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  • December 10, 2009
Hiring boost for winter season

The recent Manpower hiring survey shows employers will boost staffing over the next three months, but it's not clear how much of that is seasonal or permanent.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 9, 2009
Chief executives stay employed

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

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 4, 2009
Sen. Bill Nelson: No public option

Sounds like U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson heard his constituents loud and clear on the health-care bill.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 4, 2009
Local firms hope for fertile consultants

Hidayet Kutat, owner of a Sarasota sign company and a former DuPont executive, cornered a local economic development official at a networking luncheon about a year ago with a big concern.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 4, 2009
Kindergartner plaintiff in lawsuit

Rounding up children and parents as plaintiffs, a couple of groups wanting Florida to spend more money on public schools filed suit Nov. 18 with the Leon County circuit court in Tallahassee, claiming the state has failed to meet its constitutional mandate to adequately provide a high-quality public education.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 4, 2009
Senior living construction

Last week, the Review profiled Hennessy Construction, a 90-year-old Tampa Bay construction company that is finding additional work in new markets.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 4, 2009
Fasten your seat belts for a bumpy season

A good indicator of the upcoming tourism season is airport traffic. Tourism officials in Fort Myers and Naples cheered in August and September when Southwest Florida International Airport reported more passengers than in the same months last year.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 4, 2009
SW Florida foreclosures continue to decline

The Cape Coral-Fort Myers area always garners headlines about being one of the worst places in the country for foreclosures.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 4, 2009
Largo publisher takes on the NBA

It's not every day Random House is forced to make such a late change to their publishing schedule. But when the book in question tells all about what could be the most damaging breach of officiating integrity in sports history, it can be one of those days.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 4, 2009
Construction firm faces more difficulty

The troubles at Kesselring Holding Corp., one of the only Sarasota-based publicly traded construction firms, roll on.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 4, 2009
More evidence banks not lending

With most banks scared to lend money as federal officials breath down their necks, what are business owners to do when their mortgages start to mature?

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 4, 2009
Technology group ushers in changes

A four-year-old support organization for technology executives and entrepreneurs in Sarasota and Bradenton is getting a new name and a new partner.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 3, 2009
City sells Ed Smith to county

The City of Sarasota has officially sold the 53-acre Ed Smith Stadium spring training facility at the southwest corner of 12th Street and Tuttle to Sarasota County for $1.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 3, 2009
Domino's owner buys Del Prado building

The owners of a four-store Domino's Pizza franchise in Lee County — Nancy Drury and Scott Dennis — traded buildings with Richard Manner of Cape Coral in a move to bring one of their pizza stores directly on to Del Prado Boulevard.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 3, 2009
Kadampa Meditation Center plans Buddhist temple

Kadampa Meditation Center New York purchased a 9,500-square-foot office building on the east side of U.S. 301 between 7th and 8th streets for $1.25 million.

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