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  • December 14, 2012
CREW honors the late Carl Cronan

CREW Tampa Bay has honored the late Carl Cronan, former Tampa Bay editor of the Business Review, by creating a media excellence award in his name.

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  • December 14, 2012
Why we should go over the Fiscal Cliff

“Until we experience the cliff, we will not understand what it really means.”

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  • December 14, 2012
A Gulf Coast holiday

Anecdotal evidence from hoteliers in the Fort Myers and Tampa areas suggests rooms will be full this holiday season.

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  • December 13, 2012
Tampa woman gets prison

She was sentenced for filing false tax returns, the U.S. attorney says.

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  • December 13, 2012
Builder buys 91 lots

Ashton Woods Homes targets east Manatee County for growth.

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  • December 13, 2012
Beasley pays special dividend

Beasley Broadcast Group pays a special dividend to shareholders.

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  • December 13, 2012
What's in a name? One organization hopes jobs

Manatee Economic Development Corp. President and CEO Sharon Hillstrom hopes a tweak to her organization's moniker will give it more influence.

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  • December 12, 2012
Truck firm expands westward

Tampa-based QualaWash bought two firms: One in Utah and one in West Virginia.

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  • December 12, 2012
Florida debt drops $2 billion

It's the second consecutive year the state will report a decreased debt load.

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  • December 12, 2012
NeoGenomics moves to Nasdaq

Shares of cancer-testing firm NeoGenomics now trade on the Nasdaq.

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  • December 12, 2012
Stantec continues Florida expansion

Our story about engineering firm Stantec was barely off the press recently when the company announced another acquisition with significance for Florida.

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  • December 11, 2012
Boyd Industries sold

The Clearwater-based company manufactures dental equipment.

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  • December 11, 2012
Builder expands in Tampa

Fort Myers-based Stevens Construction targets Tampa for expansion.

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  • December 11, 2012
More $200K homes forthcoming

Two national firms continue with Gulf Coast expansion plans.

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  • December 11, 2012
Cup company wraps up year with extra-large sales success

Momentum continues to overflow at Tervis Tumbler, the Venice-based insulated drinkware manufacturer.

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