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  • December 19, 2012
Group seeks $3M for land buy

A land conservation foundation wants to expand the Robinson Preserve.

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Inventors hail SRI chief

Ten innovators from Florida are among 98 to be honored in Tampa ceremony.

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Airport traffic jumps

Passenger traffic at the Fort Myers airport jumped 7.5% in November.

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Firms beat tax deadline with big payouts

At least four Gulf Coast companies joined a national trend in giving money back to shareholders in a move timed to beat massive potential tax increases in early 2013.

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Storage facilities sell for $25M

Buyer pays more than $110 per square foot for three Tampa Bay self-storage facilities.

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Cline to operate Fleming's

Tampa steakhouse gets new operating partner.

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North Port EDC retains board

The 13-member advisory board is made up of local senior executives.

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Naples home prices jump

The median price for homes and condos in Naples rose steeply in November.

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City pays for lead generation

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  • December 17, 2012
Bayview PR is now B2

Pinellas County firm will undertake campaign management in its expanded role.

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  • December 17, 2012
Kiker chairs tourism board

Larry Kiker is the new chairman of the Tourist Development Council in Lee County.

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  • December 17, 2012
Firm's new-home sales soar 23%

Taylor Morrison now has projects in 20 Gulf Coast communities.

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  • December 17, 2012
Banker seeks to get back to the life

Neil McCurry likes to tell the story of how he worked 500 days in a row when he founded People's Community Bank in Sarasota in 1999.

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  • December 14, 2012
Celestan takes Chamber helm

More than 600 people attend the Tampa Chamber's installation event.

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Banker imprisoned for one year

Mark Leetzow was also ordered to pay $3.34M in a widespread mortgage fraud case.

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