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Murphy: Here's to you, Gulf oil spill

Anna Maria Island restaurateur Sean Murphy has yet again taken a page from the headlines to come up with his latest drink concoction.

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FDIC: Most banks lose money

New data shows 62% of Florida's banks have lost money in 2010.

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Bonita Bay Group suit dismissed

A circuit court judge threw out the state Attorney General's complaint.

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Stonegate, Southwest merge

Stonegate Bank buys Fort Myers-based Southwest Capital for $9.4 million.

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Sunovia hires new CEO

Art Buckland will take over at the Sarasota-based energy technology firm.

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Tampa Bay most stressed?

Tampa Bay most stressed? How can this possibly be?!

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Wine Festival chief ends successful run

Dawn Montecalvo, one of the most successful charity fundraisers on the Gulf Coast, is leaving the Naples Children & Education Foundation in March.

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Chico's repurchasing won't end growth

With a huge pile of cash and no big plans to spend it, Chico's FAS is starting to return some of it to shareholders.

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Flagship adds to board

Joseph Sorota Jr. is the newest director at Flagship Community Bank.

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  • August 30, 2010
Parrish loses jobs

A shrinking plant production business leaves 66 people unemployed.

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QualaWash expands nationally

A former Quality Distribution subsidiary acquired a competitor.

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AVI-SPL president resigns

Stephenie Scanlon is calling it a career after 24 years with the Tampa firm.

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Fewer bargains in Fort Myers

Sales of existing single-family homes in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers fell 27% in July, but the drop isn't as dire as the numbers might look at first blush.

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Two primary winners already in

Republicans Corcoran and Deutsch win in their counties when others drop out.

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Urban Trust enters Sarasota

The Lake Mary bank expanded its mortgage services earlier this month.

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