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  • January 15, 2010
Growth control chief quits

It's no surprise Wayne Daltry resigned recently as director of Lee County's Smart Growth Department.

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  • January 15, 2010
October Index of Retail Activity

Every area of the Gulf Coast fared better than the index's statewide average (-4.9%) on an annual percentage change basis.

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  • January 15, 2010
Circle grows around accused swindler

Sarasota financier Arthur Nadel is no longer the only person to be officially accused of wrongdoing in an alleged Ponzi scheme where hundreds of investors lost $400 million.

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  • January 15, 2010
Telovations feels crunch, goes for venture capital

A Tampa-based communications services company is looking to add debt — but won't be asking the bank for a loan.

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  • January 15, 2010
SMR: More commercial control could mean more leases

Here's a potential solution for Gulf Coast developers and landlords wrangling with how to survive the commercial real estate downturn: Take more control.

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  • January 15, 2010
Online business scene grows in Tampa

Our special issue on creativity is a perfect time to survey Tampa's involvement in the Internet start-up scene — a level that is rapidly increasing, and could soon put Tampa on the map with other national tech hubs.

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  • January 14, 2010
County community college buys building

Hillsborough Community College purchased a 51,400-square-foot four-story office building between 14th and 15th streets and 5th and 6th avenues for $6.5 million. The first three floors of the building were completed but the fourth floor is still just a shell.

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  • January 14, 2010
Naples investor Carlisle buys Wilson Plaza

Naples Greg Carlisle purchased the 36,000-square-foot Wilson Plaza shopping center on Wilson Boulevard in Golden Gate Estates for $6.5 million.

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  • January 14, 2010
Premier Properties buys Pinewood Lakes

Premier Properties of Cape Coral Inc. purchased the 58-lot Pinewood Lakes residential community on 20 acres at Southeast 2nd Court and Southeast 8th Street from Reliance Bank for $745,000.

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  • January 14, 2010
Hillsborough buys 1,700 acres for conservation

Hillsborough County government purchased 1,673 acres of cattle ranch and undeveloped land in northwest Hillsborough known as the Brooker Creek Corridor for $20.14 million.

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  • January 14, 2010
Freeze wallops entrepreneur

When Darrell Turner told the Review last year that the recession had forced him to work harder than ever before, a thaw-out probably wasn't what he had in mind.

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  • January 7, 2010
Economic Snapshot: Jobs for Season

Every area of the Gulf Coast showed month-over-month declines in the unemployment rate in October, though each area's unemployment rate was higher than the state (11.2%).

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  • January 7, 2010
Venture capital well runs dry

If venture capital is the source of funding for a job recovery in Florida, then it's going to be a long wait.

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  • January 7, 2010
Another architect launches solo act

The humbling story of the ADP Group, which was once one of the largest architecture and planning firms in Sarasota, has added a new chapter.

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  • January 7, 2010
Location gets new shot at life

A landmark Sarasota restaurant location that has gone through several iterations is getting another bite at success.

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