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A local restaurant chain continues to find ways to grow, despite the recession that could have squashed it.

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The glass ceiling, in Florida at least, has grown a little thinner.

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Jim Westman gave up his investment banking career in Atlanta in 2009 to return to Sarasota, the town he was raised in, so he could run a company that made something.

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Arthrex wins lengthy court battle

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Homebuilder Taylor Morrison purchased 577 home sites from Bonita Bay Group.

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Circle at Crosstown sells for $35.25 million

Atlanta-based JMG Realty Inc. and Birmingham, Ala.-based HighPoint Holdings LLC have partnered to purchase the 300-unit Circle at Crosstown in Tampa for $35.25 million.

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The owners of Tampa-based Thuzi LLC purchased a 13,800-square-foot former day care building for $1 million.

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A group of private investors managed by Richard Applegate of Boca Raton purchased the 29,812-square-foot Lee West Center retail and office development for $1.65 million.

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Teitelbaum, partners buy Tropic Isle resort

Bradenton Beach developer and resort operator David Teitelbaum and his partners purchased the 15-unit Tropic Isle Beach Resort for $1.14 million.

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After months of planning work, retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. purchased the 39,961-square-foot former Winn-Dixie grocery store on U.S. 41 for $2.65 million.

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