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  • May 5, 2010
Multiplying meows, no lawsuit changes

No less than a dozen Florida panther kittens have entered the world in recent weeks, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

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  • May 4, 2010
Sykes organic growth slow

Revenues were lifted by an acquisition, but otherwise they fell.

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  • May 4, 2010
Tigrent board adds a former CEO

James Bass joined the Cape Coral company's board of directors this week.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 4, 2010
Suffolk's Sarasota office extends trend

The Gulf Coast branch of the national contractor already has $30 million in contracts slated for the 2011 fiscal year.

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  • May 3, 2010
Chauvet, Sunovia named finalists

The Sarasota Chamber of Commerce has named its Small Business Award finalists.

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  • May 3, 2010
Switch & Data acquisition final

The Tampa company has been acquired by Equinix, six months after talks began.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 3, 2010
Facebook from novelty to necessity

How would you like to advertise your product or service in a place where people spend a lot of time and, better yet, don't mind being pitched?

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 3, 2010
Company non-local, company non grata

In St. Petersburg, the city's purchasing department might need to re-read its own mission statement. And throw in city ordinances, too.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 3, 2010
Like it or not, can't ignore Forbes

It may feel like Forbes magazine is picking on the Tampa Bay area lately. In just the past month, the prestigious business magazine has dinged the region twice.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 3, 2010
Health Mgmt. rolls out of business ICU

The Naples-based hospital operator that is the fourth-largest company on the Gulf Coast continues to show financial strength since Gary Newsome took over.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 3, 2010
Bank regulators change old habits

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is being lauded nationally by some in the banking industry for its newfound ability to play shrewd with banks that seek to acquire failed institutions.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 3, 2010
Vitner sees Florida's economy turning

Mark Vitner is starting to see some hope in the economic tea leaves of Florida. Retail sales, employment and exports are pointing to a modest recovery.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 3, 2010
Rankings and eye-rolls go hand-in-hand

Top lists and rankings are great for bragging rights, but Coffee Talk is sore from all the eye rolling it did on the latest list from RelocateAmerica, an online real estate services firm.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 3, 2010
Industrial park full, but it took a while

For the developers of Tampa's Port Ybor business park, the path to completion and full capacity seemed to take forever — even for a major project.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 2, 2010
Optimism, hiring up slightly?

Small business owners are starting to feel better, a national survey suggests.

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