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  • November 18, 2011
Gulf Coast Week: Nov. 18

Regional business news at a glance.

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  • November 17, 2011
Punta Gorda firm attracts $1.5M

A Mich.-based acquirer will invest $1.5 million in the firm's operations.

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  • November 17, 2011
Ft. Myers sales slow, prices up

Home sales down 4.7%, median sale price up 10.5% in October.

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  • November 17, 2011
New Junior Achievement CEO

Anne Frazier is the Fort Myers non-profit's new president and CEO.

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  • November 17, 2011
Sarasota real estate sales up

The market saw 592 closings in October, up 25% over the year.

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  • November 17, 2011
New-home supply dwindles

You'd never know the economy was in a funk judging by new-home statistics in the Fort Myers-Naples area recently published by Metrostudy.

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  • November 17, 2011
At Wine Festival, party before you party

This year at the Naples Winter Wine Festival, there's going to be a special party before the party.

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  • November 17, 2011
Entrepreneurs unite to bring leverage to an industry

Sarasota entrepreneur Jesse Biter, who sold a $16 million auto sales software business last year, didn't sit on the sidelines for long.

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  • November 16, 2011
Health care costs grow 6% in '11

A survey of Florida business owners says costs went up this year.

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  • November 16, 2011
Naples idea conference cancelled

An annual meeting of the minds in Naples is cancelled for 2012.

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  • November 16, 2011
New Publix creates 100 jobs

A new, 45,600-square-foot location on U.S. 301 will employ 100 workers.

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  • November 16, 2011
$18M freight firm grows further

A St. Petersburg company added facilities in Missouri and Colorado.

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  • November 16, 2011
Report: Legal overhaul potential source of jobs

If Florida cleans up its legal environment, it's ripe to add at least 59,000 jobs, and up to 162,000, says a report from the U.S. Chamber Institute of Legal Reform.

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  • November 15, 2011
Coldwell Banker hires 46 more

Dozens of agents leave Prudential Palms for Coldwell Banker Sarasota.

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  • November 15, 2011
RJF starts new training program

Raymond James launched a new two-year adviser training program.

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