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  • November 21, 2011
Tech Data sales up 7% to $6.6B

The Clearwater technology distributor posted gains in every major metric.

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  • November 21, 2011
Naples firm breaks from NAFH

Two investment advisers leave a Naples mega-bank to run their own business.

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  • November 21, 2011
Holiday party? Skip the mistletoe

This holiday season could be less jolly for some business leaders. That is if they don't heed the advice on company holiday parties Alva Cross preaches.

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  • November 18, 2011
Kentucky investor buys hotels for $5 million

An investment group led by majority shareholder Phil Greer of Lexington, Ky., purchased two adjacent Port Charlotte select services hotels for $5 million.

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  • November 18, 2011
Focus Hospitality Group buys DeSoto Village

La Jolla, Calif.-based Focus Hospitality Group purchased the 92-unit DeSoto Village Apartments for $4.65 million.

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  • November 18, 2011
Darden Restaurants buys land for new town center Olive Garden

Orlando-based restaurant group Darden Restaurants Inc. purchased 1.99 acres of vacant commercial land on Alico Road near Gulf Coast Town Center for $1.4 million.

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  • November 18, 2011
DRI proposed in Manatee County for Parrish Lakes mixed-use project

Bradenton farmer Claude Melli has filed a development of regional impact proposal for a large-scale development project on his 1,155-acre property in northern Manatee County.

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  • November 18, 2011
Arizona investment trust buys two local Popeye's

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based STORE Capital purchased Popeye's Chicken & Biscuits buildings in Sarasota and Bradenton for a total of $2.3 million.

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  • November 18, 2011
National hotel joint venture buys Crowne Plaza Tampa East

A joint venture of Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Waramaug Hospitality LLC, and Värde Partners purchased the 265-room Crowne Plaza Tampa East hotel for $10.15 million.

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  • November 18, 2011
Integritas Assets buys note to Palma Sur Apartments

Integritas Assets LLC, the St. Petersburg-based multifamily investor, purchased the note and mortgage covering the 48-unit Palma Sur Apartments in Tampa.

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  • November 18, 2011
Unemployment down to 10.3%

The state's jobless rate fell 0.3 percentage points over the month.

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  • November 18, 2011
Florida housing starts down 86%

A new report says Florida has a ways to go in its recovery effort.

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  • November 18, 2011
FDOC elects to join Teamsters

A majority of Florida Dept. of Corrections employees voted to unionize.

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  • November 18, 2011
Tampa HMO ordered liquidated

Quality Health Plans will be liquidated per a court order issued this week.

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  • November 18, 2011
Tough year might end with happy news

This could be a good year for bonuses, despite the recession.

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