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  • August 3, 2009
Foreclosures still tarnish Gulf Coast

Lee County is a leader yet again when it comes to a statistical reading of the housing market.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 3, 2009
Florida: Tax oasis or wasteland?

The old saw that statistics can be bent to prove any point of view rings especially true when it comes to economic rankings of states. Florida is no exception.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 3, 2009
Station demolished, project delayed

Nokomis is losing one eyesore gas station, but don't expect Finergy Development LLC's mixed-use development to follow it soon.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 30, 2009
Tampa firm keeps its cool during recession

Tampa-based Simpson Mechanical Inc., only 18 months from seeing its annual revenues plunge from nearly $10 million to under $5 million, is on the rebound.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 28, 2009
Commercial Real Estate Lee-Collier

Diversified Yacht Services buys marina land

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 27, 2009
Recession fuels a sunny exodus

The Sunshine State isn't so sunny — at least when it comes to migration data from United Van Lines, one of the biggest moving companies in the country.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 24, 2009
Fraga Properties buys Plant City Crossings

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  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 23, 2009
Real estate rebirth

Leroy Moore and the Tampa Housing Authority have teamed up with Bank of America to transform a former public housing project into a thriving 28-acre commercial and residential area.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 23, 2009
Gyrocam's Sanborn revels in a victory

The news that giant global defense contractor Lockheed Martin reached a deal to buy Gyrocam Systems, one of Sarasota's rising corporate stars, is a major vindication for local entrepreneur Ken Sanborn.

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  • Jean Gruss
  • July 23, 2009
Enough, already

Had enough of the recession? Real estate experts in Lee and Collier counties say there's at least another year of it to go. But then things start looking up.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 21, 2009
Diversified Yacht Services buys marina land

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  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 21, 2009
FL Banyan Trail buys, rents Savannah Trace

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  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 21, 2009
Osprey Inn buyer stays diversified

Paul and Carolyn Martin are two part-time Florida residents you're not likely to find lounging away their winter reading books on the beach.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 20, 2009
Pinellas County losing grip on Rays

An independent coalition of businesspeople is recommending that the new home of the Tampa Bay Rays likely not be in Pinellas County.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 14, 2009
Marching through the recession

Dulond Tool and Engineering Inc., a Bradenton-based company that specializes in machining and assembly, has found a niche in an unexpected market: Marching bands.

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