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  • December 26, 2012
Business outlook brightens at Gulfeagle

In another sign that the housing market is improving, Jim Resch, the founder and CEO of Tampa-based Gulfeagle Supply Inc., predicts that his business will grow in 2013.

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  • December 25, 2012
TUESDAY'S CUP: Does Collier need economic development?

Until this summer, Collier County has been without an economic development organization for more than a year.

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  • December 24, 2012
The 'greening' of Sarasota is game on

Will Sarasota be the next Greenville, S.C.?

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Companies give back by hiring

In December, it's common for businesses to give back to the community in various ways from toy collections to monetary donations. Winter holidays make people want to help others, but there's a way to give back to the community throughout the year many businesses haven't considered.

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  • December 21, 2012
Melting Pot opens new markets

The Tampa-based restaurant franchise finds global welcome.

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  • December 21, 2012
Foreclosure glut swarms judges

A Florida Supreme Court report says it will take at least 63 judges to catch up.

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  • December 21, 2012
New Northern Trust president

Northern Trust names John Fumagalli president for Florida's 22 offices.

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  • December 21, 2012
KAIN Limited Partnership buys Via Del Rio apartment

The price equated to $26,625 per unit.

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  • December 21, 2012
Arthrex wins recognition for innovation

Naples-based medical device manufacturer Arthrex is getting some well-deserved recognition.

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  • December 21, 2012
Investor group, Illinoisan buy Donald, Coon roads land

The price equated to $16,907 per acre.

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  • December 21, 2012
Flat lending market defies banking improvements

The amount of institutions on federal regulators' troubled bank watch list is at a three-year low, yet the national bank lending scene, at least in commercial real estate, remains flat.

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  • December 21, 2012
California investors buy Verizon store for $2.2 million

The price equated to $549 per square foot.

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  • December 21, 2012
Fort Myers hiring boom No. 1 in nation

It may be hard to believe, but a recent survey by employment firm Manpower forecasts a hiring boom in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers area.

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  • December 21, 2012
Medlock Investments buys former Honeywell building

The price equated to $16 per square foot.

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  • December 20, 2012
Road agency motors to freedom

The Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway Authority sold $455M in bonds Dec. 19.

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