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  • September 3, 2009
Politicians awake: second is better

Second-stage local companies will drive future economic growth on the Gulf Coast, a consultant told executives in Naples.

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  • September 3, 2009
Ashton Woods Homes buys Citrus Park Place

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  • September 3, 2009
Publix buys former Herald-Tribune building

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  • September 3, 2009
JCFA Ranch buys bank building

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Bonita survival plan

Bonita Bay Group Chairman David Lucas discusses the outlook for the residential development company and how it plans to emerge from the real estate downturn.

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  • September 3, 2009
Top 100 list mostly neglects Florida

The list of the nation's top 100 retailers, as ranked by annual revenues in Chain Store Age magazine, wasn't kind to the Gulf Coast this year.

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  • August 31, 2009
Merchandising of Jackson begins

Is it too early for a Michael Jackson tribute coin? We're about to find out, courtesy of St. Petersburg-based TV and Web retailer HSN.

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  • August 27, 2009
Waterfront stimulus

Fort Myers has grand plans for its waterfront. Now if only the capital markets would cooperate.

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  • August 27, 2009
Tenants Rule

It's no secret that tenants are in control of the commercial real estate market as landlords concede lower rents in the face of rising vacancies. Some say landlords may regain some ground next year. Others aren't so sure.

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  • August 26, 2009
Copy store keeps hanging on

Eileen Rosenzweig, co-owner of a Sarasota-based Sir Speedy copy and printing franchise, continues to make the best of a difficult situation

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  • August 24, 2009
GMC Properties buys Tampa's Doral Oaks

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City entity buys foreclosed townhome community

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  • August 20, 2009
Doc wants vacant U.S.Senate seat

Dr. Julio Gonzalez, a Venice orthopaedic surgeon and a relatively unknown Republican in political circles, has officially applied for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Mel Martinez, R-Orlando.

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  • August 20, 2009
Hedging the health care bill

If you don't think national politics have an impact locally, consider a call Jay Crandall received recently.

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  • August 20, 2009
Another bank a victim of economy

The scramble for capital playing out inside the boardroom of TIB in Naples (see item above) is becoming a common occurrence on the Gulf Coast these days.

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