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If venture capital is the source of funding for a job recovery in Florida, then it's going to be a long wait.

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The humbling story of the ADP Group, which was once one of the largest architecture and planning firms in Sarasota, has added a new chapter.

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Location gets new shot at life

A landmark Sarasota restaurant location that has gone through several iterations is getting another bite at success.

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Proud chairman keeps on burning

To hear outgoing Republican Party of Florida Chairman Jim Greer tell it you'd think he had just jumped on a grenade hurled at party loyalists when he announced his resignation Jan. 5 in a hastily called press conference.

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Gulf Coast executives seeking to learn about topics from sales strategies to dealing with privacy issues and terrorism in the workplace will have their chance this year.

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Survival Index ranks Florida sixth

The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council published the results of their 14th annual Small Business Survival Index study last month.

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ULI speaker: Midwest a disaster

A presentation last month at the Urban Land Institute's Trends Conference raised some eyebrows and lowered some hopes.

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Chief executives stay employed

The year has been surprisingly kind to the nation's chief executive officers, at least when it comes to job security.

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Franchise company creates new hierarchy

Clockwork Home Services, a Sarasota-based franchise operator of home services companies, is changing the format of its brand leadership structure in 2010.

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Hoffman Development selling new condos fast

The Review declared that WCI founder Al Hoffman Jr. was back in the real estate game in 2008. Since then, his new firm's results are harkening back to the good old days

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Homebuilder Neal bets on the ranch

Neal Communities purchased 63.8 acres in Lakewood Ranch's Country Club East from Schroeder-Manatee Ranch's subsidiary LWR Communities LLC for $4.81 million. The purchase price is $75,356 per acre.

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Senior housing not immune to recession

Senior residential housing is feeling the pinch just like the rest of the housing market.

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Florist uses Facebook to find more fans

Art Conforti, a gregarious New York transplant who runs one of the Gulf Coast's most successful independent florists, has long said he cherishes the personal connections he makes with customers when selling flowers.

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With rental rates down and vacancies up, will 2010 drag commercial property owners further underwater or to some needed stability?

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