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Southwest
Alessi Bakery
Less than a month before its 100th anniversary, Tampa's Alessi Bakery — incorporated as Phil's Cake Box Bakeries — filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
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Published on 11/8/2012
Banking Template - Gary Tice Returns to Community Banking
Gary Tice retired after Fifth Third Bank purchased his Naples-based First National Bank of Florida. Following the expiration of the deal's four-year non-compete clause, Tice returned to create another community bank.
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Published on 10/24/2012
ABC Domes
After hurricanes crisscrossed Florida, Peter Fedele researched which types of buildings fared best during storms.
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Published on 10/17/2012
Tanker Scramble at MacDill Air Force Base
The Air Force is phasing out Stratotanker airplanes. How will that impact MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa?
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Published on 9/26/2012
Regional Snapshots - Southwest
Perspectives
Kevin Fitzgerald President NAI Southwest Florida, Fort Myers
“Vacancy rates are stabilizing. Pricing is stabilizing. There appears to be activity in all sectors, both sales and leasing. Office seems...
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Published on 9/8/2012
Hann Powerboats signs international contract
Hann Powerboats of Manatee County has signed its first international contract, a $400,000 deal to make powerboats for a customer in Nigeria
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Published on 9/5/2012
CareerEdge makes gains in workforce development
A Southwest Florida business profile
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Published on 7/11/2012
Cousteau Center for Marine Studies
Canterbury School has become the first Cousteau Divers partner school in the world.
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Published on 7/6/2012
Pay to play: Adults operating heavy equipment - for fun
People at Play is based in Bradenton.
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Published on 6/20/2012
Turnaround in downtown Tampa?
Iconic "beer can" building in downtown Tampa is being renovated.
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Published on 5/24/2012
Smartphone Experts
Profile of a Citrus County smartphone accessory company
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Published on 5/9/2012
Southwest Florida Economic Indicators
Businesses to watch, people to watch, issues to watch and what's hot - what's not.
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Published on 4/9/2012
Real Estate Values in Sarasota and Bradenton
What will $200,000, $500,000 and $1,000,000 buy?
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Published on 3/28/2012
Real Estate Values in Fort Myers and Naples
What will $200,000, $500,000 and $1,000,000 buy?
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Published on 3/28/2012
Crazy Woman Kayaks expands to Fort Myers
A small business profile.
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Published on 3/15/2012
Meeting Needs of Schools for Lower Calorie Milk Products
The farm and dairy supplier provides lower-sugar chocolate milk to schools.
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Published on 3/1/2012
Southwest Players - March 2012
Susan Blackburn, Susan Maurer, Jewell Kinnison, Rick Homans, Keith Norden and Dan Jurman are on the move in Southwest Florida.
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Published on 3/1/2012
SandStar Remodeling/Custom Homes
The Punta Gorda-bsed company has been hiring and was named the Charlotte County Chamber of Commerce's 2011 small business of the year.
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Published on 2/22/2012
Hive Creations finds 'ground and pound' marketing works best
The Bradenton Beach jewelry store and art gallery is more than a souvenir shop.
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Published on 2/14/2012
Southwest Players - February 2012
Carlson Buqueras, Sharon Hillstrom and Nancy S. Berg are on the move in Southwest Florida.
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Published on 2/1/2012
USF Polytechnic fallout
David Touchon is the interim leader at USF Polytechnic.
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Published on 2/1/2012
Awesome Tampa Bay awards awesome grants
Awesome Tampa Bay rewards ideas that benefit the community.
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Published on 1/23/2012
Southwest Players - January 2012
Heather Kenyan, Rick J. Hamilton and John Saltamartine
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Published on 1/1/2012
