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North Port's EDC aims high

Local leaders will help guide the organization in four key areas.

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Citizens names Grady president

Tom Grady of Naples will serve as interim president of Citizens Property Insurance.

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Business boom forces broker to refocus

Joe Varner has made a good business for himself brokering the sales of Gulf Coast companies since 2010.

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  • March 6, 2012
Tampa in top 10 for travel

Florida cities dominated Hotwire.com's list for best travel value.

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Startup firm adds products

Gulf Coast insurance firm, with no Florida clients, expands policies in Louisiana.

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Bass joins WCI board

Veteran homebuilder Keith Bass joins the board of directors of WCI Communities.

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Conservation-land program scrutinized

Should local government be in the business of buying conservation land?

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Longboat tennis resort sold

RVA purchased Cedars Tennis Resort and Barrier Island Realty Inc.

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VA project to create 320 jobs

The new VA primary care clinic in Tampa will serve 87,000 veterans.

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Hot Brands expands globally

Canadian firm chooses Manatee County for site of new U.S. headquarters.

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Lee foreclosures stabilize

Lenders filed more foreclosure actions in February than they did in January.

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Local businessman meets with elite company in D.C.

Good thing Sarasota entrepreneur David Grain isn't bashful.

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  • March 4, 2012
Developer buys future Trader Joe's building

Greenville, S.C.-based Centennial American Properties LLC (CAP) purchased the 17,590-square-foot former Rooms To Go store on South Tamiami Trail.

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Sarasota's Yellowfin Yachts buys PPI warehouse

Yellowfin Yachts purchased a 31,500-square-foot former Premier Performance Interiors warehouse for $800,000.

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Lennar buying 227 lots in Fiddler's Creek community

Fiddler's Creek LLC has agreed to sell 227 single-family and coach home sites in Fiddler's Creek to Lennar Corp.

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