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  • January 13, 2012
Michigan's Sun Communities buys two Naples RV resorts

Southfield, Mich.-based Sun Communities Inc. purchased the 20.38-acre Club Naples RV Resort and 13.44-acre Kountree RV Resort for $14.51 million.

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New rules for work agencies?

A new law gives Gov. Rick Scott more control over state workforce agencies.

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  • January 13, 2012
Blackburn heads Sabadell Tampa

Susan Blackburn is Sabadell United's Tampa Bay Regional Executive.

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  • January 13, 2012
Tampa firm makes marathon app

Haneke Design will create a mobile app for the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon.

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  • January 13, 2012
Smith & Assoc. opens in St. Pete

Smith & Associates Real Estate will move 50 agents to St. Petersburg.

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Mayor chases downtown Fort Myers hotel

Fort Myers Mayor Randy Henderson told a group of real estate executives that he's working hard to bring a new hotel downtown.

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  • January 13, 2012
Continuous stagnation

Capital goods purchases by businesses continue to improve. That's good. Orders for consumer goods, however, remain flat.

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  • January 13, 2012
Gulf Coast Week: Jan. 13

Regional business news at a glance.

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  • January 13, 2012
Corporate Report: Jan. 13

The latest from Yippy, Sun Hydraulics, and other Gulf Coast companies.

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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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