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  • September 7, 2007
TECO Classic

TECO Energy, the parent company of Tampa Electric, has shed non-core assets and stepped-up employee training to return to its past successful formula.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 31, 2007
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Miami family buys Seville ApartmentsInvestment group plans Gridley Medical BuildingDeveloper begins work on Lehigh mixed-use projectTennessee hoteliers overhauling Sleep InnDiablo Performance moving to Rosemary DistrictCity of Sarasota mulls over downtown parking garageLaramar Group buys Clearwater's Bay ParkMiami Beach apartment owners acquire Sun Pointe PlacePebb Enterprises buys Citrus Park outparcel

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 31, 2007
Ridin' the storm out

The recent stock market dive has slowed investment in commercial real estate, but no one is calling it a crisis. Interest rates and supply are still key.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 31, 2007
Wings War

Ker's, Beef's and Hooters, three casual restaurant chains with Tampa Bay area roots, feel more heat from other chains that also market their signature menu item: chicken wings

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 31, 2007
Pure and simple

Clearwater-based Clearwater Enviro Technologies uses electronic signals to improve the quality of water and the paths it flows through.

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  • August 31, 2007
An (Unusual) Family Matter

Going public could prove to be the easiest move Kesselring Holding Corp. ever made. The toughest? Moving on without its founder.

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  • August 31, 2007
Hair Space

How 500 square feet translated to a 55% jump in revenues at a Fort Myers hair salon. It's a lesson in maximizing the use of commercial real estate.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 31, 2007
Corporate Report

Aerosonic Corp. acquires Oregon display firmGeneral Dynamics granted two more dealsProgress Energy Florida reports new energy peakGeoPharma plans stock buy-backInsignia Bank creates investment arm

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  • August 31, 2007
Widen the road, now

The widening of Interstate 75 to 10 lanes using tolls will continue even if Collier County opposes the plan. The chairman of the Southwest Florida Expressway Authority has his foot on the accelerator.

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  • August 31, 2007
Growth Snatchers

A Gulf Coast firm with a niche in making synthetic lifelike body parts for medical testing seeks $1 million in real investment money.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 31, 2007
System Secure

A medical billing firm goes Fort Knox in building its new company headquarters.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 24, 2007
Corporate Report

WCI delays earnings, assets worse than expectedDowning-Frye Realty ranked 81st by Realtor MagazineInvestor loans Tampa energy company $750,000Brown & Brown bets on horse insuranceStockholders back GeoPharma and Dynamic Health mergerWalter Industries' United Landbuying Tuscaloosa ResourceSeminole Electric buying landfill gas energyXCPT reaches rep dealwith Lifecore Biomedicale-Path Communications offering WiFi to Long IslandHSN partners with Ellefor week of showsTervis Tumbler lands license with Rally for the CureWabasto Marine hiresDesign Marketing GroupCAE USA developing chopper trainer for NavyTampa company introduces Hispanic Web siteChico's June sales up, comparables continues fall

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 24, 2007
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Columbia Sussex buys Sanibel Harbour ResortMcGarvey Development plans Cape Coral flex parkNew retail center planned for Naples BoulevardAdams Brothers Cabinetry plans future expansionBenderson acquires Jacaranda PlazaGE Capital Franchise acquires land for PerkinsFlorida Cancer Specialists opening Lakewood officeWoolbright buys Carrollwood's The CascadesProvidence Management buys, repositions PortofinoInvestment group acquires Armenia Center

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 24, 2007
Healthy Productivity

Getting better control of the health insurance process for your employees and lowering costs takes planning, communication and a holistic approach.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 24, 2007
Static Success

Good thing Anthony Murfin doesn't listen to doubters. The former airplane mechanic's defiance toward nay-sayers has been the catalyst in launching a $3 million-plus flooring company.

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