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  • October 24, 2011
Home inventory shrinking

Properties listed for less than $500,000 in Sarasota move toward equilibrium.

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  • October 24, 2011
12th bank in Florida fails

The FDIC shutters Old Harbor Bank; 1st United Bank taking over its deposits.

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  • October 24, 2011
Unusual ad firm eyes expansion

Air travelers may see more advertisements when they slip their shoes off at security checkpoints in the coming years. At least that's what SecurityPoint Media is hoping.

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  • October 21, 2011
Stoltz Real Estate Partners buys Broadway Promenade

Bala Cynwyd, Pa.-based Stoltz Real Estate Partners purchased the commercial portion of Broadway Promenade on the edge of downtown Sarasota for $8.15 million.

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  • October 21, 2011
Two investors buy Bellagio Shoppes

Edward Dublois of Manchester Center, Vt., and John Varela of Naples purchased the 9,203-square-foot Bellagio Shoppes retail strip center on Tamiami Trail for $1.65 million.

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  • October 21, 2011
Tampa investors buy Hillsborough Center

Tampa investors Sam and Laurice Hachem purchased the 77,400-square-foot mixed-used/retail building for $3 million.

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  • October 21, 2011
Bowland Centers group buys Friendship Lanes

The Bowland Centers group purchased the 28,288-square-foot Friendship Lanes property in Cape Coral, for $1.9 million.

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  • October 21, 2011
September unemployment falls

Florida's rate fell to 10.6%, and Tampa Bay leads the Gulf Coast in employment.

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  • October 21, 2011
Tampa Bay & Co. names CEO

The tourism-promotion organization taps Kelly Miller to lead.

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  • October 21, 2011
Realtor sales a mixed bag

Condo sales declined in September, single-family sales show rebound.

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  • October 21, 2011
Manatee County gets swallowed up in raise-gate

A brouhaha bellowed in Manatee County recently, when the seven county commissioners faced a thorny question: to accept or reject a state-mandated $272 raise.

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  • October 21, 2011
Economic Forecast 2012 Overview

The yearning for optimism in how next year's economy will turn out is palpable. The facts, however, don't always meet the desire.

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  • October 21, 2011
Forecast 2012: Tampa Bay

Members of the Tampa Bay business community comment on next year's outlook.

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  • October 21, 2011
Forecast 2012: Sarasota-Manatee

Mark Becker, Molly Jackson, and other key business figures offer insight.

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  • October 21, 2011
Forecast 2012: Lee-Collier

Comments from Bert Hamilton, Gary Griffin, and other Lee-Collier entrepreneurs.

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