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  • May 10, 2013
Firm launches biotech entrepreneurship program

Algenol Biofuels scientists will teach students at FGCU.

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  • May 10, 2013
Blast from the past in real estate

News snippets nationwide have documented the recent housing market surge and one recent source, in a front page Wall Street Journal story, is a familiar voice to the Gulf Coast: Budge Huskey, a top Florida executive for NRT and Coldwell Banker, based in Sarasota, in the early and mid-2000s.

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  • May 10, 2013
No foolin' around: Company fills its fun cup

The question of how to utilize social media to drive more sales, or at least potential sales, confounds many Gulf Coast executives.

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  • May 10, 2013
St. Petersburg's Heritage Insurance buys Clearwater AmeriLife buildings

The price equated to $62 per square foot.

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  • May 10, 2013
New York investor buys AutoZone land

The price equated to $106 per square foot.

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  • May 10, 2013
Builder WCI Communities purchases Sarasota National

The price equated to $20,217 per acre.

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  • May 10, 2013
DiVosta Homes buys 50 acres for Sandhill Preserve community

DiVosta Homes purchased roughly 50 acres in south Sarasota for $5.09 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • May 10, 2013
Fuccillo Automotive Group plans Charlotte Kia dealership

The price equated to $40,260 per acre.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • May 10, 2013
Tampa attorney group buys 11th Street building

The price equated to $205 per square foot.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • May 9, 2013
Government to spend millions on beaches

The government plans to spend $36.7 million on Lee County beaches.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • May 9, 2013
Tampa executives indicted for fraud scheme

The two businessmen face up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • May 9, 2013
Burger chain chomps into South Jersey

Burger 21, based in Tampa, continues its aggressive growth strategy.

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  • May 9, 2013
This rum is wicked great

Cape Coral entrepreneur JoAnn Elardo launched her distillery barely one year ago, but her rum is already taking some top prizes.

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  • May 8, 2013
Tampa law firm opens Clearwater office

Hill Ward Henderson says the new location will help it serve its Pinellas County clients.

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  • May 8, 2013
Lower reimbursements hurts cancer firm

Radiation Therapy posts revenue and profit losses in the first quarter.

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