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  • February 19, 2010
Colony resort owner seeks more investors

A high-stakes plan worth at least $20 million is in the works to save the hotel connected to the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort, a landmark tourist destination on Longboat Key.

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  • January 21, 2010
Asolo buys building for production center

The Asolo Repertory Theatre purchased the 36,963-square-foot former Athco flex building on Tallevast Road north of the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport for $1.65 million

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • January 22, 2010
Office business takes major hit

The moribund office furniture business in the Sarasota-Bradenton market could be on its last legs.

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  • February 25, 2010
Ford chief Mulally wins over retirees

Retirees are often a company's harshest critics.It was no exception for Ford Motor Co. President and Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally, who faced a tough crowd in Bonita Springs recently. Despite the fact that Ford posted a profitable year in 2009, grumpy retirees milling about before Mulally's presentation weren't exactly singing the company's praises.

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  • March 29, 2010
Death to Too Big to Fail

When Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke to thousands of community bankers here last week, he received a standing “O” for his pounding of financial firms deemed “too big to fail.”

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  • December 4, 2009
Local firms hope for fertile consultants

Hidayet Kutat, owner of a Sarasota sign company and a former DuPont executive, cornered a local economic development official at a networking luncheon about a year ago with a big concern.

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  • October 8, 2010
Entrepreneur takes food fight to court

Sarasota restaurateur Steve Seidensticker can often be seen backslapping and smiling his way through the restaurant.

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  • November 9, 2010
Nov. 9 Earnings: SNHY, QLTY

Sun Hydraulics profits explode; Quality extends turnaround.

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  • November 19, 2010
Boys and girls and their toys

Real-life tourism experiences that are the rage in Florida are about to face some competition.

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  • January 31, 2011
Hillsborough taxes down the (sink)hole

In Hillsborough County, it appears sinkholes are a hole in the ground into which taxpayers shovel money.

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  • February 4, 2011
Steakhouse orders a low-priced menu

An authority on high-end steakhouses, Ruth's Chris, is going down market. And the 150-restaurant chain, based near Orlando, will start with a makeover of the menus in the Sarasota and Tampa locations.

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  • September 10, 2010
A new entrepreneur gets a good sign

The sign business has been so good to industry rookie and Gulf Coast newcomer Brian Lamb that he recently bought out one of his closest competitors.

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  • August 2, 2010
Is there a better way to run this railroad?

After two Tampa City Council members suddenly resigned in June, one of the replacement council members already has problems.

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  • August 9, 2010
GeoPharma president out

The Largo firm's president resigns just days after a complicated restructuring.

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  • November 7, 2011
Bradenton DDA holds firm on Pink Palace negotiations

Government officials aren't exactly synonymous with cutthroat negotiators when they dole out incentives to lure businesses to town.

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  • October 28, 2011
Clearwater's TJM Properties buys historic Princess Martha

Clearwater-based real estate firm TJM Properties purchased the 118-unit historic Princess Martha senior apartment community for $3.2 million.

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  • January 10, 2013
THURSDAY'S CUP: Capital gains threat drives commercial sales boom

Commercial brokers couldn't get much rest this holiday season and, compared with the prior lackluster activity since the real estate market decline, most are grateful for it.

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  • January 15, 2013
Judicial committee takes a pro-business slant

Medical malpractice, civil litigation and foreclosures are three likely hot topics for the Legislature in the upcoming session.

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  • July 9, 2013
Entrepreneur seeks a physical presence

A commercial development project worth up to $15 million that could bring a Canyon Ranch-like medical spa destination to the Sarasota-Manatee region is close to coming together.

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  • March 1, 2013
Tampa residents face prison time for widespread fraud

More than a dozen financial and retail firms were victimized in the scheme.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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