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Caldwell breaks $500M in assets

The Venice trust firm has seen 25% asset growth since January 2009.

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Salad franchise hits Tampa Bay

Calvin and Felicia Rucker signed a three-store agreement with Saladworks.

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Is Chico's a buyout target?

Speculation that Fort Myers-based women's retailer Chico's FAS might be acquired has always been rampant.

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  • January 6, 2012
Skill, Luck and Divine Intervention

Restaurant veteran Ralph Desiano didn't turn back when friends told him he was crazy to open a restaurant during the recession. Good thing he didn't listen.

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If capitalism is to prevail, you need to speak up

Capitalists, Believers in Capitalism, Defenders of Capitalism, it's OK.

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  • January 6, 2012
12 Bold Predictions for 2012

Our writers offer a dozen bold predictions about the Gulf Coast economy for 2012.

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  • January 6, 2012
Gulf Coast Week: Jan. 6

Regional business news at a glance.

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  • January 5, 2012
Small businesses protect employees

If the U.S. Department of Treasury got a penny every time a politician uttered the words “small business,” we would be well on the way out of our $15 trillion debt.

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  • January 5, 2012
Manatee tech firm set to hire 62

Clare Controls Inc. plans to add 62 employees over the next four years.

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  • January 5, 2012
Tampa Bay foreclosures lagging

The percentage of mortgage borrowers late on payments has stagnated.

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  • January 5, 2012
Robb & Stucky ready to reopen

The retailer reenters the market with a 60,000-square-foot showroom.

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Algenol pledges $250K to FGCU

The Fort Myers biotech firm commits to supporting a nearby university.

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  • January 4, 2012
Muni-bond prediction ends up a bust

Our friends at Wasmer Schroeder, a well-regarded bond management firm in Naples, remind us it's been one year since analyst Meredith Whitney predicted doom for the municipal bond market.

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  • January 4, 2012
Neal's record year: $115M gross

The Lakewood Ranch-based builder saw a 45% increase in sales.

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  • January 4, 2012
Sunovia issues 35 million shares

The company raised $516,800, and compensated two of its employees.

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