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  • August 30, 2013
Continental Realty Corp. buys Aventine at Naples

The price equated to $126,429 per unit.

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  • August 30, 2013
Mayor aims to curtail growth

Anna Maria Mayor SueLynn delivered an unusual message to marketing officials who helped turn the Manatee County island city into one of the Gulf Coast's brightest tourism spots.

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  • August 30, 2013
Hardy Returns

Naples developer Paul Hardy is back in the real estate business, scouting opportunities in areas hit hard by the recession.

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  • August 30, 2013
Developer initiates scholarship

Prominent local landowner and developer Hugh Culverhouse Jr. and his wife, Eliza Culverhouse, donated $1 million to the Culverhouse College of Commerce at the University of Alabama.

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  • August 30, 2013
Score seeks more

A nonprofit that connects retired executives with business owners for mentoring opportunities is looking for volunteers.

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  • August 29, 2013
Freight firm moves to nearly double headquarters

FreightCenter plans to move its headquarters from Trinity to Palm Harbor Oct. 1.

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  • August 29, 2013
Sportsmen's land trust closes $1.4M deal

The trust, based in Bradenton, acquires a 680-acre tract in Levy County.

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  • August 29, 2013
Bahamas firm buys telecom providers

A subsidiary of Cable Bahamas acquires two Southwest Florida firms.

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  • August 29, 2013
Furniture chain debuts new concept

A new Ethan Allen store for the Sarasota-Bradenton market, currently under construction, will be one of three boutique-style prototypes for the high-end furniture and home accessories chain.

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  • August 28, 2013
Gas company expands Mich. distribution

Tampa's MagneGas has secured a new distribution partnership in Michigan.

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  • August 28, 2013
Machine manufacturer aims to go big in China

St. Petersburg-based Plasma-Therm will work with a Taiwan-based distributor.

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  • August 28, 2013
Chico's quarterly profits fall 18%

Women's apparel retailer Chico's FAS says customer traffic and sales dropped.

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  • August 28, 2013
Tame inflation in Tampa

Despite the flood of easy money and a more buoyant economy, inflation remains surprisingly tame on the Gulf Coast.

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  • August 27, 2013
Southwest adds new Fort Myers nonstops

The discount airline adds three nonstop routes to Fort Myers.

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  • August 27, 2013
United Insurance Holdings appoints CIO

Andrew Swenson will take over in the newly created position.

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