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  • September 16, 2013
Prominent local banker to head up Sarasota expansion

Tom Quale leaves Seaside Bank & Trust to head up expansion for Bay Cities Bank.

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  • September 16, 2013
Condo manager jailed three years for $200K theft

Judy Paul allegedly stole checks from 2006 to 2009 while a manager at Sand Cay.

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  • September 16, 2013
Naples attorney to chair Wisconsin firm

Kimberly Leach Johnson was named chairperson of Quarles & Brady.

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  • September 16, 2013
Local volleyball spikes growth

Tampa investor, businessman and philanthropist Bob Gries wants to help bring some national attention to the area's youth volleyball teams.

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  • September 13, 2013
This Week in Biz: Sept. 13

Twitter is looking to go public. No one knows when, but the company filed a “confidential” S-1 IPO with the SEC. How much is the company worth? GigaOm was told hedge funds tried to buy it for $14 million. I'm sure they'll tweet more information about the decision, until then users can entertain themselves with pictures of food and other's opinions on Syria condensed into 140 characters. [Mashable]

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  • September 13, 2013
Resident Techie: More fun the day before

Sometimes it's fun not to know. Call it the pre-Christmas euphoria. You may see the wrapped box that's just about the right size for socks, but maybe it's keys to a new car. The anticipation hangs thick in the air.

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  • September 13, 2013
Two firms make Fortune 100 fast-growers list

Tampa-based HCI and Sarasota-based Sun Hydraulics are in the top 50.

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  • September 13, 2013
Palmetto man convicted of evading taxes

The operator of a mobile home park in Largo faces up to seven years in prison.

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  • September 13, 2013
Tampa firm discovers Spanish shipwreck

A Global Marine Exploration Inc. company recovers artifacts from 450-year-old sunken ship.

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  • September 13, 2013
Tampa's Quality Inn, Suites owner buys former Days Inn

The price equated to $12,821 per rentable unit.

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  • September 13, 2013
Coconut Grove's Terre Investments buys Shoppes of Southbay

The price equated to $176 per square foot.

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  • September 13, 2013
Naples real estate investor buys Southern Exposure Plaza

The price equated to $83 per square foot

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  • September 13, 2013
Naples Women's Center medical office building sells for $3.95 million

The price equated to $300 per leasable square foot.

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  • September 13, 2013
Prospect Real Estate, Rymer developing Palma Sola Bay Club

Palma Sola Bay Club's condominiums will range in size from 1,791 to 2,040 square feet and prices will start at $289,000.

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  • September 13, 2013
Myakka River RV Resort sells for $2.58 million

The price equated to $31,790 per space.

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