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March 14, 2008

Corporate Report

Mangrove offers new health accountsRim Semiconductor buys UTEK subsidiaryTIB Financialadds trust companyBrown & Brown creates British brokerageWCI earnings preview suggests heavy red inkWhitemark Homes looks for other businessesTeco Peoples Gas adds geo-based toolCreative Recycling processes voting systemsInventor Kanzius plans cancer trialFox Electronics debuts quartz-packed crystal

Industries

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By Business Observer Staff
March 7, 2008

Forced Patience

Market slumps don't just whack local and regional construction firms. Multi-office national giants aren't too big to be spared, either.

Entrepreneurs

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March 7, 2008

Building on Relationships

Hawkins Construction continues a tradition of team-oriented work among its longtime employees and succeeds, especially in the retail niche.

Entrepreneurs

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March 7, 2008

Corporate Report

New Coach House motorhome gets 20 mpgOdyssey Marine gets N.C. shipwreckSeaBridge Freightchooses Port ManateeTampa software firm chosen by Iowa physician groupFlanders' Bartow plantto rise from ashesBrown & Brown buys Subway accountsRaymond James chooses BlueThreadSarasota's Cap Creative launches event divisionMotorSports promotes new COOSirion drug under review by FDA

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March 7, 2008

Crowther control

The construction downturn has given financially strong companies an opportunity to take market share and acquire competitors. Crowther Roofing is one of those planning to take advantage of the situation.

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March 7, 2008

Gulf Coast Week

Hillsborough to cut 25 jobsFranchisee files Chapter 11Ybor preserves commercialMore affordable housingMore housing layoffsEDC program expanLee stimulus packageBuilding permits remain lowCollier denies I-75 tolls

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February 29, 2008

Downtown Saga

One developer's saga in downtown Fort Myers shows the perils of urban redevelopment. It's a warning to other entrepreneurs who have grand plans for urban living.

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February 29, 2008

Friend of the Family

Tampa consultant John Dufresne has carved a successful niche helping family-owned and closely held businesses grow and make transitions in leadership.

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February 29, 2008

Sublease Undercut

The housing slowdown means companies in that industry don't need all the office space they leased during theboom. The result is an increase in sublease space and that's putting downward pressure on Gulf Coast rents.

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February 29, 2008

Brokered Loyalty

CLW Real Estate Services Group in Tampa pledges to spend most of its time helping existing clients to grow rather than mining for new ones.

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February 29, 2008

Smile Factories

Coast Dental Services began in Tampa and is now throughout Florida and Georgia with its sights set nationally.

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February 29, 2008

Econofists

A prominent panel in Tallahassee continues to debate tax policy that could ultimately become a decision all Florida voters will make. The latest kink: Inviting the Legislature into the process.

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February 29, 2008

Mission: Achievement

Gulf Coast nonprofits are suffering when it comes to donations, another byproduct of the economic slowdown. At least one group though, is looking to raise its entrepreneurial profile.

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February 29, 2008

Corporate Report

Walter Industries reduces home divisionBuccaneers sign deal with Connecticut companyRoper Industries buys CBORD GroupPartners Bank adds Leslie as new CFORadiation Therapy Servicessold, no longer publicSirion Therapeutics licenses Sarasota company's drugFox Electronicsintroduces ID systemValpak, IHOP offers Dr. Seuss' sweepstakes

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February 29, 2008

Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Contemporary Cabinets buys Coke plantOE Racing moves to Centre buildingInvestor buys tattoo parlorVegas developer plans Westshore ElementTampa developer buys Mercantile BuildingHonolulu investors buy Tampa AutoZoneGVA gets Oldsmar GalleriaPF Holdings buys Lynwood SquareTimberstone Group buys Arborgate landPro-Build closes on Cox Lumber land

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Corporate Report

Forced Patience

Building on Relationships

Corporate Report

Crowther control

Gulf Coast Week

Downtown Saga

Friend of the Family

Sublease Undercut

Brokered Loyalty

Smile Factories

Econofists

Mission: Achievement

Corporate Report

Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Tampa tower owners get $55 million loan

AdventHealth tops out Polk County emergency room

270 solar panels installed on Naples Airport campus

SEC accuses Port Richey real estate investment trust of $152M fraud scheme

3 master-planned communities in region among top 5 in US for home sales

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