+ Gulf Coast investorbets big on Applebee'sBurton "Skip" Sack must really have a thing for Applebee's, the casual dining restaurant chain.+ Local builder's groupclose to naming new leaderOne of the leading pro-development groups in Sarasota and Manatee Counties, the Gulf Coast Builders Exchange, is getting ready to name its new executive director.+ Jabil stays in St. Pete,Lear leaves TampaThe news of Jabil Circuit deciding to stay in St. Petersburg was welcome news to Pinellas County, which worked with the state to provide more than $20 million in incentives to keep the electronics assembly company, which employs 1,880.+ Quest followsbike path to new HQQuest Corp. of America Inc., an advertising, marketing and public relations firm in Tampa, recently broke ground on its new Pasco County headquarters in Land O' Lakes.+ Survey: Businesses mustwork to regain consumer trustBankers and Realtors are among the professions on the wrong end of a new nationwide survey from the Better Business Bureau on how much - or more to the point, how little - consumers trust American companies.+ Branching out fromupscale jewelry to deliSuzanne Perry has built Jewelry Hauture, a two-year-old custom-made and designer retail jewelry business in South Tampa, selling high-end jewelry to affluent clients.+ From Neilsen managementto herbal entrepreneurDeserie Valloreo, a former business information systems professional, g
