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  • January 10, 2014
He's back: Icahn targets Hertz

In Southwest Florida, private-equity investor Carl Icahn is best remembered for his ruthless battle to control Bonita Springs-based developer and homebuilder WCI Communities in the late 2000s.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 9, 2014
IMD Cos. buys first marijuana-related company

The Tampa firm has acquired 51% of a California grow-room environmental-control company.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 9, 2014
Dental firm closes $4.1M in deals

Sebring Software now has 37 dental practices under management in Florida and Arizona.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 9, 2014
Hospital chain names new president

David Miller will oversee Community Health Systems' integration of Health Management Associates.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 9, 2014
Take a bite out of returns

Controversy over federal health care reform apparently hasn't dented the industry's earning power.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 8, 2014
MagneGas deal could open European market

The Tampa company's Italian distributor is working with the Italian National Alternative Energy Laboratory to examine the natural gas alternative.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 8, 2014
Sarasota mortgage broker rings up $10M quarter

Coral Gables-based Thomas D. Wood and Co. has five offices statewide.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 8, 2014
Hospital shareholders approve sale

Health Management Associates shareholders agreed to sell the company and its 71 hospitals to Community Health Systems of Tennessee.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 8, 2014
Firm readies for more Gulf Coast rubs

Massage Heights, a national franchise chain of massage retreat centers, seeks to reach new peaks in store locations, with much of the growth coming in Florida.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 7, 2014
Cancer lab develops new test

NeoGenomics says it has developed a novel test to identify bone-marrow disease.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 7, 2014
Pat Neal chatted up for Florida CFO post

Homebuilder has been in politics before, going back to the 1970s.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 7, 2014
Comprehensive Care hires new president

The Tampa-based health care management company has promoted Ramon Martinez, who previously led its pharmacy program.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 7, 2014
Fast cars pull into festival

The auctions at the Naples Winter Wine Festival always feature over-the-top lots, and this year will be no exception.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 6, 2014
Anexio

Do you need technical expertise to free up your time?

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 6, 2014
Prolific homebuilder plots Tampa expansion

Neal Communities also closed out 2013 up 35% in sales over 2012.

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