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  • June 11, 2010
Entrepreneur has no fight left

Oscar Parsons has given up on his dream to turn a deserted Sam's Club near the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport into a thriving convention center.

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Colliers, FirstService partner

The move adds valuation services to Colliers' real estate network.

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  • June 10, 2010
British company buys Clockwork

Centrica pays $183 million in cash for the Sarasota-based home services business.

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  • June 10, 2010
Could Obamacare create service boon?

It may take several years before anyone truly understands the ramifications of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — aka Obamacare — and related legislation.

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  • June 10, 2010
Med exec arranges for new HQ

The chief executive officer of Pico-Tesla Magnetic Therapies LLC, a Colorado-based emerging medical technology company, is returning to the Gulf Coast.

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  • June 10, 2010
Finergy's Collin wheels into awards

Who says developers don't want to share the road? Not Eric Collin with Sarasota-based Finergy Development.

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  • June 10, 2010
Unemployment drop may be temporary

Don't get too excited about the month-over-month drop in the unemployment rate from March to April in some areas of the Gulf Coast.

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  • June 10, 2010
Legendary Naples developer dies

Raymond Lutgert, the man most responsible for transforming the beachfront skyline of Naples, died on May 28. He was 90.

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  • June 9, 2010
Fisherman's Landing renamed Solana Vista Apartments

Solana Vista Apartments LLC purchased the 200-unit Fisherman's Landing Apartments for $10.4 million.

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  • June 9, 2010
New CEO at GTE credit union

Tampa's GTE Federal Credit Union has named Joseph Brancucci its newest CEO.

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  • June 9, 2010
CEO turnover up again

The latest poll shows a greater number of CEOs leaving their positions this year.

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  • June 9, 2010
Syniverse: SMS growing

Text messaging continues to grow, the Tampa technology company says.

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  • June 9, 2010
Gov. Crist starts loan program

A re-activated program will lend money small businesses impacted by the oil spill.

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  • June 9, 2010
Oil spill's impact: How about $10.9 billion?

The latest estimate from one Central Florida economist is staggering. But economic studies are notorious for one potential weak link.

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  • June 8, 2010
TRC reports record profit

Technology Research Corp. posted a record net income in the 2010 fiscal year.

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