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  • December 13, 2013
Strong hiring season coming up

Surveys of executives continue to show that hiring will continue to be strong into the New Year.

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  • December 13, 2013
Advice firm foresees growth

John Woelfel was confident he would find a receptive audience of middle market executives and entrepreneurs when he helped opened a branch of the Newport Board Group in Tampa in early 2012.

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  • December 13, 2013
The best Krise-mas forecast

Gary Jackson may be a talented economist, but Randy Krise is a better economic indicator.

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  • December 12, 2013
Spectrio buying Georgia company

The Oldsmar company purchased health care communications firm, Vericom Corp.

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  • December 12, 2013
Treatment center appoints CEO

David Lawrence Center in Naples appoints Scott Burgess as its new CEO.

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  • December 12, 2013
Simulator firm inks real $3M deal with U.S. Navy

CAE Healthcare will also train the Navy on the patient simulators.

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  • December 12, 2013
House prices dig out

Home values on the Gulf Coast are finally starting to recover from steep drops suffered during the downturn.

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  • December 11, 2013
Walter Investment buys rights to $30 billion portfolio

The Tampa-based company agreed to acquire the mortgage-servicing rights for a large pool of Fannie Mae-backed loans.

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  • December 11, 2013
Orange growers in 'fight for their lives'

Florida orange crop estimate for 2013-2014 down from last season.

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  • December 11, 2013
Mall launches million-dollar upgrade project

Westfield Southgate in Sarasota will also get new tenants next year.

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  • December 11, 2013
$40 million senior housing started

Discovery Village in Naples is scheduled to be completed by the end of next year.

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  • December 11, 2013
List it and they will come

If Snapchat can create a product without a business plan or revenues and get a buyout offer for $3 billion, maybe others can do the same.

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  • December 10, 2013
Two Sarasota homes sell for $4M each

Sales mark the continuation of a recovery in the luxury market.

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  • December 10, 2013
St. Pete-Clearwater airport traffic takes off

PIE's passenger traffic is on track to pass 1 million passengers for the year.

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  • December 10, 2013
Alico swings to profit

Florida agricultural company Alico swung to a profit after a gain on sale of real estate.

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