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Growers Fertilizer Corp. buys U.S. 98 warehouses

Lake Alfred-based Growers Fertilizer Corp. purchased two warehouse buildings between Old Lakeland Highway and U.S. 98 for $995,000.

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Arthrex plans new facility

Once complete, the 160,000-square-foot biomedical facility will add 150 jobs.

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  • April 15, 2011
Community hits $300M in assets

Community Bank & Co. had its fourth consecutive profitable quarter.

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PIP bill gains traction

Senate Banking and Insurance committee moves PIP fraud bill forward.

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Employment finally rebounds

Florida's adjusted rate is down over the year for the first time since 2006.

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Rib City adds 29th location

The Fort Myers-based barbecue chain is setting up shop in Estero.

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BayStar to manage two hotels

Bay Cities Bank retained the Tampa-based firm for its pair of properties.

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  • April 15, 2011
Immigration bills moves on

A bill requiring employers to verify work status is headed to the House.

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  • April 15, 2011
Corporate Report: Apr. 15

The latest news from US Natural Gas, Tech Data, and other Gulf Coast companies.

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  • April 15, 2011
Craigslist founder to speak at coolTECH

Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist.org, will be the keynote speaker at the Tampa Bay Tech Forum's annual coolTECH event slated for June 10 at Tampa's Museum of Science and Industry.

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  • April 15, 2011
Helping Hand

A former community relations director for the Sarasota County Economic Development Corp. now finds herself leading the way to help disaster victims worldwide.

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  • April 15, 2011
WUSF radio format change gets support

Listeners of WUSF 89.7 FM apparently like what they hear since the public radio station changed to a primarily news format last year.

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  • April 15, 2011
FGCU'S Howard Finch flies north

Howard Finch is leaving Florida Gulf Coast University to become dean of the Brock School of Management at Samford University, Alabama's largest privately funded university.

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  • April 15, 2011
HDTV putting Rays in predicament

The Tampa Bay Rays posted a solid sellout of its season opener, but the euphoria faded quickly over the weekend when those empty blue seats quickly started showing up again.

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  • April 14, 2011
Florida foreclosures down 62%

The rate of new foreclosure filings in Florida slowed down over the year.

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