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Manatee–Sarasota

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  • May 16, 2011
Florida Shores earnings up 43%

The Venice-based bank earned $246,000 in first quarter profits this year.

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  • May 16, 2011
Neal Communities in Top 100

Neal ranked 94th in total closings in 2010, according to Builder Magazine.

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  • May 13, 2011
JCI Jones Chemical moving to Rivolta site

Sarasota-based JCI Jones Chemical has purchased the 7,603-square-foot Rivolta Group headquarters building in downtown Sarasota for $2.3 million.

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  • May 13, 2011
Blake Medical Center starts exterior renovation

Blake Medical Center in Bradenton has begun a 30-month exterior renovation to the 383-bed hospital.

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  • May 13, 2011
Arrow buys Young Pest for $2M

The deal is Arrow Environmental Services' fourth recent acquisition.

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  • May 12, 2011
Distressed sales hurt Sarasota

Broker estimates 45% of closings so far this year were short sales or REO.

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  • May 12, 2011
Sun Hydraulics stock pops

The Sarasota firm gave back all the gains it earned from strong Q1 report.

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  • May 11, 2011
Bank merger gets FDIC approval

Community Bank & Co. may now acquire First Community Bank of America.

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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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