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  • December 22, 2011
Tampa outearns St. Pete by 10%

Hillsborough wage gains have outpaced those across the bay since 2001.

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  • December 22, 2011
RayJay may buy $1.3B brokerage

Raymond James is said to be bidding on Regions' Morgan Keegan unit.

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  • December 22, 2011
Why Vengroff sold its AR unit to Capgemini

One of the largest companies on the Gulf Coast has gotten smaller — part of a plan to get bigger than ever before one day soon.

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  • December 22, 2011
Holiday shopping season offers mixed bag

The data for November's retail sales show Black Friday may have been as dark as the name implies.

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  • December 22, 2011
Cup company captures starry names

Luke Skywalker, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Hello Kitty would seem to have little in common. But the trio of popular brand names, together with the iconic Harley Davidson, has a common theme within Tervis Tumbler.

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  • December 22, 2011
As the dough rises

E.L. Fox Jr. runs a successful high-tech manufacturing firm in Fort Myers called Fox Electronics.

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  • December 22, 2011
Welcome to Cape Coral, Mr. Brunett

Dana Brunett moved from New York to become economic development director for the city of Cape Coral barely two months ago, but politicians have already made his job that much harder.

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  • December 21, 2011
Home prices up 20% in Ft. Myers

The median price in November is up from $88,500 a year ago to $106,300.

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  • December 21, 2011
Bay area firm works with Swedes

Clearwater's Infusion Brands will begin using Swedish Twinblade technology.

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  • December 21, 2011
Sanborn Studios ends its lease

The Sarasota studio operation received $650,000 in up-front incentives.

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  • December 21, 2011
Chico's taps Gora/McGahey

The Fort Myers architects will lead the retailer's latest expansion efforts.

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  • December 21, 2011
Three Old Harbor offices closed

Acquirer 1st United Bank is dropping three of the bank's seven locations.

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  • December 21, 2011
Finergy set to build in Paris

The Sarasota firm will construct 250 hotel rooms near Disneyland Paris.

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  • December 21, 2011
Best employment outlook in the country?

If Cape Coral-Fort Myers is the most promising employment market in the nation, the rest of the country must really be struggling.

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  • December 20, 2011
Tampa Bay manufacturer grows

Modern Silicone Technologies bought a 13-acre site for $3.5 million.

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