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  • September 16, 2011
Fort Myers attorney buys Islander Center

Fort Myers business-law attorney Charles Phoenix purchased the 9,778-square-foot Islander Center for $2.1 million.

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  • September 16, 2011
Collier EDC set to dissolve

The council's board voted to return its $400,000 budget to the county.

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  • September 16, 2011
August sales rise in Sarasota

Year-to-date residential property sales are up 6.6% relative to 2011.

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  • September 16, 2011
Encore gets $5M from U.S. gov't

The bank will participate in the Treasury's Small Business Lending Fund.

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  • September 16, 2011
Corporate Report: Sept. 16

The latest news from Savtira Corp., Nicholas Financial, and other Gulf Coast companies.

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  • September 16, 2011
Leading local Realtor sees rental growth

The rental market in residential real estate is clearly where the action is these days, given the deal-making flurry in the sector the last year.

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  • September 16, 2011
Gulf Coast Week: Sept. 16

Regional business news at a glance.

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  • September 15, 2011
Sarasota firm gives away AK-47s

New clients at MerchantService.com receive a voucher for a free assault rifle.

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  • September 15, 2011
SRI Surgical up for sale

Shares of the Tampa firm's stock surged 20% after an update from the board.

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  • September 15, 2011
Foreclosure filings fall 59%

Foreclosures are down, but Florida had second-most new filings in August.

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  • September 15, 2011
Flinn out at LWR Communities

Milt Flinn, the SMR subsidiary's president, resigned from his position.

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  • September 15, 2011
Bank faces tough times, but won't quit

The survival fight will wage on at Sarasota-based Bank of Commerce, recognized by regulators as one of the more troubled Gulf Coast-based community banks.

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  • September 15, 2011
House prices continue to fall

Federal government data on house prices continue to paint a grim picture of housing values on the Gulf Coast.

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  • September 15, 2011
Protect your business from triple-X lookalikes

Your business may be threatened by adult industry doppelgangers starting next year — but there are options to thwart their amorously themed existence.

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  • September 15, 2011
Tampa Bay clings to scorecard ranking

The 11th edition of the Regional Economic Scorecard showed little change for the Tampa Bay region as its overall ranking in the comparative study remained second to last at five.

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