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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 4, 2010
Forum's slippery court could have lasting impact

The St. Pete Times Forum in downtown Tampa is largely known as a hockey arena, but many sports fans don't realize it was built for basketball, too.

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  • December 24, 2010
Clockwork keeps ticking under new leader

Jim Abrams, one of the Gulf Coast's most dynamic CEOs, will move into an advisory role at Clockwork Home Services in 2011.

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  • December 24, 2010
Urgent care center acquires restaurant

The Sarasota County Public Hospital District purchased a 4,719-square-foot restaurant building for $1.8 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 5, 2011
Scott about jobs, jobs, jobs

Some quotes from Gov. Scott's inaugural address should hearten business people.

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  • January 5, 2011
Community bank provides app 'spark'

One Tampa-based institution is promoting its financing deal for an innovative smart-phone application created by one of its local customers.

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  • January 5, 2011
Michigan firm moves to Manatee

It Works Global could get nearly $800,000 to move its headquarters.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 15, 2010
Obamacare costs region more jobs

The consequences of the federal health-care bill collided with the Gulf Coast in the form of layoffs at one of the region's most respected hospice centers.

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  • November 17, 2010
Chico's growth chugs along

The Fort Myers-based clothier saw 27% growth in third-quarter net income.

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  • January 20, 2011
Beck adds logistics between local projects

The Beck Group was able to start one major community project on the same day another opened, which created a bit of a logistical project for the Dallas-based contractor's local office.

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  • September 3, 2010
Investors buy The Edge at USF

A joint venture of real estate investors purchased an 800-bed, 13-story student housing development for $2.75 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • September 10, 2010
Kitson & Partners buys Bay Pines site

Kitson & Partners purchased 60 acres in Pinellas County for $7.65 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • June 24, 2010
Forte reaches top of Barron's list

Palm Harbor financial planner Ami Forte, a frequenter of Barron's annual list of the nation's top financial planners, can now hold up her number-one finger with pride.

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  • June 25, 2010
Osprey Avenue Properties buys Sarasota office building

A Hollywood insurance firm purchased a 12,264-square-foot office building for $1.92 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • May 5, 2010
Multiplying meows, no lawsuit changes

No less than a dozen Florida panther kittens have entered the world in recent weeks, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

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  • April 22, 2010
Understanding economic growth

Economic development is a favorite topic of Coffee Talk but it still may not be all that exciting to the masses, even in a struggling economy.

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  • April 30, 2010
RLJ Development buys hotel for $77 million

RLJ Lodging Fund III purchased the 360-suite Embassy Suites Downtown Tampa for $77 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • March 26, 2011
AutoNation dealership chain buys Fort Myers Toyota

Fort Lauderdale-based AutoNation Inc. purchased the Fort Myers Toyota dealership for $31.5 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • March 31, 2011
Orion Bank's Williams indicted

Former leader of the Naples-based bank was indicted on fraud charges.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • April 1, 2011
Chabad Jewish Center of Naples buys First Christian buildings

The Chabad Jewish Center of Naples Inc. purchased the First Christian Church of Naples' church and day care buildings for $1.82 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • February 2, 2012
Firm moves and expands -- without gov't help

The building industry is still mostly in the dumps. But a Gulf Coast firm that supplies aluminum for everything from parking garages to schools to custom homes offers a much rosier outlook.

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