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  • May 13, 2013
Eyeglass store opens two new stores

Eyeglass World will open two new stores in May and June, including one in Clearwater.

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  • May 13, 2013
Hotel revenues confirm tourism rebound

Revenues at Lee County hotels jumped 14% in the first quarter.

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  • May 13, 2013
Florida gets greener behind the wheel

Florida clearly has shades of blue and red when it comes to politics, but the Sunshine State goes green for cars and trucks.

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  • May 10, 2013
Tax fraudster gets three years in prison

Rhonda Yvette Brooks submitted fraudulent tax returns thorough Turbo Tax.

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  • May 10, 2013
Doctor group buys Manatee County land for expansion

Intercoastal Medical Group will move to a new Lakewood Ranch location.

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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.

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

The price equated to $40,260 per acre.

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

The price equated to $205 per square foot.

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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.

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