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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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  • 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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