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  • December 12, 2012
Florida debt drops $2 billion

It's the second consecutive year the state will report a decreased debt load.

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  • September 9, 2013
Fla. might grab $845M budget surplus

The extra cash could be used to increase spending or cut taxes.

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  • October 22, 2012
Panel seeks new judge

The 12th Judicial Circuit seeks a replacement for Judge George Brown.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • February 18, 2011
New York trust buys Daniels Parkway BB&T

New York City-based American Realty Capital Trust Inc. purchased a 3,617-square-foot BB&T bank building for $3.85 million.

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  • November 20, 2020
Popular burger joint revamps one location

Reimagined Brooks Burgers spot has new name, too.

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  • October 8, 2020
Popular restaurant chain to open new location in region, hire hundreds

The Cheesecake Factory plans to open a new restaurant at Westfield Countryside mall in Clearwater, Florida, on Dec. 8.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • April 4, 2017
New real estate TV show airs

The 30-minute show focuses on real estate in Southwest Florida.

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  • May 15, 2017
Mall starts $4M renovation

Edison Mall also plans to add new retailers.

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  • February 19, 2014
Branding firms forge new entity

Boost Studio and Digital Frontiers Media are now boostDFM.

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  • January 14, 2016
Insurance firm to build new headquarters

Centauri Insurance's new complex will be up to 30,000 square feet

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • January 22, 2016
Tech firm granted new patents

xG now has more than 100 patents and patent-pending applications.

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  • September 10, 2009
Got a loan

Banks are lending money and Tom Kennedy is here to prove it. The Fort Myers entrepreneur explains how he got a $2 million loan recently from KeyBank to acquire a competitor.

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  • April 10, 2020
Clean-up hitter: Real estate veteran targets car wash industry disruption

Property developer Don Phillips wants to shake up the car wash industry with Woodie's Wash Shack, his nascent chain of high-tech car washes.

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  • September 29, 2017
Calculated risk

Central Florida Development took a chance developing spec in the Interstate 4 corridor before many others. The bet has paid off in a big way.

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  • April 9, 2009
Government Digest

A look at state and local governments.

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  • February 6, 2004
Death Doctor

National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology and the Law brought a pre-eminent pathologist to Stetson.

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  • May 14, 2004
Pharmacist of Choice

A Revco executive for years, Nick Generalovich struck out on his own in 1987, much to the consternation of some who knew him

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  • April 20, 2018
Atlanta Federal Reserve president on tweets, taxes and what's to come

Raphael Bostic — at the helm of the Atlanta Fed — shares his thoughts on interest rates, Florida business and what’s ahead in 2019.

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  • October 20, 2017
Big Thinkers

An ad agency launched in the downturn grows rapidly — and to multiple markets worldwide — through its devotion to client connections.

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  • November 17, 2023
$7M environmental studies dorm project overcomes early obstacles, hurricane

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida project is proof that building relationships in the building industry can pay dividends.

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