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  • November 21, 2012
A jingle of good news on holiday sales

Cash registers will ring more loudly this holiday season than in 2011, the Florida Chamber Foundation's Scorecard predicts.

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  • November 20, 2012
Don't forget Small Business Saturday

People have already started pitching tents in front of stores like Best Buy to score Black Friday deals.

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  • November 20, 2012
Automotive firm picks Pasco

SB Mfg. is poised to hire 75 employees for its parts manufacturing company.

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  • November 20, 2012
$11M co. embraces custom market

Lee Wetherington Homes also rehires a former executive.

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  • November 20, 2012
Encore buys Liberty branches

Encore National Bank plans to acquire two branches of Liberty Bank.

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  • November 20, 2012
The Melting Pot to debut on A&E program

A marketing overture is paying off for the Tampa-based restaurant franchise The Melting Pot, after it reached out to producers of the A&E show “Undercover Boss.”

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  • November 19, 2012
MagneGas shows new growth

The company gains market share as it adds new locations.

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  • November 19, 2012
DeSoto Square Mall sold

A New York firm buys Bradenton's only enclosed mall for more than $20 million.

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  • November 19, 2012
Pest firm buys $800K peer

Arrow Environmental Services now surpasses $11 million in annual sales.

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  • November 19, 2012
Naples home prices rise

Median prices of single-family homes in Naples rise 24% in October.

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  • November 19, 2012
Build it for them

Want to make your customers feel special? Build them a website of their own.

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  • November 16, 2012
You have a tech idea?

Here's what to do next.

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  • November 16, 2012
Pinellas home sales jump 30%

New residential listings climbed in October, but they remain below 2011 levels.

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  • November 16, 2012
Bank names market president

Central Bank appoints Mike Durkin as Southwest Florida market president.

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  • November 16, 2012
PGT plans $20M buyback

Firm, on a profitable rebound, seeks more growth opportunities.

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