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  • January 12, 2012
Survey says: Worries are widespread

Turns out entrepreneurs and executives have some company in one of their greatest worries about the 2012 economy: The fear of uncertainty.

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  • January 12, 2012
Entrepreneur aims for another successful year

Gulf Coast homebuilder Pat Neal will be in good shape if his 2012 resolution is to have more of the same from 2011.

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  • January 12, 2012
Chomp to success, one store at a time

Steve Martin keeps opening more Tijuana Flats restaurants on the Gulf Coast, yet the question of why he has launched another business in a recession keeps dogging him.

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  • January 12, 2012
Power talks

With the winter snowbird season in full swing, the Gulf Coast will get its share of important speakers.

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  • January 12, 2012
Grossman stars on Bloomberg TV

Mindy Grossman has served as CEO of HSN Inc. since 2008. The Mentor, a show on Bloomberg Television, took her from behind the desk to in front of the camera to tutor Kelly Delaney on running her small business.

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  • January 12, 2012
Rental properties show promise in Tampa Bay

Real estate investment has been a sore subject for Tampa Bay, but a recent study shows the opportunity is in rentals.

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  • January 12, 2012
Award winner has mixed record

One of the most partisan, outspoken and liberal members of Congress, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston, now has quite the ironic trophy to hang on her mantle: pro-business champion.

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  • January 12, 2012
Medallion's record year: $43M

The Bradenton builder closed on 142 new homes in 2011.

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  • January 12, 2012
Tampa's Pointe sells for $47M

Parkway Properties bought the Rocky Pointe Island waterfront office property.

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  • January 12, 2012
Florida foreclosures outpace U.S.

The incidence of foreclosures in Florida is nearly double that of the nation.

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  • January 12, 2012
Sarasota Realtors sales up 8.2%

Members of the Sarasota Association of Realtors sold 8,224 homes in 2011.

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  • January 11, 2012
RayJay pays $930M for MK&Co.

Raymond James Financial acquired Morgan Keegan for $930 million in cash.

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  • January 11, 2012
Sarasota firm re-eclipses $1M

Brooke Chase Associates has seen its revenues double since 2009.

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  • January 11, 2012
Fort Myers home prices up 4%

Home prices in Cape Coral-Fort Myers appreciated, while other areas' fell.

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  • January 11, 2012
Punta Gorda air traffic up 60%

A total of 291,626 passengers got on and stepped off planes at PGD.

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