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  • January 7, 2010
Economic Snapshot: Jobs for Season

Every area of the Gulf Coast showed month-over-month declines in the unemployment rate in October, though each area's unemployment rate was higher than the state (11.2%).

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 7, 2010
Venture capital well runs dry

If venture capital is the source of funding for a job recovery in Florida, then it's going to be a long wait.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 7, 2010
Another architect launches solo act

The humbling story of the ADP Group, which was once one of the largest architecture and planning firms in Sarasota, has added a new chapter.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 7, 2010
Location gets new shot at life

A landmark Sarasota restaurant location that has gone through several iterations is getting another bite at success.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 7, 2010
Proud chairman keeps on burning

To hear outgoing Republican Party of Florida Chairman Jim Greer tell it you'd think he had just jumped on a grenade hurled at party loyalists when he announced his resignation Jan. 5 in a hastily called press conference.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 7, 2010
Gulf Coast executives can get schooled

Gulf Coast executives seeking to learn about topics from sales strategies to dealing with privacy issues and terrorism in the workplace will have their chance this year.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 7, 2010
Survival Index ranks Florida sixth

The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council published the results of their 14th annual Small Business Survival Index study last month.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 7, 2010
ULI speaker: Midwest a disaster

A presentation last month at the Urban Land Institute's Trends Conference raised some eyebrows and lowered some hopes.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 7, 2010
Chief executives stay employed

The year has been surprisingly kind to the nation's chief executive officers, at least when it comes to job security.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 7, 2010
Franchise company creates new hierarchy

Clockwork Home Services, a Sarasota-based franchise operator of home services companies, is changing the format of its brand leadership structure in 2010.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 7, 2010
Hoffman Development selling new condos fast

The Review declared that WCI founder Al Hoffman Jr. was back in the real estate game in 2008. Since then, his new firm's results are harkening back to the good old days

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 7, 2010
Homebuilder Neal bets on the ranch

Neal Communities purchased 63.8 acres in Lakewood Ranch's Country Club East from Schroeder-Manatee Ranch's subsidiary LWR Communities LLC for $4.81 million. The purchase price is $75,356 per acre.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 1, 2010
EXECUTIVE DECISION

Should companies be mandated to give employees sick days?

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 31, 2009
Senior housing not immune to recession

Senior residential housing is feeling the pinch just like the rest of the housing market.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 31, 2009
Florist uses Facebook to find more fans

Art Conforti, a gregarious New York transplant who runs one of the Gulf Coast's most successful independent florists, has long said he cherishes the personal connections he makes with customers when selling flowers.

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