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Manatee–Sarasota

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  • January 23, 2012
AirTran to abandon SRQ in 2012

The discount airline will discontinue service from Sarasota's airport in August.

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  • January 23, 2012
Sarasota to spend $376K on jobs

County to approve incentives for three companies at Thursday meeting.

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  • January 23, 2012
Synovus' Dunbar set to retire

David Dunbar, the bank's regional CEO since 2009, steps down in April.

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  • January 20, 2012
Florida Leather Gallery moving, growing

Stewart's Sleep Center Inc., the parent company of Fort Myers-based Matter Brothers Furniture and Clearwater-based Florida Leather Gallery, purchased the 19,344-square-foot former Bacon's Furniture & Outdoor retail building for $2 million.

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  • January 20, 2012
Bayside Pet Resort & Spa buys U.S. 41 bowling alley

Bayside Pet Resort & Spa Inc. purchased the 22,000-square-foot former Rip Van Winkle Lanes bowling alley on U.S. 41 for $2.6 million.

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  • January 20, 2012
Property sales up, prices sag

Units sold increased by 10%, but median prices fell by 2% in 2011.

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  • January 19, 2012
Sarasota EDC: 1,125 jobs in '11

A year-end report details the job creation facilitated by the local EDC.

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  • January 18, 2012
Sarasota sales stay cheap in '11

The under-$250,000 price point dominated real estate sales in 2011.

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  • January 18, 2012
Manasota MBAs score in top 91%

USF Sarasota-Manatee M.B.A. students perform well on national exam.

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  • January 16, 2012
Sarasota flooring firm expands

G. Fried Flooring grows through the acquisition of Flooring America in Tampa.

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  • January 13, 2012
Sarasota Memorial Health Care buys top half of outpatient centers

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System purchased the second floors of the two buildings housing its outpatient centers from the Starling Group.

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  • January 12, 2012
Medallion's record year: $43M

The Bradenton builder closed on 142 new homes in 2011.

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  • January 12, 2012
Sarasota Realtors sales up 8.2%

Members of the Sarasota Association of Realtors sold 8,224 homes in 2011.

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  • January 11, 2012
Sarasota firm re-eclipses $1M

Brooke Chase Associates has seen its revenues double since 2009.

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  • January 10, 2012
North Port run poorly, say 55%

A new poll at the North Port EDC's website shows a lack of confidence.

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