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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 3, 2007
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Whitaker Yacht Club near start, adds MarriottBonita Bay Group buys back Punta Gorda landNaples developers renaming, developing Tranquility IslandEdens & Avant buys Coral Shores centerLiberty Investment plans extended-stay Fort Myers hotelCitrus World buys 80-acre groveRealty Equity buys two office buildingsDuke Realty buys land for Big Bend center Camden Property Trust acquires Pointe at Kings AvenueFuel and Shubh buy Westshore Hotel

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 3, 2007
Corporate Report

Yacht Clubs of the Americas partners with Legendary Inc.Seminole Electric Cooperative suggests CO2-capture projectSuperior Bancorp buys four Florida officesProgress contracts with Biomass wood-waste energyChico's FAS June sales upGeneral Dynamics producing Unitary Warhead for Army

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 3, 2007
10 for 20

Editor's note: While we at Gulf Coast Business Review are celebrating our 10th anniversary, we won't spend much time dwelling on yesterday. We've already told you what happened the past decade. We are a forward looking bunch. So we asked 10 major forces on the Gulf Coast to step into the future and tell us what the region will look like in 10 years, for the Review's 20th anniversary.Steve Knopik, William S. Dalton, Syd Kitson, Dr. Kiran C. Patel, Rex Jensen, Jerry Maxwell, Thomas S. Monaghan, Randy Benderson, Judy Genshaft, Ph.D., Trudi Williams

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • July 27, 2007
Charity Close to Home

As the number of uninsured patients continues to rise, some hospital chains such as Health Management Associates are calling for universal health insurance. While it waits for relief from the government, the Naples-based hospital company is focusing on improving its operations and paying down debt.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • July 27, 2007
Growth Surge

Oldsmar-based Network Liquidators has grown to become an adviser to clients and has seen revenues for the first six months of this year surpass all of 2006.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • July 27, 2007
Starting anew

Oldsmar-based Genesis Direct has invested in technology to help clients get more for their marketing dollar by reaching the best customers.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • July 27, 2007
Family Tradition

The Tampa-based commercial real estate construction company now offersdesign services and can help companies find financing for their new buildings.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • July 27, 2007
Unreal land elevation

Many landowners from Tampa to Naples aren't lowering prices on large residential tracts, despite the sharp drop in new-home construction. Some say it's just a matter of time before they do.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • July 27, 2007
'Musclepreneurs' hit the Ring

Andrew Neitlich, creator of Bonecrunch Fighting league: 'Part of what I'mdoing here is a laboratory to see what works and what doesn't work. Anyone can do it in a great market. I'm trying to do it in a small market.'

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • July 27, 2007
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Publix Supermarkets buys Lehigh's CrossroadsPartnership starts infrastructure for 90-acre Meridian CenterFGCU foundation buys marine research facilityColonial Bank plans Nokomis branch21st Century Oncology opening Lakewood Ranch officeWillis A. Smith Construction awarded SCTI expansionArea Dunkin' Donuts buildings up for saleGoldenTree, Cypress Creek buy 501 KennedyBaycare Health System buys land for hospitalCalif.'s Pacificia Cos.acquires Sun City residence

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • July 27, 2007
Corporate Report

Gerdau Ameristeel plans Chaparral Steel purchaseProgress Energy Florida seeking renewable sourcesDenCor sells to Great Expressions Dental CentersDiamondhead Casino expanding casino landGeneral Dynamics Ordnance receives $44 million order Beall's stores president moving to head Beall's OutletsObee's Franchise Systems predicts $662,000 in earningsPeople's shareholders back merger with Superior BankSudbrook named CEO for Partners

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • July 20, 2007
40 Under 40 (Tampa Bay)

Amy Leigh CarstensenMin K. ChoTrenton H. CotneyYaron M. DavidMichael T. DoyleLeigh Kellett FletcherAllison Beard LuzierTammy OnoratoKevin PliskaShannon Corcoran SteinAndrea GonzmartEric RoeHenry Gonzalez III

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • July 20, 2007
40 Under 40 (Sarasota-Manatee)

Jesse BiterJoey BrannonAnne E. ChauvetAimee T. ChouinardAmy C. HuntMatt LeiterChristie LewisMonique McKenziePaul Olah, Jr.Jeff WengerSydney YoungPete SzelwachCelia SzelwachJoshua WayDavid SpireLexJet

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • July 20, 2007
We've built it ...

Florida for years has counted on Baby Boomers. But recent red flags indicate our population may be stagnating instead of rising.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • July 20, 2007
40 Under 40 (Lee-Collier)

Jason BreedTroy D. BuhsThomas L. BurtPaul McCullersTammie NemecekDino RedzicMichael SmithChristian SpilkerMilissa SprecherComer TurleyBrian LucasBlake GableOrlando RosalesMayela Rosales

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