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  • January 11, 2012
Limo firm seeks to stretch good times

Ambassador Limo owner Ken Lucci expects a big 2012, buoyed by an expansion and a pair of political conventions.

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  • January 10, 2012
Banks should go digital to soothe anxious customers

Anxious consumers don't have to look far for economic worries, and a new survey shows banks aren't helping.

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  • January 10, 2012
Tampa firm sold for $14M cash

E Solutions Corp., operator of two data centers, was acquired by a Georgia firm.

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  • January 10, 2012
HMA falls 30%, hits new low

The billion-dollar firm's stock is down nearly 70% from its 2011 high.

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  • January 10, 2012
Another new brokerage in Naples

Estero-based WB Realty will be led by managing broker Steve Horn.

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  • January 10, 2012
North Port run poorly, say 55%

A new poll at the North Port EDC's website shows a lack of confidence.

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  • January 9, 2012
Fort Myers wakes dead at Zombicon

Forget foreclosures. Fort Myers may have broken another record: The biggest gathering of zombies in one place.

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  • January 9, 2012
Fla. real estate to shine in '12?

One firm predicts Florida real estate will lead the U.S. in price growth.

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  • January 9, 2012
NeoGenomics spends $3M on IP

The Ft. Myers-based lab signs licensing deal with Health Discovery Corp.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • January 9, 2012
Homans leads Hillsborough EDC

Rick Homans is the Tampa development group's new president and CEO.

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  • January 9, 2012
Ft. Myers-Miami air service cut

American Eagle will discontinue its nonstop service between the cities.

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  • January 6, 2012
Halstatt Real Estate buys Manatee condos, land

Naples-based Halstatt Real Estate Partners purchased 19 unsold condominiums in the Manatee Bay Tower at the Waterside at Bay Beach, along with a building pad, for $7.35 million.

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  • January 6, 2012
Cole Real Estate Investments buys UTC Fire & Security building

Phoenix-based Cole Real Estate Investments purchased the 115,716-square-foot UTC Fire & Security building in Lakewood Ranch Town Center for $20.1 million.

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  • January 6, 2012
Louisiana investor group buys Armenia Village

An investor group headed by Richard Beaullieu of Lafayette, La., purchased the 70-unit Armenia Village Condominiums for $2.05 million.

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  • January 6, 2012
Lennar Homes buys land in Copper Cove Preserve

Miami-based homebuilder Lennar Homes expanded its interest in Copper Cove Preserve in Naples with the purchase of 14.74 acres for $1.45 million.

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