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  • February 12, 2010
He who holds the elevator power

Not unlike the ups and downs of a building elevator are political polls such as the two recent ones now showing U.S. Senate candidate and former House Speaker Marco Rubio taking over the lead from fellow Republican opponent Gov. Charlie Crist.

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  • February 12, 2010
Technology firm finds the going is actually OK

The recession has actually been good — relatively speaking — to Joe Brachle, founder of CSI Networks, an IT and Web development firm.

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  • February 12, 2010
Inflation or deflation? You make the pick

Everyone seems worried about inflation. There's good reason to be concerned because the federal government is pumping billions of dollars into the system even as the economy recovers.

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  • February 12, 2010
Gulf Coasters make UGA's Bulldog 100

It has to have been a tough few years for Georgia football fans living on the Gulf Coast of Florida, ever since that quarterback landed in Gainesville.

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  • February 12, 2010
Diplomat stays mostly diplomatic in speech

When former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gave a speech in Sarasota recently, she never uttered the name Barack Obama, save for a one reference to “our current president.”

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  • February 12, 2010
A Proper Way

Chris Abbott thought he would grow his one-man real estate company slow and steady when he founded it in late 2008. Eight employees and a half-dozen big contracts later, that plan is history.

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  • February 12, 2010
Carbiz careens out of business

Sarasota-based Carbiz Inc. has closed amid growing debt.

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  • February 11, 2010
Gordon Food buys Albertson's facility

Grand Rapids, Mich.-based food distributor Gordon Food Service purchased the 952,441-square-foot Albertson's distribution center on 158 acres west of Jim Johnson Road near the James L Redman Parkway for $31.5 million.

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  • February 11, 2010
Richman Group building Booker Creek project

Richman Group of Florida Inc. purchased 7.82 acres at the southeast corner of 13th Avenue North and 25th Street North for $3.68 million.

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  • February 11, 2010
Pirate's Cove fun center sells piece to RaceTrac

The Pirate's Cove Family Fun Center property in Bradenton is being broken up and the first piece is going to a convenience store user.

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  • February 11, 2010
K&K Steel Pipe Wholesalers buys Plant City buildings

K&K Steel Pipe Wholesalers Inc. purchased two warehouse buildings at the northwest corner of Sydney Road and Commerce Drive in Plant City from the creditors of Golden Aluminum Extrusions for $1.95 million.

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  • February 11, 2010
RaceTrac Petroleum buys Cranberry site

Atlanta-based gas-station company RaceTrac Petroleum Inc. purchased 2.14 acres at the intersection of State Road 45 and Cranberry Boulevard for $1.3 million.

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  • February 10, 2010
Resort owner makes power list

Part-time Gulf Coast resident Sheila Johnson, who has been called America's first black billionaire and has also graced the cover of the Review, can now add something else to her resume: One of the most powerful black women in business, as judged by Black Enterprise magazine.

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  • February 9, 2010
U.S. Home is back

US Home lives again, but not in its former form. Miami-based national homebuilder Lennar Corp. bought US Home Corp. in 2000 — at the time the fifth largest homebuilders in the nation — for $476 million and brought the Huston-based firm under the Lennar Home brand.

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  • February 8, 2010
Algenol giveaway fuels debate

Lee County's poposed taxpayer assistance for Algenol Biofuels sparks controversy for high price tag.

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