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  • March 9, 2011
Crime hard to spot, even for the press

Newspapers are supposed to be the watchdogs of their respective communities, but sometimes it's difficult for them to spot criminal activity within their own ranks.

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  • March 8, 2011
Bauer rates Florida banks

Bauer Financial updated its quarterly rankings for Florida's banks today.

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  • March 8, 2011
Raymond James hires from UBS

Two former UBS analysts will now work for Raymond James Financial.

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  • March 8, 2011
2.1M Florida homes underwater

Across Florida, 2.1 million homeowners owe more than their homes are worth.

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  • March 8, 2011
Sun profits; SRI Surgical loses

Sun Hydraulics' profits were strong for 2010, while SRI Surgical lost money.

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  • March 8, 2011
Former banker enjoys life on the outside

George Najmy once thought he'd be a banker for life. Now the banker-turned-entrepreneur is on his second non-banking business venture in two years.

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  • March 7, 2011
Industrial Nanotech growing

A new client could bring the Naples firm $5 million in business.

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  • March 7, 2011
Shimek joins DAS as COO

Jennifer Shimek is chief operating officer at Doctors Administrative Solutions.

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  • March 7, 2011
Universal plans Sarasota hires

Universal North America, an insurance carrier, will add 70 jobs in two years.

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  • March 7, 2011
Jabil eliminates 90 jobs

Jabil Circuit cut back on employment at its factory in St. Petersburg.

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  • March 7, 2011
Jackson Lab still has many hurdles ahead

Jackson Lab may have selected Sarasota County for its 120,000-square-foot biomedical research facility, but that's just one of several steps to making it a reality.

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  • March 4, 2011
Bradenton Urgent Care buys Manatee Avenue office

Bradenton Urgent Care purchased its 4,000-square-foot building on Manatee Avenue for $700,000.

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  • March 4, 2011
Canadian developer buys dinner theatre

An affiliate of Mississauga, Ontario-based Centre City Capital Ltd. purchased the 12,708-square-foot Golden Apple Dinner Theatre building for $1.75 million.

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  • March 4, 2011
Accutek Packaging Equipment expands to Cape Coral

The Chocholek family purchased 12.03 acres with two large warehouse buildings in the East Cape Commerce Center for $1.61 million.

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  • March 4, 2011
Caspers executive buys Kennedy office buildings

Tampa businessman Blake Casper purchased two office buildings on Kennedy Boulevard for $1.15 million.

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