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  • December 24, 2010
Link between corporate profits, political gifts?

It's difficult to say whether political involvement makes a company perform any better, but a University of South Florida business professor sees a solid line connecting the dots.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 24, 2010
TIA shuttle driver gains reality fame

Kenny Garcia could very well be the only person to ever fire his boss and get promoted as a result.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 24, 2010
Red Sox stadium will spur growth

Construction crews recently broke ground on the new Boston Red Sox spring training stadium in Fort Myers, but the bigger news may be the widening of Daniels Parkway.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 23, 2010
Savtira hires 65 in Ybor City

An e-commerce company will open its doors in Ybor City on Jan. 4.

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  • December 23, 2010
Tech ranking comes with a caveat

Tampa has made the top 25 rankings of U.S. cities with the most technology jobs by Bloomberg Businessweek magazine.

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  • December 22, 2010
November home sales down 15%

Roughly 2,000 fewer homes were sold last month compared to a year ago.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 22, 2010
Whitney Bank sells to Hancock

The New Orleans bank with Gulf Coast assets sold for $1.5 billion in stock.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 22, 2010
Federal taxpayers merry-go-round

Thanks to an 80-year-old federal law, the new Red Sox spring training stadium in Lee County will now cost another $2.7 million more than planned.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 21, 2010
Turner lands $10 million job

Turner Tree and Landscape will do $10 million of work in Hillsborough.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 21, 2010
Jabil earns $4.1B to start 2011

The St. Petersburg firm grew first quarter revenues by 32%.

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  • December 21, 2010
WellCare chairman role reduced

Charles Berg will become the firm's non-executive chairman in 2011.

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  • December 21, 2010
Merger yields Encore National

Encore Bank and National Bank of Southwest Florida have combined.

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  • December 21, 2010
Company reverses outsourcing to grow

Several Gulf Coast-based manufacturers have gone away from outsourcing production work overseas in recent months, concerned about quality issues.

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  • December 20, 2010
Neaher & Teuber open office

The two attorneys will work from a First Street office in Fort Myers.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 20, 2010
PGT buys Fort Meyers firm's IP

The deal gives the Venice-based manufacturer new intellectual property.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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