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  • January 6, 2006
A National Trust

Tampa's Members Trust Co. is expanding across the country, helping credit unions to offer trust services. Florida's bankers are not amused.

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  • By Adam Hughes
  • January 6, 2006
Real Estate Briefs (Lee/Collier)

CAPREIT pays $66 million for 428-unit complexNew York developer to build townhomesMixed-use project planned in Cape CoralElias Brothers to build new corporate headquarters

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Adam Hughes
  • January 6, 2006
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

North Florida investment group buys apartmentsIndustrial site acquired by national company

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  • By Adam Hughes
  • December 30, 2005
Regional Round Up

Health Management Buys Georgia HospitalChico's FAS Inc. updates Conference ScheduleGevity reaches milestone in neutrality strategyTime to register for Venture Capital ForumPlans unveiled for marina at Tarpon PointHurricane damage estimated at double previous recordSpeaking of CEOs

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  • December 30, 2005
'Leap of Faith'

Does your company need an IT guy? Don't hire one. Vertical IT Solutions Andrew Cohen has a different approach: Fix them before they break.

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  • By Adam Hughes
  • December 30, 2005
30-Year Plan

Ricardo Espino was all set to be his own boss. Then he got an offer he couldn't refuse. In a year and a half, Universal Insurance's premiums have topped $130 million a year.

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Executive Session: Heidi Colgate-Tamblyn

The GCBR sat down with the president of SunTrust Bank of Lee County

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  • December 30, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

Wells Real Estate buys Tampa CommonsNonprofit organization buys Largo apartment complexSouth Carolina business Buys Pinellas Park property

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  • By Adam Hughes
  • December 30, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Lee/Collier)

Stock Development plans residential communityNew York-based developer to convert apartmentsOntario company buys Cape Coral shopping centerSt. Louis developer planscenter in Fort Myers

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Adam Hughes
  • December 30, 2005
Missionary CEO

How homebuilder Daniel Dodrill learned to delegate. 'I'm not going to Africa. I've got a business to run,' Dodrill told a Rwandan missionary. 'If I'm not around, it doesn't get done right.' But Dodrill went. And, guess what?Here's how Dodrill juggles his business, charity and family.

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  • December 30, 2005
Five Stars from 2005

Two Fort Myers companies' stock prices showed the biggest gains among the Gulf Coast's public companies.

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  • By Adam Hughes
  • December 27, 2005
Fur-flying Fun

With Fun Friends' manufacturing done in China, entrepreneur Julian Parry has parlayed furry cell-phone coversinto a fashion accessory for teenaged girls.

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  • By Adam Hughes
  • December 27, 2005
EO-Tampa: Packed Pipeline

Downtown Tampa and Clearwater will be catching up with downtown St. Petersburg in 2006 with the development of residential projects. But the labor shortage will continue to put constraints on companies' growth.

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  • By Adam Hughes
  • December 27, 2005
EO-Sara/Mana: A 'Mild' Correction

Home builders say the four-year period of hyper growth was unsustainable. For 2006, the pace of growth will be slower but still strong.

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  • December 27, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

Iowa Firms Acquires Tampa ApartmentsBoston firm buys Tampa warehouseMiami firms buysLargo apartments

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