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Industries

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  • By Jean Gruss
  • September 10, 2009
Got a loan

Banks are lending money and Tom Kennedy is here to prove it. The Fort Myers entrepreneur explains how he got a $2 million loan recently from KeyBank to acquire a competitor.

  • Finance
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • September 10, 2009
Delinquency Dance

Sour commercial real estate loans are turning into quicksand: Some banks on the Gulf Coast are being swallowed, while others are grasping for branches.

  • Finance
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • September 10, 2009
Whac-A-Bank

The bank closure list is sure to grow, as the industry's hard times linger. An executive at the helm of one institution that's already met that fate laments what could have been.

  • Finance
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 10, 2009
Government Digest

A look at governmental action from around the Gulf Coast

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 3, 2009
Ashton Woods Homes buys Citrus Park Place

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  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 3, 2009
Publix buys former Herald-Tribune building

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 3, 2009
JCFA Ranch buys bank building

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  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 3, 2009
Trust buys South Point Commons

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  • By Jay Brady
  • September 3, 2009
City Exodus

The state's drop in population is relatively tiny in percentage terms, but some Gulf Coast counties make up a disproportionate share of the state total and cities bear the brunt of the decline. And it means Florida may not gain as many seats in Congress now.

  • Florida
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  • By Jean Gruss
  • September 3, 2009
Respect the Elders

Senior housing isn't immune from the economic downturn. Two of the best operators on the Gulf Coast discuss the trends in their industry and how the recession and the Baby Boomers will change retirement. If you thought the recent health-care debates were raucous, you haven't seen anything yet.

  • Industries
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  • By Jean Gruss
  • September 3, 2009
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.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jay Brady
  • September 3, 2009
Government Digest

A look at government action around the Gulf Coast

  • Florida
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  • By Jay Brady
  • August 27, 2009
Ballistic ballots

Amendment 4, the Hometown Democracy 'vote on everything' amendment to the state constitution, goes to voters in November 2010. If it passes, voters may may regret the weighty future ballots.

  • Florida
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  • By Jay Brady
  • August 27, 2009
Government Digest

A look at government action from around the Gulf Coast

  • Florida
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  • By Jean Gruss
  • August 27, 2009
Waterfront stimulus

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

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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