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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.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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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.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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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.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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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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