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  • November 21, 2005
Stayin' Alive

A cutting-edge biotechnology company learns there is more to building a successful company than science. Now, it's looking to grow by buying other companies.

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  • By Adam Hughes
  • November 21, 2005
Cancer Trackers

Naples financier Steven Jones wants to turn a small genetics lab in Fort Myers into a cancer-testing powerhouse. He's hired veteran lab director Robert Gasparini to turn it into a profitable venture.

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  • By Adam Hughes
  • November 21, 2005
Business Links

Former Kraft Foods executive David Kakkuri wants Florida Gulf Coast University to become a resource for Southwest Florida businesses.

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  • By Adam Hughes
  • November 21, 2005
BusTracker

Sarasota serial tech-entrepreneur Brad Baker is back again with a new company that monitors the whereabouts of school buses.

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  • By Adam Hughes
  • November 21, 2005
Calendar of Events

The Calendar of Events is avaialble free of charge.

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  • By Adam Hughes
  • November 14, 2005
Unleash the Dogs

Competitive pressures have forced commercial brokers such as Bill Eshenbaugh to adopt new sales strategies.

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  • November 14, 2005
Ready for Take-Off

A new study by the MEA Group could make the skies a little friendlier for airline traffic and give theaviation consulting company an edge over the competition.

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  • November 14, 2005
Legal Briefs (Tampa)

Spoiled dairy spurs Publix to sue truckerSunTrust Bank manager sues bankInsurance company saysfaulty dryer caused fire

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  • By Adam Hughes
  • November 14, 2005
Independent Streak

A Tampa investment consultant says clients want somebody else besides their banker or broker telling them where to park their assets.

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  • November 14, 2005
Bull and Bear

Forbes Inc. CEO Steve Forbes says the U.S. economy is better than the way people feel - if only the Fed could get it right and the tax code trashed.

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  • By Adam Hughes
  • November 14, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Lee/Collier)

Lennar pays $55 million for land to build 782 homesD'Jamoos Group buys, sells land in Bonita SpringsOpus South plans shopping center in Lee CountyNaples developer plans housing off C.R. 951School board buys 19 acres in Fort MyersBoca Raton builder plans townhomes in Fort Myers

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  • By Adam Hughes
  • November 14, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana)

Sarasotan Buys Land for Atrium on RinglingWaterford Cos. buys fourth phaseDeveloper announcesVenice's Charleston PlaceSarasota developer plans full-service I-75 hotel

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  • By Adam Hughes
  • November 14, 2005
Chow Down

Two women, stressed out from the corporate grind, joined together to open a business that answers the often-asked question: What's for dinner? The friends and business partners seek ambitious growth for their new franchise.

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  • By Adam Hughes
  • November 14, 2005
Caught Up in Deceit

The lives of two lawyers, a husband and wife, are torn apart when they're caught hiding assets - including antiques, a $30,000 diamond ring and a beach condo - from the bankruptcy court.

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  • By Adam Hughes
  • November 14, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

Tarragon pays $59 million for New Tampa apartmentsD.R. Horton buys Hidden River lots for $19 millionHallandale investors acquire Clearwater rental apartmentsTenants in common purchaseHarbourwood Nursing Center

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