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Manatee–Sarasota

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  • May 10, 2011
Sarasota firm worth nearly $1B

Sun Hydraulics' latest earnings helped its stock reach a new 52-week high.

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  • May 9, 2011
Sarasota rum wins competition

Drum Circle Distilling's Siesta Key Silver rum won gold at a tasting in Miami.

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  • May 9, 2011
SinoFresh reduces shares

The Venice firm's board approved a 1-for-1000 reverse stock split last week.

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  • May 6, 2011
Sarasota P.F. Chang's still in the works

Approval work continues for a P.F. Chang's China Bistro in downtown Sarasota.

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  • May 6, 2011
Nokomis investors put contract on El Patio Hotel

David and Susan Macrae of Nokomis have signed a contract to buy the historic El Patio Hotel in Venice for $2.2 million. The agreement, which is still in its due diligence period, is scheduled to close in May.

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  • May 3, 2011
xByte gets $75K to hire 38

Manatee County helps the Bradenton firm increase its employee head count.

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  • April 29, 2011
Sonic site of new Chase bank

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA purchased a 7,126-square-foot former Sonic drive-in restaurant on State Road 64 for $915,000.

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  • April 29, 2011
Grubb & Ellis REIT buys Lakewood Ranch medical office building for $12.5 million

Some of Bradenton's most prominent power players have sold Lakewood Ranch Medical Office Building I to national real estate investment trust Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT II for $12.5 million.

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  • April 29, 2011
Army Corps of Engineers awards Wares Creek contract

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports it has negotiated a contract for the dredging of Wares Creek.

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  • April 29, 2011
Osprey developers propose Southbay Office Center

Michele Prins and Rita De Cessia, principals of Intelig Inc., have submitted a proposal to Sarasota County to develop a 78,000-square-foot office project in southern Sarasota.

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  • April 27, 2011
Roper profits up 49%, to $89M

The Sarasota conglomerate managed to reduce its debt by $100 million.

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  • April 22, 2011
Longboat home sold for $12.5M

The 12,000-square-foot estate was on the market for less than six months.

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  • April 22, 2011
Maisto joins Caldwell board

Marge Maisto is the newest director at Venice-based Caldwell Trust Co.

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  • April 21, 2011
Florida approves bank merger

State approved Community Bank's proposed merger with First Community.

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  • April 21, 2011
Sarasota EDC names Huey CEO

Tampa's Mark Huey will be the next president and CEO of the Sarasota EDC.

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