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 20, 2010
Venture Forum deadline nears

The Florida Venture Forum accepts presenter applications through 2010.

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    By
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  • December 20, 2010
Slowdown doesn't stop bonuses

Despite another tough year, many firms will still hand out holiday bonuses.

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  • December 20, 2010
Better than nothing, but a ways to go

Lee County commissioners aren't known for being big tax cutters, so Coffee Talk figures any reduction is welcome news.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 17, 2010
Unemployment rises to 12%

Across the state, roughly 1.11 million Floridians are without jobs.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 17, 2010
Sarasota EDC's Baylis to retire

Kathy Baylis will retire from Sarasota Economic Development Corp. in 2011.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 17, 2010
Collier lowers impact fees

Library and general government impact fee rates are being reduced.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 17, 2010
Caldwell adds Gray to board

Christopher Gray joins Caldwell Trust Co.'s board of directors.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 17, 2010
Miami firm buys Hiller Group

The Tampa-based firm is a leading supplier of aviation fuel.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 17, 2010
Entrepreneur buys Alico park building

Naples businessman Randal Bellestri purchased a 59,400-square-foot building in Alico Industrial Park for $1.9 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 17, 2010
Real estate trust buys two Benderson centers

Inland Real Estate Acquisitions Inc. purchased two retail shopping centers in Fort Myers from Benderson Development Co. for a minimum of $38.4 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 17, 2010
Miami investors buy Strathmore Garden South

Miami area apartment owners Roberto and Orlando Alberro purchased the 30-unit Strathmore Garden South complex for $1.23 million.

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