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PODS hires new CEO

John B. Koch will take the helm of the storage and moving company Sept. 17.

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  • August 22, 2012
Chico's profits rise

Chico's FAS reports profits rose 23% in the second quarter.

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  • August 22, 2012
Clockwork names two top execs

Home services firm hires real estate and fast food veterans to lead growth.

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  • August 22, 2012
VC money trickles to Florida

Not since 2009 has Florida cracked the top 10 list of states for venture capital investment.

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  • August 21, 2012
Ker's to open 21st location

The sports- and wing-centered restaurant will open in Gainesville in September.

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  • August 21, 2012
Sarasota building permits up

Sarasota County permits could surpass 2009, though fewer projects are under way.

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  • August 21, 2012
Innovative sales rise

Innovative Food Holdings reports a 57% increase in sales

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  • August 21, 2012
Wear shorts, stay for a long time

Sarasota tourism officials responded to a pair of thumping setbacks suffered over the past year with a new, and aggressive, attack plan.

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  • August 20, 2012
Naples home prices rise

Home prices rose and inventory continued to shrink in Naples in June.

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  • August 20, 2012
Company plans to add 300 jobs

An Indianapolis company expands facility, plans to add 300 jobs in three years.

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  • August 20, 2012
Insurance firm targets Florida

A national company with a focus on small business clients buys two local firms.

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  • August 20, 2012
Prominent business changes ownership

A saga more than two years in the making inside the corner office at one of the region's largest locally owned tree and landscaping businesses is officially over.

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  • August 17, 2012
Businesses grow cautious

Business executives are more cautious today, a recent survey shows.

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  • August 17, 2012
Business owners get prison time

Two Hillsborough residents sentenced to federal prison for battery theft operation.

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Sarasota residents reject taxes

Residents, in a countywide survey, oppose any new taxes or expanded services.

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