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  • March 18, 2010
Industry hangs tough despite economic woes

A meeting made up of executives in an industry that depends partially on a low unemployment rate might be reason to bring out the gallows humor and woe-is-us chatter.

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  • March 18, 2010
Harrington hopes to find next big invention

Since appearing on ABC's “Shark Tank,” St. Petersburg's Kevin Harrington says he's been inundated with “hundreds of thousands” of pitches for new products.

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  • March 18, 2010
Local firm goes for offering local stimuli

Count Sarasota construction executive Joe Holland as yet another Gulf Coast business leader who hasn't been impressed with federal stimulus packages.

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  • March 18, 2010
Rail train saves 33 minutes? Unlikely

The high-speed rail train will take 56 minutes to get from Tampa to Orlando if it ever gets going. It's hoped to be up and running by 2015.

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  • March 18, 2010
Will M&I bank collect on Orion?

M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank recently won a $16.9 million judgment against Orion Bancorp.

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  • March 18, 2010
Gulf Coast Week: March 19 - March 25

Regional Business News at a Glance

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  • March 18, 2010
Clearwater senior-living firm buys Village Place

Clearwater-based real estate firm TJM Properties purchased the 92-unit Village Place assisted living facility on Cochran Boulevard east of Education Way for $6.2 million.

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  • March 18, 2010
Circle K Stores buys Clark Road Exxon station

Circle K Stores Inc. purchased a 4,520-square-foot Exxon convenience store on Clark Road east of Honore Avenue from Davie-based One Corp. for $2.69 million.

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  • March 18, 2010
Father-son investment team buys Tampa's Valencia Village

Hayes Enterprises Tampa LLC, a real estate entity owned by James Hayes III of West Palm Beach and his father, James Hayes II of Corpus Christi, Texas, purchased the 132-unit Valencia Village apartments between Fletcher and 131st avenues for $1.93 million.

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  • March 18, 2010
ESJ Capital buys Tampa's University Park

ESJ Capital Partners, a European-investor real estate fund based in Aventura, purchased the three-building University Park development across the street from the University of South Florida campus for $12 million.

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  • March 18, 2010
Neal Communities buys 87 more lots

Homebuilder Neal Communities of Southwest Florida purchased 80 lots in the gated Sawgrass community and seven lots in Lakes of Jacaranda from Synovus Bank for $3.58 million.

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  • March 18, 2010
CJ contractors build warehouse rail line

Mulberry-based CJ Bridges Rail Road Contractors has started construction on a new half-mile rail spur at Port Manatee Commerce Center, connecting the industrial warehouse complex near Port Manatee to CSX Transportation rail lines.

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  • March 17, 2010
County school tax passes easily

Sarasota County residents solidly approved the continuation of a school tax in a March 16 referendum vote.

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  • March 16, 2010
Quail West owners give away amenities

Quail West Development gave control of club assets and amenities to the member-run group, Quail West Foundation.

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  • March 11, 2010
Stuart S. Golding Co. buys Shoppes At 54

Clearwater developer Stuart S. Golding Co. purchased the 11,723-square-foot Shoppes At 54 retail center on State Road 54 east of Rowan Road for $1.2 million.

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