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Raymond James hires from UBS

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

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2.1M Florida homes underwater

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

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Sun profits; SRI Surgical loses

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

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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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Industrial Nanotech growing

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

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Shimek joins DAS as COO

Jennifer Shimek is chief operating officer at Doctors Administrative Solutions.

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Universal plans Sarasota hires

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

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Jabil eliminates 90 jobs

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

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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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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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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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Broadstone Net Lease buys Tower Radiology buildings

Broadstone Net Lease Inc. purchased four medical offices operated by Tower Radiology for $14.51 million.

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Blake Whitney Thompson buys Largo building

The Blake Whitney Thompson Co. LLC in St. Petersburg purchased the 192,099-square-foot former Special Data Processing building for $2.8 million.

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