Raymond James quarterly a surprise: If you're hearing cheers inside St. Petersburg brokerage Raymond James Financial Inc. it's because fiscal third-quarter profit rose 20%, helped by a big increase in revenue at its banking unit.WCI Communities stock loses altitude: WCI Communities, the Bonita Springs-based homebuilder that's for sale, saw its stock drop 22% in the five trading days ending July 24 to nearly $12 per share.Creative Loafing not on the fringe anymore: Move over, sexed-up personals ads. Creative Loafing, Tampa's hip, urban alternative weekly, is becoming corporate, in its own way.Lee County considers raising taxes...again: When revenues are down, at least one county has a solution: Raise taxes, and then raise taxes some more.What housing slump? Not in Tampa: The online edition of Forbes magazine says the Tampa Bay area is the No. 1 area in the country to buy a house.Perlman opens NYC home for charity: Music lovers take note: World-renowned violinist Itzhak Perlman is opening up his New York City home for an intimate concert Oct. 30, with the proceeds going to support the Sarasota-based Van Wezel Foundation and the musician's popular winter residency program.Sembler Co. plans ambitious project: Sembler Co., the St. Petersburg retail developer known for BayWalk in St. Petersburg and Centro Ybor in Ybor City, is planning its biggest development to date. But it's not in Florida.Southwest singles out Fort Myers: Sou
