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  • November 17, 2014
JPMorgan Chase gives HCC grant for welding program

The college plans to open its program to 40 additional students with the money.

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  • November 17, 2014
Workers' comp rates to drop 5.2%

Top insurance official says workers' comp market is “functioning very well.”

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  • November 14, 2014
Tampa area paint firm touches up with new CEO

Anvil Paint & Coatings also names a new president.

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  • November 14, 2014
Sarasota biz helps launch fast food at FAMU

The Chick-fil-A on the FAMU campus will serve 1,000 guests daily.

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  • November 14, 2014
Hertz to slash $100 million in costs

The car-rental giant that moved its headquarters to Southwest Florida from New Jersey last year now plans to cut $100 million in costs after telling investors they should not rely on financial results dating back to 2011.

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  • November 14, 2014
Having a ball at the mall

The nationwide shopping mall industry, battered by decades of overbuilding that was compounded by the recession, has yet to fully recover — but in Florida the sector is on a comeback moment.

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  • November 14, 2014
Canadian investment firm, local group buy Park at Coventry apartment

A joint venture of Montreal-based Rosdev Group and an affiliate of Reuven Oded-led investment group Carolyn Corp. purchased the 320-unit The Park at Coventry apartment for $16.7 million.

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  • November 14, 2014
Colterra Capital Corp. buys Ranch Lake Plaza

Montreal-based Colterra Capital Corp. purchased the 85,565-square-foot Ranch Lake Plaza for $11.6 million.

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  • November 14, 2014
Minto Communities buys new section of Harbour Isles

Tampa-based Minto Communities - Florida purchased 35.05 acres on Perico Island for $4.73 million.

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  • November 14, 2014
Codina-Carr, Barron Collier start final phase of Moorings Park at Grey Oaks

HCC MP LLC, a joint venture of Coral Gables-based Codina-Carr Co. and Naples-based Barron Collier Cos., purchased 8.86 acres of vacant land for $4 million.

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  • November 14, 2014
Hodges chief retires after one year

Jeanette Brock is retiring as president of Hodges University after just one year on the job, the university says.

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  • November 14, 2014
Yeshua's Love Congregation buys former Bayside church building

Yeshua's Love Congregation in Sarasota purchased a 30,128-square-foot church on Fruitville Road for $2 million.

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  • November 14, 2014
Alliance Partners HSP buys Tampa City Center

Bryn Mawr, Pa.-based private real estate investment and operating company Alliance Partners HSP LLC purchased the real estate of 39-story Tampa City Center in two deeded transactions totaling $117.73 million.

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  • November 14, 2014
Best in class

Attention successful graduates of Florida Gulf Coast University.

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  • November 14, 2014
State shines in national rankings

The past few weeks have been good times for Florida when it comes to national rankings of business climates and the factors that make a state good for economic growth.

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