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  • October 27, 2011
Nicholas Financial profit grows

The Clearwater-based firm earned $5.5 million in quarterly profits.

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  • October 27, 2011
Carpets and hospitals out, franchises in

Bob Hughston, formerly with Mohawk Carpets, and Jim Ayersman, previously with the HCA hospital chain, will take a chance on franchise-based entrepreneurship.

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  • October 27, 2011
Tigers roar into Fort Myers

Just in time for election year, the Tiger Bay Club of Southwest Florida held its inaugural meeting earlier this month in Fort Myers with 140 charter members.

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  • October 27, 2011
Baby booms coincide with housing booms

Home prices can serve as and important economic indicator, but their influence can spread to unlikely places.

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  • October 27, 2011
Be the Boss: The job isn't always envied

Job security for senior managers and department heads isn't so bad, at least by one measurement.

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  • October 26, 2011
Gulf Coast banks grow quickly

A pair of locally based banks is among the nation's fastest growing.

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  • October 26, 2011
Could Aetna acquire WellCare?

WellCare's 1.07 million Medicare customers might appeal to Aetna.

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  • October 26, 2011
Fitch downgrades Fort Myers

High debt and a weakened economy are key drivers behind the downgrade.

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  • October 26, 2011
Consumer confidence stays low

Buyers remain pessimistic about their short-term economic prospects.

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  • October 26, 2011
Grubb & Ellis looks to Gulf Coast for growth

Senior living complexes are some of the hottest items going in commercial real estate, and now a large national firm wants in on the action — starting with Sarasota.

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  • October 25, 2011
Venture capitalists descend on Naples

Let's hope the mood at the Florida venture capital conference early next year is better than the last time the same group of investors gathered in Naples.

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  • October 25, 2011
1st United acquires Anderen

Old Harbor Bank's acquirer makes another Gulf Coast banking deal.

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  • October 25, 2011
Incentives-for-jobs grants fail

Many job creation grants fail to impact the state's unemployment figures.

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  • October 25, 2011
Workers' comp rates go up 8.9%

The insurance rate increase will go into effect beginning Jan. 1.

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  • October 25, 2011
HMA brings in $1.3B in Q3

Health Management Associates' third quarter revenues grew by 12%.

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