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  • December 8, 2010
Technology firm earns validation

Sarasota-based xG Technology, which is on a decade-long business mission to provide an inexpensive way to make cell phone calls over the Internet, recently made inroads into a new market.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 7, 2010
PGT relocation costs $7 million

Shuttering its North Carolina plant may cost PGT Inc. up to $7 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 7, 2010
SinoFresh adds R&D capability

The Venice firm will accelerate the development of three new products.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 7, 2010
Do holidays hurt productivity?

Roughly one-third of managers say production slows down at year's end.

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  • Bloomberg News
  • December 7, 2010
Walter seeks $2.725B of loans

The company will borrow $2.725 billion to buy Western Coal Corp.

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  • December 7, 2010
Tampa cop tinkers clip for socks

Don't you hate looking in a drawer for a favorite pair of socks and finding they got separated? Rich O'Connor believes he has the solution.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 7, 2010
November holiday hiring slows

Seasonal retail hiring slowed by nearly 6% compared to November 2009.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 6, 2010
New president for Cox/Valpak

Michael Vivio will replace Greg Bicket at the beginning of 2011.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 6, 2010
Basinger to lead eight counties

The executive director of Manatee's EDC will chair an eight-county council.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 6, 2010
New CEO, $10M in capital for xG

The Sarasota firm receives a boost of both financial and intellectual capital.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 6, 2010
Economic agency seeks autonomy

Coffee Talk hears the Manatee Economic Development Council, a division of the Manatee Chamber of Commerce, could break off from its parent.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 3, 2010
PGT moves 300 jobs to Venice

It will cease manufacturing in North Carolina to consolidate in Florida.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 3, 2010
First Assembly of God buys Collier Athletic Club

First Assembly of God of Naples Florida Inc. purchased the 17,996-square-foot Collier Athletic Club for $3.18 million.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 3, 2010
Taylor Morrison buys lots in Tampa Palms

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based homebuilder Taylor Morrison purchased 77 single-family home lots in Tampa Palms for $3.61 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 3, 2010
Omni Cable Corp. buys Riverview warehouse

West Chester, Pa.-based Omni Cable Corp. purchased a 25,676-square-foot distribution warehouse for $1.3 million.

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