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  • June 13, 2012
Former bank CEO gets six years

Orion Bank co-founder Jerry Williams previously admitted to fraud.

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  • June 13, 2012
Bank stalwart takes new role

Bill Klich, who ran BB&T in Florida, joins an association for bank directors.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 13, 2012
Dude, where's the party?

Punta Gorda made the “10 worst cities for singles” list from personal-finance publisher Kiplinger.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 12, 2012
Airline could expand to SRQ

A new Florida-based airline, already in Tampa, aims for Gulf Coast expansion.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 12, 2012
WCI raises $175M

Homebuilder, in third year of comeback, will use some of the money for growth.

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  • June 12, 2012
Savtira exec grabs new post

Longtime financial executive Geoff Bicknell will join a Sarasota software firm.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 12, 2012
Hotel firm seizes better days

The recession has been particularly painful to The Plasencia Group, a niche brokering hotel acquisitions firm.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 11, 2012
Local publisher takes UF post

Diane McFarlin will leave the Herald-Tribune to run a journalism program.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 11, 2012
Alstott teams up with MagneGas

Prominent former Bucs fullback will tackle new role with natural gas firm.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 11, 2012
Property sells for $4.9M

A Florida investor buys a 30-year-old center, which includes a Bealls.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 11, 2012
Retired exec donates $125K

Lou Oberndorf focuses on scholarships.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 11, 2012
Bankers rejoice: Failure list shrinks

Regulators haven't shut down a locally based bank through the first five months of 2012.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 8, 2012
Gillette exec enters politics

Mark Nash announces run for Hillsborough County Commission.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • June 8, 2012
Graduate captures film honor

Ringling College students have now won eight Academy Awards since 2002.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • June 8, 2012
Shamrock adds branch

Shamrock Bank of Florida will add a branch in Ave Maria.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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