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  • February 23, 2011
Chico's, HSN 2010 profits rise

Chico's annual profits grew 66% over the year; at HSN, profits rose 36%.

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  • February 23, 2011
HCI expands to Alabama

It will be the first business outside Florida for the Clearwater-based insurer.

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  • February 23, 2011
Youngsters to scrutinize Chico's

Women's retailer Chico's FAS is used to scrutiny. But can it withstand a bunch of determined college students crawling all over its stores and financial statements?

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  • February 22, 2011
Iberiabank buys BOFL trust unit

Bank of Florida Corp. sold its wealth management unit, Florida Trust Co.

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  • February 22, 2011
Accentia to raise $5 million

The Tampa-based biopharmaceutical firm placed a $5 million equity offering.

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  • February 22, 2011
Avantair changes strategy

The aircraft-leasing company increased minimum customer commitments.

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  • February 22, 2011
Inuvo gets new credit line

The firm will borrow from Bridge Bank, and close out its deal with Wachovia.

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  • February 22, 2011
Muni-bond disaster questioned

Meredith Whitney, the analyst who catapulted to fame by being one of the first to warn of the financial crisis, gave municipal-bond investors a big scare recently.

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  • February 21, 2011
TRC execs sign retention deals

Technology Research Corp. leaders might be preparing for a takeover.

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  • February 21, 2011
Florida Bank Group's Reid out

Dale Reid, the Tampa bank's chief risk officer for the past year, resigned.

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  • February 21, 2011
Blake Medical buys Pinnacle

Two Bradenton-based health care provider networks are merging.

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  • February 21, 2011
Robb & Stucky goes bankrupt

The Fort Myers-based furniture retailer filed under Chapter 11 last week.

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  • February 21, 2011
Small space draws large list of interest

Sarasota commercial real estate broker Eric Massey has a long list of potential tenants who will want to vie for the opportunity to lease a mere 355 square feet of space.

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  • February 18, 2011
Arthrex employs 1,000 locals

Naples-based Arthrex Inc. hired its 1,000th local employee in January.

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  • February 18, 2011
Progress Florida earnings down

Progress Energy's Florida operations were less profitable in 2010.

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