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  • March 28, 2011
House passes union bill

The House prohibits states agencies from deducting union dues.

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  • March 28, 2011
Quick sale of Robb & Stucky

Bankruptcy cases can be long, drawn-out affairs, but upscale-furniture retailer Robb & Stucky sped through the process in about one month.

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  • March 26, 2011
Sarasota investor buys new Walgreens building

Susan Milman of Sarasota purchased a 14,820-square-foot Walgreens drug store for $5.16 million.

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  • March 26, 2011
AutoNation dealership chain buys Fort Myers Toyota

Fort Lauderdale-based AutoNation Inc. purchased the Fort Myers Toyota dealership for $31.5 million.

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  • March 26, 2011
Strategic Realty Capital buys River Gardens Apartments

Santa Monica, Calif.-based Strategic Realty Capital LLC purchased the 218-unit River Gardens Apartments for $5.3 million.

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  • March 26, 2011
Manatee County Rural Health Services buys dorm building

Manatee County Rural Health Services Inc. purchased a 17,639-square-foot former dormitory building south of 53rd Avenue West for $1.1 million.

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  • March 26, 2011
University of Tampa buys buildings, parking lot

University of Tampa Inc. purchased an 8,000-square-foot academic building, a 7,000-square-foot building, recreational space and a parking lot for $1.42 million.

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  • March 26, 2011
National Land Partners buys Preserve at Bal Harbor

Williamstown, Mass.-based National Land Partners LLC purchased a 36-unit condominium building and additional vacant land in the Preserve at Bal Harbor for $1.25 million.

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  • March 26, 2011
Sarasota Memorial building Courtyard Tower

A few months into Sarasota Memorial Health Care System's largest construction project in decades, work on a new Courtyard Tower is running on schedule.

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  • March 26, 2011
Barry D. Edwards, MPH Hotels planning Clark hotel

After the recession put hotel development on hold, one Sarasota developer is gearing up to break that trend.

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  • March 25, 2011
Foreclosure backlog mounting

The state's court system has 322,724 foreclosure filings on its backlog.

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  • March 25, 2011
GeoPharma files for Chapter 11

The Largo-based pharmaceutical company has decided to reorganize.

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  • March 25, 2011
Gulf Coast unemployment down

February 2011 unemployment rates are down over the year in every county.

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  • March 25, 2011
Welker is Sarasota Coordinator

Randy Welker is the first Economic Development Coordinator for Sarasota.

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  • March 25, 2011
Houston firm enters Sarasota

Bowen, Miclette & Britt Inc. open Sarasota office by acquiring a business.

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