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  • October 26, 2011
Gulf Coast banks grow quickly

A pair of locally based banks is among the nation's fastest growing.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 26, 2011
Could Aetna acquire WellCare?

WellCare's 1.07 million Medicare customers might appeal to Aetna.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 26, 2011
Fitch downgrades Fort Myers

High debt and a weakened economy are key drivers behind the downgrade.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 26, 2011
Consumer confidence stays low

Buyers remain pessimistic about their short-term economic prospects.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 26, 2011
Grubb & Ellis looks to Gulf Coast for growth

Senior living complexes are some of the hottest items going in commercial real estate, and now a large national firm wants in on the action — starting with Sarasota.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 25, 2011
Venture capitalists descend on Naples

Let's hope the mood at the Florida venture capital conference early next year is better than the last time the same group of investors gathered in Naples.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 25, 2011
1st United acquires Anderen

Old Harbor Bank's acquirer makes another Gulf Coast banking deal.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 25, 2011
Incentives-for-jobs grants fail

Many job creation grants fail to impact the state's unemployment figures.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 25, 2011
Workers' comp rates go up 8.9%

The insurance rate increase will go into effect beginning Jan. 1.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 25, 2011
HMA brings in $1.3B in Q3

Health Management Associates' third quarter revenues grew by 12%.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 24, 2011
Apartments sell for $7M

Edisto Lake Apartments in Fort Myers sold for $18,617 per unit.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 24, 2011
NY firm relocates to St. Pete

A biotechnology firm responds to incentives to move its headquarters.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 24, 2011
Home inventory shrinking

Properties listed for less than $500,000 in Sarasota move toward equilibrium.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 24, 2011
12th bank in Florida fails

The FDIC shutters Old Harbor Bank; 1st United Bank taking over its deposits.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 24, 2011
Unusual ad firm eyes expansion

Air travelers may see more advertisements when they slip their shoes off at security checkpoints in the coming years. At least that's what SecurityPoint Media is hoping.

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