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

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The financial advisory firm will expand its business to include home loans.

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Sales of existing single-family homes increased 13% across Florida.

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Sarasota firm worth nearly $1B

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

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Tampa home prices down 15%

Home prices fell over the year once again throughout the Gulf Coast region.

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Marazzi exits luxury car arena

Marazzi Nissan owner sells his stake in Audi Jaguar Land Rover Fort Myers.

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Economic downturn weighs on local Ys

Two Gulf Coast YMCAs will merge together in a deal that highlights the precarious future of nonprofit fitness and community centers.

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JHS airs its first TV ad

The Tampa-based asset management firm will be seen nationwide on CNBC.

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Sarasota rum wins competition

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

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SinoFresh reduces shares

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

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Premier buys third failed bank

Its third failed bank buy this month makes it Florida's sixth-largest bank.

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A Friend of Crist in Name Only

George LeMieux, who held Mel Martinez' U.S. Senate seat for 16 months, is hammering away on a looming issue in the early going of his campaign to win the seat in earnest.

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  • May 6, 2011
Canadian investment group buys MacDill Landings units

Vancouver, British Columbia-based A.J. Galbraith & Associates Ltd. purchased 21 residential condominium units in the 28-unit MacDill Landings for $1.84 million.

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Penn-Florida, Edge Principal Advisors buy Lakeview Center, Eastpointe

A joint venture partnership purchased a mortgage covering the Lakeview Center and Eastpointe office buildings from GE Capital and took ownership of the properties in lieu of foreclosure.

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