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  • September 25, 2009
Veterinary Group buys Sarasota Animal Hospital

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  • September 24, 2009
Planning panel has perfect timing

Sometimes an industry panel discussion is perfectly timed with the news of the day.

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  • September 24, 2009
Multiplex Makeover

Cookie-cutter multiplex movie theaters promise long lines, rowdy teenagers and unappetizing junk food. Venezuela-based Silverspot Cinema is launching its first U.S. venture in Naples that promises to change that business model.

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  • September 24, 2009
Waiting room

Medical-office space, a commercial real estate niche once considered immune from economic shocks, is feeling this downturn and the uncertainty of Obamacare. Medical specialties continue to grow, however.

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  • September 23, 2009
Local entrepreneur wins another award

The Review's 2009 Entrepreneur of the Year is getting some statewide recognition.

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  • September 22, 2009
Orion bank under more scrutiny

Naples-based Orion bank, the second-largest bank on the Gulf Coast in terms of assets, has agreed to a cease and desist order with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and the Florida Office of Financial Regulation.

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  • September 21, 2009
Unemployment numbers stabilize

The unemployment rate for the state of Florida has leveled off at 10.7% for August 2009, almost unchanged from last month's 10.8%, according to the Agency for Workforce Innovation.

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  • September 21, 2009
Entrepreneur: It's not your bank's fault

Piero Rivolta has had a unique perch from which to watch the current financial troubles.

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  • September 17, 2009
Survive to Win

Lee County has been at the epicenter of the residential real estate bust and the ranks of homebuilders there have been decimated. But the survivors will benefit from the eventual rebound.

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  • September 17, 2009
Taking Stock

Unlike some of its competitors, Naples-based Stock Development appears to have escaped the worst of the residential-construction downturn. But from now on it will let others bear the risk of owning land.

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  • September 17, 2009
Survey: government cuts, more jobs

The amount of Sarasota County residents who rate the county's quality-of-life as either excellent or good is a robust 89% — and a 3% increase over people who responded that way last year.

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  • September 15, 2009
'Millenials' in the workplace

Listen up, Millenial generation. Hunter Lott thinks he's got you figured out

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  • September 15, 2009
Sarasota doctor goes with flat fee

For several decades, Sarasota internist Dr. Randy Silverstine ran his own solo medical practice, but that ended last November when he says rising costs convinced him to join a group-run practice.

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  • September 9, 2009
Travel agency seeks more voyagers

Ryan and Malaka Hilton, who together run Sarasota-based Admiral Travel Gallery, have long thought the perfect business model for their industry is to keep upping the ante of exclusivity and uniqueness.

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  • September 4, 2009
New banks to face stricter, longer rules

New banks to face stricter, longer rules

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