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Public client spurs private growth

Surviving through a recession will only get a business so far. Eventually, there's got to be growth.

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  • May 10, 2010
Plasma-Therm leases facility

The company has moved to a new facility in St. Petersburg.

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  • May 10, 2010
Wade Trim enters Venice

The Detroit-based civil engineering firm adds another office to the Gulf Coast.

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  • May 10, 2010
Floridians love taxes - on New Yorkers

Floridians have another reason to thank New York for sticking its wealthiest residents with higher taxes.

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  • May 8, 2010
Jagged Peak squeaks out profit

A $1.1 million increase in quarterly net revenue led to a net income of $11,300.

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  • May 7, 2010
Oceanview relocates to Longboat

The publishing company will be headquartered at the CEO Center.

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  • May 7, 2010
Gulf Coast Retail Index

Retail sales have at the very least stabilized on the Gulf Coast.

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  • May 7, 2010
Growing oil blob threatens shrimpers

Beachfront hoteliers aren't the only ones worried about the expanding oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

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  • May 7, 2010
Sunny hopes for earnings report

Sarasota-based global valve manufacturer Sun Hydraulics could be in for a big boost when it releases its first quarter earnings report May 10.

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  • May 7, 2010
Community Affairs to be continued?

One of the many things the Florida Legislature didn't get around to putting a bow on was keeping the Florida Department of Community Affairs.

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  • May 7, 2010
Apprentice done, Nascar next?

For a guy with a broad smile and an easygoing demeanor, Jim Abrams thought he came off a little uptight next to Donald Trump for his national TV debut.

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  • May 7, 2010
'Pump' and dump Bank of Florida stock

If you've been following the stock of struggling Bank of Florida, you've noticed the unusual swings in the price of the shares.

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  • May 7, 2010
May Day, May Day for Florida CDDs

It may not be a day that will live in infamy, but some may look back on May 1 as a pretty bad day in real estate development finance circles.

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  • May 7, 2010
Gaspar reclaims place on Straz stage

Tickets are on sale for the Jan. 30, 2011, performance of “Gaspar” at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Tampa, the day after pirates and revelers take over the city.

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  • May 7, 2010
Visitors Bureau goes against convention

The Sarasota Convention and Visitors Bureau took a proactive step — especially for a tourism agency — in highlighting the Gulf oil spill on its Web site.

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