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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 29, 2007
Corporate Report

HealthPlan sells Montgomery ManagementVetoquinol distributes GeoPharma's VetprofenBank of Florida Trust adds new presidentAerosonic CEO leaves company, VP appointed interim CEODanka Business Systems distributes Konica Minolta

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Florida Fantastic

The Sunshine State can, and will, shine, a commercial real estate executive says. He's betting big that it does.

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  • November 29, 2007
Survival Time

The homebuilding industry continues to suffer and struggle. In the Sarasota-Manatee area, a big company swallows its contingency plan, while a small one figures out how to grow.

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  • November 29, 2007
The Bravest Developer

Building a condo-hotel in Southwest Florida takes, well, fortitude. Robert Hensley's got plenty of it.

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  • November 29, 2007
A Dose of Fear

This year's gathering of commercial real estate executives at the Urban Land Institute's Emerging Trends in Real Estate conference in Bonita Springs was more somber than in years past. But there will be opportunities in 2008.

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  • November 29, 2007
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Naples investors develop Holiday InnWolf & Pravato moves, acquires Colonial locationNaples' Classroom Plus moves to GoodletteSt. Louis hotelier buys Fort Myers hotelSMG buys Lemon, Lime apartmentsPalmetto Real Estate firm buys Bradenton flex buildingSarasota investors buy up Cove CleanersJES Properties buys Ashley Glen landSeminole developers buy Hudson storage facilityAdult business owner buys Holiday building

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  • November 29, 2007
Gulf Coast Week

A $125 million contractHome values fallCoast Bank clears hurdle Hudson wins House seatBeating the drought

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  • November 23, 2007
Productivity Gain

Sean Walsh is leading Skyway Software into markets around the world with a product that cuts down software development time, saving resources.

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  • November 23, 2007
Corporate Report

New York's NeoStem buys Utek subsidiarySouthern DataComm buys Ingenico's eN-Concert lineCarBiz begins Kentucky sales, also selling in OhioPrivate Capital Management opposes TierOne mergerTech Data releases free Web invoice serviceBrown & Brown buys Wittner National GroupGeoPharma generic approved by FDAMoneyShow.com survey uncovers market worries

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  • November 23, 2007
Listen to This

A small software company has perfected software that can analyze thousands of phone conversations.The CIA is listening, too.

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  • November 23, 2007
Sun Harvest

A walk on a golf course got an antsy retired executive thinking about the power of the sun. The rays hatched a new business.

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  • November 23, 2007
Fingering it out

Daniel Didrick put his special effects to work building new mechanical fingers for amputees. He's getting $10,000 a finger.

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  • November 23, 2007
Nano-Nano

Using the USF incubator, Tampa-based TransGenex Nanobiotech is developing drugs for the treatment of cancers and chronic lung diseases.

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  • November 23, 2007
Auctions Online

Former IBM executive Nancy Rabenold founded Auction Management Solutions to marry online communications and auctions.

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  • November 23, 2007
Thermometers & Touchdowns

A product originally designed for astronauts scores with football teams.

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