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  • October 17, 2011
New bill could block debit fees

A bill filed by Rep. Jeff Clemens, D-Lake Worth, would block the practice.

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  • October 17, 2011
Public sector jobs continue plummet

Workers in the public sector: welcome to reality.

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  • October 17, 2011
Ideal Image bought for $175M

Steiner Leisure Ltd., a Bahamas-based firm, will pay cash to make the deal.

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  • October 17, 2011
Inuvo buys Vertro in stock swap

A pair of companies struggling to be profitable combine their assets.

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  • October 17, 2011
Obscene Jeans buys into SEO

The apparel firm is moving forward with its social media acquisition plans.

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  • October 17, 2011
AIF launches search for new CEO

The group tabbed Korn/Ferry International to lead its search efforts.

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  • October 17, 2011
Oragenics founder retires

Jeffrey Hillman co-founded the Tampa-based company in 1996.

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  • October 15, 2011
Corpmark USA owner buys Gantt Ave. building

Sarasota serial entrepreneur Manuel Rebecchi purchased an 8,775-square-foot industrial warehouse building on Gantt Avenue north of Palmer Boulevard for $324,000.

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  • October 15, 2011
Brandon's Chadwell Supply buys Westshore Glass building

Brandon-based Chadwell Supply Inc. purchased 167,316-square-foot former Westshore Glass warehouse building on Joanne Kearney Boulevard for $5.2 million.

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  • October 15, 2011
Weingarten Realty Investors developing new Whole Foods Market

Weingarten Realty Investors purchased the former JCPenney Credit Processing building on 6.35 acres just west of Dale Mabry Highway for $2.75 million.

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  • October 15, 2011
Crosspoint Christian Church buys Grace Baptist Church building

Crosspoint Christian Church of Cape Coral Inc. purchased the 10,826-square-foot former Grace Baptist Church building on 11th Place for $800,000.

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  • October 15, 2011
JPMorgan Chase buys land for Palmer Ranch branch

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA purchased a parcel bordering Central Sarasota Parkway in Palmer Ranch for $1.25 million.

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  • October 15, 2011
California 1031 investors buy Legends Field Apartments

Brothers Jose and Damian Jimenez of Escondido, Calif., purchased the 78-unit Villas at Legends Field Apartments for $3.35 million.

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  • October 15, 2011
Art, whimsey museum owner redeveloping Southland Inn site

Mary Lee has started the demolition of a large portion of the 29-unit Southland Inn near downtown Sarasota.

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  • October 15, 2011
St. Petersburg's Edwards buys troubled BayWalk

St. Petersburg mortgage executive, music mogul and real estate owner/investor Bill Edwards purchased the struggling BayWalk development for $5.2 million.

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