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  • October 11, 2011
Recessionary treats a smokin' bet

Consumers have no doubt cut their spending during the recession, but research shows they are still willing to splurge on things they view as “treats” for themselves.

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  • October 10, 2011
Creative Loafing Tampa sold

The alternative weekly publisher sold its Tampa and Charlotte papers.

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  • October 10, 2011
Odyssey discovers more silver

The shipwreck discovery firm found another 600,000 ounces of silver.

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  • October 10, 2011
Park Royal prepares to hire 200

The hospital, scheduled to open in February, will need to expand its staff.

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  • October 10, 2011
Quality acquires Greensville

The Tampa trucking firm paid $8.5 million for its newest acquisition.

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  • October 10, 2011
Avantair buys another $7M jet

The Clearwater-based firm expands its fleet to include 58 aircraft.

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  • October 10, 2011
Stimulus to believe in returns

Local philanthropist and entrepreneur Harvey Vengroff has two distinct strategies to stimulate the economy.

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  • October 7, 2011
New app for U.S. economic data

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released a new smart phone app this week.

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  • October 7, 2011
New Walmart in Tarpon Springs

DDR Corp. will convert an 85,000-square-foot space formerly used by Kmart.

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  • October 7, 2011
Calif. firm gets Florida work

Now two California firms will get work from the Selmon widening job.

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  • October 7, 2011
Gettel Automotive buys Jenkins Hyundai property

The Gettel Automotive Family of Dealerships purchased the real estate of Jenkins Hyundai of Bradenton for $4.13 million.

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  • October 7, 2011
Morgan Auto Group buys Brandon Honda property

The Morgan Auto Group acquired 7.03 acres of real estate from Brandon Honda for $15.5 million as part of its acquisition of the dealership from the Scott-McRae Group.

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  • October 7, 2011
Gulf Coast Week: Oct. 7

Regional business news at a glance.

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  • October 7, 2011
Sarasota's JCI Jones moves into spotlight

Sarasota-based JCI Jones Chemicals has generally avoided the media spotlight, locally at least, even though the company has the makeup of a star.

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  • October 7, 2011
Hotel sells reminiscences, not rooms

One of the premier luxury hotels in Sarasota, the Ritz-Carlton, has a new message to attack the recession. It wants to measure a guest's stay in memories, not number of nights booked.

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